Press Releases
Children Caught Up In Al Hasakah Prison Violence Must Be Evacuated To Safety
01/27/2022
NEW YORK (January 27, 2022) – “We have received deeply worrisome reports of fatalities among children in the Ghwayran military detention facility, in al-Hasakah, northeast Syria. We are also deeply...
UNICEF Deploys Staff And Life-Saving Supplies For Children And Families Affected By Tropical Storm Ana In Mozambique
01/27/2022
NEW YORK (January 27, 2022) – UNICEF is deploying staff and preparing medical and nutrition supplies, water, sanitation and hygiene kits, as well as setting up temporary learning spaces to support...
Nearly 850 Children At Immediate Risk As Violence Continues In Northeast Syria
01/24/2022
NEW YORK (January 24, 2022) – “Intensifying violence in the city of Al Hasakah, related to the “Ghwayran ” prison break attempt last Thursday, has put at serious risk the safety of nearly 850 children...
COVID-19 Scale Of Education Loss ‘Nearly Insurmountable’, Warns UNICEF
01/24/2022
NEW YORK (January 24, 2022) – More than 616 million students remain affected by full or partial school closures. On the International Day of Education and as the COVID-19 pandemic nears its two-year...
UNICEF Enters Supply Agreements For COVID-19 Oral Antiviral Medicine Molnupiravir
01/18/2022
NEW YORK (January 18, 2022) – UNICEF has signed several long-term agreements (LTA) with suppliers for the procurement of the new antiviral medicine Molnupiravir. UNICEF procurement of Molnupiravir is...
UNICEF Ready To Support Families And Children In The Aftermath Of Volcanic Eruption And Tsunami In Tonga
01/18/2022
NEW YORK (January 18, 2022) – UNICEF Pacific is ready to work together with the government of Tonga and its partners to ensure urgent life-saving support is provided to families and children in the...
Statement By Alice Akunga, UNICEF Afghanistan Representative A.I., On The Death Of Eight Children Due To Detonation Of Explosive Remnant
01/12/2022
NEW YORK (January 12, 2022) – “UNICEF is deeply saddened by the killing of eight children in the Lal Pur District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, yesterday, when an explosive remnant of war...
Children Feared Dead and Injured in Recent Attacks on Refugee and Internal Displacement Camps in Northern Ethiopia
01/09/2022
NEW YORK (January 9, 2022) – “UNICEF is outraged by the recent airstrikes on camps for internally displaced persons and refugees in Tigray, northern Ethiopia. “The January 5 and 7 attacks have...
UNICEF Calls For $11M To Respond To Children’s Needs Affected By Typhoon Odette
12/26/2021
NEW YORK (December 26, 2021) – On Christmas Eve, more than a week after Super Typhoon Odette (international name Rai) battered the Philippines, UNICEF together with the UN and humanitarian community...
UNICEF Sends Supplies To Areas Impacted By Typhoon Odette; Advocates Needs Of Children
12/21/2021
NEW YORK (December 21, 2021) – After Typhoon Odette (international name Rai) brought widespread destruction to the Philippines on December 16, the needs of children and families in affected areas are...