Press Releases
114 Unaccompanied Children Rescued At Sea Off The Coast Of Libya
04/30/2021
NEW YORK (April 30, 2021) – “This week, 125 children, including 114 unaccompanied children, were rescued at sea, off the coast of Libya. “The Central Mediterranean continues to be one of the deadliest...
UNICEF Sends 3,000 Oxygen Concentrators And Other Critical Supplies To India As Country Battles Deadly COVID-19 Surge
04/29/2021
NEW YORK (April 29, 2021) – UNICEF has sent critical lifesaving supplies, including 3,000 oxygen concentrators, diagnostic tests, medical kits, and other equipment to help India in its battle with a...
Vaccination Demand Observatory Launched To Strengthen Local Communication Programs To Address Vaccine Misinformation
04/29/2021
NEW YORK (April 29, 2021) – To combat vaccine hesitancy worldwide, PGP, (The Public Good Projects ), UNICEF and Yale Institute for Global Health launched the Vaccination Demand Observatory today. As...
UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore's Remarks At The Special Press Briefing With WHO And Gavi On The Impact Of COVID-19 On Immunization
04/28/2021
NEW YORK (April 28, 2021) – “This week is World Immunization Week. But effectively, this year has become World Immunization Year. “Because after a year of lockdowns, empty classrooms, missed...
Immunization Services Begin Slow Recovery From COVID-19 Disruptions, Though Millions Of Children Remain At Risk From Deadly Diseases – WHO, UNICEF, Gavi
04/28/2021
NEW YORK (April 28, 2021) – While immunization services have started to recover from disruptions caused by COVID-19, millions of children remain vulnerable to deadly diseases, the World Health...
Central African Republic: Nearly 370,000 Children Now Internally Displaced Amidst Ongoing Violence – Highest Number Since 2014
04/28/2021
NEW YORK (April 28, 2021) – An estimated 738,000 people, half of whom are children, are now internally displaced across the Central African Republic (CAR) as a result of ongoing violence and...
Recent Surge In Violence In DRC’s Ituri Province Worsening Already Desperate Situation For Children – UNICEF
04/26/2021
NEW YORK (April 26, 2021) – A recent surge in armed and inter-community violence in the eastern province of Ituri in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is worsening the plight of children, with...
UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore's Remarks At The One-Year Anniversary Of The Access To COVID-19 Tools Accelerator
04/23/2021
NEW YORK (April 23, 2021) – "UNICEF is proud to be part of the ACT-Accelerator and COVAX. "We’re applying our experience as the largest single vaccine buyer in the world. We’re working with...
COVID-19 Continues To Disrupt Essential Health Services In 90 Percent Of Countries
04/23/2021
NEW YORK (April 23, 2021) – The second round of a World Health Organization “pulse survey“ reveals that over one year into the COVID-19 pandemic, substantial disruptions persist, with about 90% of...
Syria Receives Its First Delivery Of COVID-19 Vaccines Through The COVAX Facility
04/23/2021
NEW YORK (April 23, 2021) – “Syria received 256,800 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, the first COVAX delivery of vaccines to reach the war-torn country. This delivery of AstraZeneca vaccines (from the...