Press Releases
Central African Republic: New Wave Of Violence Puts Education On Hold For One In Two Children Across The Country
02/24/2021
NEW YORK (February 24, 2021) – “We are extremely concerned about the impact of the recent escalation of violence in the Central African Republic on the education of hundreds of thousands of children...
Ghana Becomes Recipient Of Historic First Shipment Of COVAX Vaccines
02/24/2021
NEW YORK (February 24, 2021) – “After a year of disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with more than 80,700 Ghanaians getting infected with the virus and over 580 lost lives, the path to recovery...
Militia Violence Threatens 3 Million Displaced Children In Democratic Republic Of Congo: UNICEF
02/23/2021
NEW YORK (February 23, 2021) – The lives and futures of more than 3 million displaced children are at risk in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) while the world is looking the other way, a...
UNICEF Begins Shipping Syringes For The Global Rollout Of COVID-19 Vaccines Under COVAX
02/23/2021
NEW YORK (February 23, 2021) – UNICEF has sent 100,000 syringes and 1,000 safety boxes for COVID-19 vaccinations to the Maldives by air freight from UNICEF’s humanitarian warehouse in Dubai—part of...
Statement from UNICEF USA President and CEO Michael J. Nyenhuis on the Biden Administration’s $4 billion in contributions to COVAX
02/19/2021
NEW YORK (February 19, 2021) – “UNICEF USA applauds $4 billion in contributions to the COVAX Facility, the vaccines arm of the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator, from the Biden Administration...
UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore's Remarks At The UN Security Council Open Debate On Ensuring Equitable Access To COVID-19 Vaccines In Contexts Affected By Conflict And Insecurity
02/17/2021
NEW YORK (February 17, 2021) – " Excellencies. Fellow briefers. Secretary Raab — thank you for convening this debate. UNICEF appreciates the UK’s efforts to shine a light on the importance of...
Leading airlines commit to helping UNICEF in its historic mission of transporting COVID-19 vaccines around the world
02/16/2021
COPENHAGEN / NEW YORK (February 16, 2021) – UNICEF is today launching the Humanitarian Airfreight Initiative. Under this landmark initiative, over 10 leading airlines are signing agreements with...
“Children Have No Place In Armed Conflicts And The Abuse Must End Now”
02/12/2021
NEW YORK (February 12, 2021) – The grotesque use of children in armed conflict is a battery of child right violations and has no place in 2021, said UNICEF today. Children are forced to execute and...
Acute malnutrition threatens half of children under five in Yemen in 2021: UN
02/12/2021
SANA’A / ADEN / ROME / NEW YORK / GENEVA (February 12, 2021) – Nearly 2.3 million children under the age of five in Yemen are projected to suffer from acute malnutrition in 2021, four United Nations...
Children in Tigray in acute need of protection and assistance
02/12/2021
ADDIS ABABA / NAIROBI / GENEVA / NEW YORK (February 12, 2021) – As more supplies and emergency personnel reach crisis-affected people in Tigray, an incomplete but troubling picture is emerging of...