Press Releases
Democratic Republic of the Congo starts mpox vaccination in high-priority provinces
NEW YORK (October 5, 2024) – The Ministry of Public Health and Prevention, supported by UNICEF, the World Health Organization (WHO), Africa CDC and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, today started...
UNICEF airlifts more lifesaving vaccines to Sudan to fight concurrent outbreaks
NEW YORK (October 5, 2024) – A UNICEF-chartered plane carrying 1.4 million doses of oral cholera vaccines arrived in Port Sudan, Sudan, early this morning, to bolster efforts to protect children from...
“Bloodied, bruised and broken” – more than 690 children reportedly injured in Lebanon in last six weeks
NEW YORK (October 4, 2024) – More than 690 children have reportedly been injured in Lebanon as the conflict has dramatically escalated in recent weeks. Since 20 August, the number of children injured...
Heidi Klum Announces The Return of the Iconic Trick-Or-Treat for UNICEF Box
NEW YORK (O ctober 2, 2024) - UNICEF USA Supporter Heidi Klum is thrilled to reintroduce Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF's little orange box to a new generation of global citizens with a creative PSA...
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the situation in Lebanon
NEW YORK (September 30, 2024) – “I am deeply concerned by the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation in Lebanon. Over the last week, at least 80 children have reportedly been killed in attacks...
‘Tragedy upon tragedy’ in Lebanon as death and displacement mounts
NEW YORK (September 27, 2024) – The average number of children killed per day in Lebanon this week is more than double the number of children killed per day during the country’s devastating 2006...
UNICEF signs mpox vaccine deal at lowest market price for 77 low- and lower-middle-income countries
NEW YORK (September 26, 2024) – UNICEF has signed an agreement that secures supply of the MVA-BN mpox vaccine at the lowest market price and ensures access to the vaccine for 77 low- and lower-middle...
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the increase in attacks in Lebanon and Israel
NEW YORK (September 23, 2024) – “I am deeply alarmed by the ongoing surge of deadly attacks in Lebanon and Israel, which earlier today reportedly claimed the lives of at least 24 children in southern...
Statement by Principals of Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) on Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territory
NEW YORK (September 23, 2024) – As world leaders gather in New York for the 79th United Nations General Assembly, and as the threat of a wider regional escalation looms, we renew our demand for an end...
Burundi's Children Hit Hard by Mpox
NEW YORK (September 20, 2024) – “Children in Burundi are bearing the brunt of the mpox outbreak, with alarming rates of infection and severe health impacts. Of the nearly 600 reported cases, two...