Press Releases
Statement By UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore On Obstruction Of UNICEF Humanitarian Action In Mekele, Ethiopia
06/28/2021
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...
UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore's Remarks At The Open Debate Of The Security Council On Children And Armed Conflict
06/28/2021
NEW YORK (June 28, 2021) – "President Kaljulaid, Secretary-General Guterres, excellencies and colleagues. "UNICEF thanks President Kaljulaid for convening this debate — and for Estonia’s continued...
Statement on U.S. Donation of 1.5 Million Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine to Honduras
06/28/2021
PANAMA CITY (June 27, 2021) – UNICEF welcomes the first United States Government donation of COVID-19 vaccines via COVAX’s dose-sharing mechanism, arriving today in Honduras, and calls for more...
Geneva Palais Briefing Note on the Worsening Situation in Sub Saharan Africa as a Result of Secondary Impacts of COVID-19
06/25/2021
GENEVA (June 25, 2021) – Sub-Saharan Africa is in the throes of a deadly uptake in COVID-19. At the present rate of infections, the current surge will exceed the previous one within weeks. As more...
Statement On The Renewal Of Humanitarian Lifeline To Millions Of People In North-West Syria
06/21/2021
NEW YORK (June 21, 2021) – " Millions of people are pressed up against the border in an active war zone in north-west Syria and remain in need of humanitarian aid to survive. The UN needs cross-border...
Introduction of the Mental Health in International Development and Humanitarian Settings (MINDS) Act is a Critical Step for U.S. Foreign Aid
06/18/2021
WASHINGTON (June 18, 2021)—Humanitarian and development organizations are celebrating yesterday’s introduction of the Mental Health in International Development and Humanitarian Settings (MINDS) Act...
Geneva Palais Briefing Note On The Situation Of Children In Tigray
06/15/2021
NEW YORK (JUNE 15, 2021) – "I would like to start by reading three paragraphs from a statement just out from UNICEF’s executive director: “At least 33,000 children in inaccessible parts of Tigray...
The ACT Accelerator Partnership Welcomes Commitment Of 870 Million Vaccine Doses And Calls For More Investment In All Tools To End The Pandemic
06/14/2021
NEW YORK (JUNE 14, 2021) – At the close of this year’s G7 Leaders’ summit, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland announced a donation of an additional 870...
At Least 33,000 Children In Parts Of Tigray, Ethiopia, At Imminent Risk Of Death As Conflict Increases Famine Threat
06/14/2021
NEW YORK (JUNE 14, 2021) – “At least 33,000 children in inaccessible parts of Tigray, Ethiopia, are severely malnourished and face imminent death without immediate help. “These children are among more...
G7 Announces Pledges Of 870 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses, Of Which At Least Half To Be Delivered By The End Of 2021
06/14/2021
NEW YORK (JUNE 14, 2021) – In a landmark agreement at G7 summit, held in Cornwall, UK, global leaders have pledged to share COVID-19 vaccine doses internationally, in support of global equitable...