Press Releases

NEW YORK (July 7, 2021) – Six years on, Yemeni children’s education has become one of the greatest casualties of Yemen’s devastating and ongoing conflict, according to a new report published by UNICEF...

NEW YORK (July 7, 2021) – “I am heartened to see the first of millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccines donated by the United States government arrive in South Asia, a region devastated by the COVID-19...

NEW YORK (July 7, 2021) – While Hurricane Elsa is currently battering the Caribbean, UNICEF has prepositioned humanitarian supplies for vulnerable families in all countries likely to be affected...

NEW YORK (July 7, 2021) – "Good morning and thank you. Today I will offer a brief overview of one of the most complex and challenging humanitarian environments on our planet – Niger. "In short, this...

NEW YORK (July 7, 2021) – Billions of people around the world will be unable to access safely managed household drinking water, sanitation and hygiene services in 2030 unless the rate of progress...

NEW YORK (July 7, 2021) – "COVAX was built on the principle of equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines to protect the health of people all across the globe. That means protecting their lives and...

NEW YORK (July 7, 2021) – Children in Lebanon are bearing the brunt of one of the world’s worst economic collapses in recent times [1] , according to a survey released by UNICEF today. A series of...

NEW YORK (July 6, 2021) – Christine Saida, UNICEF South Sudan Child Reporter: "My name is Christine Saida. I am 17 years old. I have been a UNICEF Child Reporter in South Sudan for two years. The...

NEW YORK (July 4, 2021) – Today 2.5 million doses of Moderna (mRNA-1273) COVID-19 vaccines supplied through the COVAX Facility’s dose-sharing mechanism, and donated by the United States, started being...

NEW YORK (June 28, 2021) – “Members of the Ethiopian National Defense Forces entered our office in Mekele, Tigray, Ethiopia today and dismantled our VSAT equipment. “This act violates UN privileges...