Press Releases

NEW YORK (June 1, 2021) – The number of children under five suffering from severe acute malnutrition in Haiti could more than double this year, warned UNICEF Regional Director for Latin America and...

NEW YORK (June 1, 2021) – As the authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) advise people living in part of the city of Goma to vacate their homes due to the risk of another volcanic...

NEW YORK (June 1, 2021) – "Countries that are advanced in their vaccination programs are seeing cases of COVID-19 decline, hospitalizations decrease and early signs of some kind of normality resume....

NEW YORK (May 28, 2021) – UNICEF and Human Vaccine (Limited Liability Company), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), today announced a long-term agreement (LTA) for...

NEW YORK (May 25, 2021) – “The scenes we are witnessing in South Asia are unlike anything our region has seen before. Family members of patients are carrying oxygen cylinders inside hospitals, risking...

NEW YORK (May 25, 2021) – Attacks on water and sanitation facilities and workers in conflicts around the world continue to put the lives of millions of children at risk and deny children and families...

NEW YORK (May 24, 2021) – "Equitable vaccine distribution is a humanitarian imperative. "There is a choice. The world of the next 10 years can be one of greater justice, abundance and dignity. Or it...

NEW YORK (May 24, 2021) – UNICEF has reported that more than 150 children have been separated from their families and more than 170 children are feared to be missing as people fled the city of Goma...

NEW YORK (May 21, 2021) – UNICEF urgently requires $164 million to procure oxygen and testing supplies, medical equipment, personal protective equipment and infection prevention and control material...

NEW YORK (May 19, 2021) – “Gaza’s one million children are reeling from the mounting consequences of violent conflict with nowhere safe to turn. Lives have been lost, and families shattered. “In Gaza...