Press Releases
UNICEF signs supply agreement for Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
02/11/2021
NEW YORK (February 11, 2021) – UNICEF announced today the signing of an agreement with Pfizer on behalf of the COVAX Facility for the supply of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine through 2021...
UNICEF Deploys Staff, Medical Equipment And Supplies In Response To New Ebola Case In Eastern DRC
02/10/2021
NEW YORK (February 10, 2021) – UNICEF is deploying additional staff and preparing to send medical equipment and supplies to North Kivu following the confirmation of a new case of Ebola in eastern DRC...
UN Reiterates Its Call For Demolitions To End And For International Law To Be Respected
02/10/2021
NEW YORK (February 10, 2021) – United Nations representatives met yesterday with the Palestinian Bedouin community of Humsa al Bqai’a, in the northern Jordan Valley of the West Bank. On February 1 and...
2 Million Additional Cases Of Female Genital Mutilation Likely To Occur Over Next Decade Due To COVID-19
02/10/2021
NEW YORK (February 10, 2021) – “Two million additional cases of female genital mutilation may occur over the next decade as COVID-19 shutters schools and disrupts programs that help protect girls from...
In The COVID-19 Vaccine Race, We Either Win Together Or Lose Together
02/10/2021
NEW YORK (February 10, 2021) – “Of the 128 million vaccine doses administered so far, more than three quarters of those vaccinations are in just 10 countries that account for 60% of global GDP. “As of...
Remarks By Henrietta Fore, UNICEF Executive Director, At Briefing On COVAX Publishing Interim Distribution Forecast
02/03/2021
NEW YORK (February 3, 2021) – “UNICEF is proud to be part of today’s release of an indicative distribution plan by the COVAX facility. “This release will help countries continue their preparations for...
UNICEF USA Statement on Biden Administration Regional Migration and Family Reunification Policy Changes
02/02/2021
NEW YORK (February 2, 2021) – UNICEF USA welcomes the executive actions announced today by the Biden Administration to improve immigration practices and keep families together, while addressing the...
Four Children Reportedly Killed And Two Children Injured In Two Attacks In Northern Syria
02/01/2021
NEW YORK (February 1, 2021) – “One 12-year-old girl was reportedly killed today in an attack in Azaz, northern rural Aleppo. Another two boys are among the scores of people injured, one of the boys is...
Nutrition Crisis Looms As More Than 39 Billion In-School Meals Missed Since Start Of Pandemic – UNICEF And WFP
01/28/2021
NEW YORK (January 28, 2021) – More than 39 billion in-school meals have been missed globally since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic due to school closures, according to a new report released today...
12 Weeks Into The Conflict, ‘Deeply Troubling’ Situation For Children In Tigray
01/27/2021
NEW YORK (January 27, 2021) – “The very little we know about the impact of the conflict on children in Tigray – from limited partner accounts and UN assessments – is deeply troubling. “Across Tigray...