Press Releases

NEW YORK (September 17, 2021) – Schoolchildren around the world have lost an estimated 1.8 trillion hours – and counting – of in-person learning since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent...

NEW YORK (September 17, 2021) – “UNICEF welcomes news that secondary schools in Afghanistan will be open tomorrow after closing down for months due to COVID-19. “We are deeply worried, however, that...

NEW YORK (September 16, 2021) – Eighteen months into the COVID-19 pandemic, schools for nearly 77 million students in six countries continue to be almost completely closed, according to an updated...

NEW YORK (September 16, 2021) – One month after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake jolted southwest Haiti, an estimated 650,000 people, including 260,000 children, still need urgent humanitarian assistance...

NEW YORK (September 13, 2021) – “Children in Afghanistan have long suffered disproportionately from the humanitarian, security, social and economic crises that have plagued the country for decades...

NEW YORK (September 9, 2021) – "Twelve months ago, the world came together to support COVAX, a multilateral initiative aimed at guaranteeing global access to life-saving COVID-19 vaccines. "With the...

NEW YORK (September 8, 2021) – UNICEF is urgently seeking $122.2 million to meet the humanitarian needs of 1.6 million people including 800,000 children in Haiti. This new appeal is nearly three times...

NEW YORK (September 7, 2021) – “Since August 14, hundreds of children have been separated from their families amidst chaotic conditions, including large-scale evacuations, in and around the Hamid...

NEW YORK (September 2, 2021) – About 540,000 children in the southwest of earthquake-stricken Haiti are now facing the possible re-emergence of waterborne diseases, UNICEF warned today. Severe...

NEW YORK (August 31, 2021) – "Today in Afghanistan, there are nearly 10 million children in desperate need of humanitarian aid. "Those least responsible for this crisis, are paying the highest price -...