Press Releases
Girls Increasingly At Risk Of Child Marriage In Afghanistan
11/12/2021
NEW YORK (November 12, 2021) – “I am deeply concerned by reports that child marriage in Afghanistan is on the rise. “We have received credible reports of families offering daughters as young as 20...
Global Progress Against Measles Threatened Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic
11/11/2021
NEW YORK (November 11, 2021) – While reported measles cases have fallen compared to previous years, progress toward measles elimination continues to decline and the risk of outbreaks is mounting...
At Least 200 Million Schoolchildren Live In Countries That Remain Unprepared To Deploy Remote Learning In Future Emergency School Closures – UNICEF
10/28/2021
NEW YORK (October 28, 2021) – At least 200 million schoolchildren live in 31 low- and middle-income countries that remain unprepared to deploy remote learning in future emergency school closures...
Urgent Action Needed Now To Ensure Sufficient COVID Vaccine Syringe Supply To Meet 2022 Vaccination Targets
10/28/2021
NEW YORK (October 28, 2021) – “Without action now, the world could face a serious shortage of COVID vaccine syringes by the end of 2022, with potentially dire consequences for the global effort to...
G20 Members Have Received 15 Times More COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Per Capita Than Sub-Saharan African Countries
10/27/2021
NEW YORK (October 27, 2021) – G20 countries have received 15 times more COVID-19 vaccine doses per capita than countries in sub-Saharan Africa*, according to a new analysis. The analysis, conducted by...
UNICEF Medical Supplies Arrive In Kabul To Treat Rising Cases Of Acute Watery Diarrhea In Afghanistan
10/19/2021
NEW YORK (October 19, 2021) – UNICEF has just delivered nearly 40 tons of medical supplies, including kits and medicines for acute watery diarrhea (AWD), to Kabul to treat the rising number of cases...
House-To-House Polio Vaccination Set To Recommence Across Afghanistan In November
10/18/2021
NEW YORK (October 18, 2021) – WHO and UNICEF welcome the decision by the Taliban leadership supporting the resumption of house-to-house polio vaccination across Afghanistan. The vaccination campaign...
Summary of Remarks by UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Omar Abdi on Afghanistan During the Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
10/15/2021
NEW YORK (October 15, 2021) - "Afghanistan is a country in deep crisis, and those least responsible – the country’s children – are paying the heaviest price. "Even before the Taliban takeover, at...
2021 Records Highest Ever Number of Migrant Children Crossing the Darien Jungle Towards the US – UNICEF
10/11/2021
NEW YORK / PANAMA CITY (October 11, 2021) - The number of migrant children who cross the Darien Gap on foot has hit an all-time high, UNICEF warned today. The Darien Gap, a jungle that separates...
Nearly 170 Children Expelled Back to Haiti from US and Cuba in One Day
10/10/2021
NEW YORK (October 10, 2021) – Nearly 170 Haitian children arrived in Port-au-Prince yesterday with their parents after being expelled from Cuba mainly and the U.S., according to UNICEF. Most of the...