Press Releases

NEW YORK (January 26, 2021) – More than 176,000 people, including 90,000 children, in central Mozambique are likely to need humanitarian assistance in the aftermath of Cyclone Eloise, UNICEF said...

NEW YORK (January 25, 2021) – “Children in Syria continue to bear the brunt of the crisis that will be marked by a grim milestone of ten years in March this year. The education system in Syria is...

NEW YORK (January 25, 2021) – “Ten years since the war in Syria started, children continue to be killed, injured, displaced and deprived of basic necessities. “Just on Thursday, two children, 1 and 10...

NEW YORK (January 22, 2021) – “The COVID-19 pandemic has turned everyone’s life upside down. And children, in particular, will bear its consequences for years. “The pandemic has disrupted their...

GENEVA / NEW YORK / OSLO (January 22, 2021) – COVAX, the global initiative to ensure rapid and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines for all countries, regardless of income level, today announced the...

NEW YORK (January 22, 2021) – UNICEF is deeply concerned for the wellbeing of thousands of children estimated to be newly displaced by a surge in violence in several Central African towns, including...

NEW YORK (January 21, 2021) – UNICEF USA applauds the Biden Administration’s day-one immigration-related efforts. The suspension of new enrollments in the Migrant Protection Protocols program...

NEW YORK (January 21, 2021) – "As we usher in a new U.S. administration, UNICEF USA welcomes the news that the U.S. is rejoining the World Health Organization and set to join the COVAX Facility...

NEW YORK / BANGKOK (January 20, 2021) – The economic impact of COVID-19 on the world’s most populous region is threatening to further undermine efforts to improve diets and nutrition of nearly two...

NEW YORK (January 12, 2021) ­- “As we enter the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, and as cases continue to soar around the world, no effort should be spared to keep schools open or prioritize them...