Press Releases
Statement By UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore On Attacks Against Villages In Niger
01/05/2021
NEW YORK (January 5, 2021) –”I am deeply troubled by the horrific attacks this past Saturday perpetrated by non-state armed groups against civilians in the Nigerien villages of Tchoma Bangou and...
New Year’s Babies: Over 10,000 children will be born in the United States on New Year’s Day - UNICEF USA
01/01/2021
NEW YORK, NY (January 1, 2021) – An estimated 10,312 babies will be born in the United States on New Year’s Day, according to UNICEF. As the calendar turns to 2021, UNICEF is again celebrating the new...
Mozambique: Malnutrition And Deadly Diseases Threaten 250,000 Displaced Children In Cabo Delgado Province As The Rainy Season Starts
12/22/2020
MAPUTO / NAIROBI / NEW YORK (December 22, 2020) – Approximately 250,000 children have been displaced by the escalating crisis in Mozambique’s northern province of Cabo Delgado and are now at risk of...
UNICEF and the World Economic Forum sign charter with 18 shipping, airlines and logistics companies to deliver COVID-19 vaccines
12/21/2020
NEW YORK / WASHINGTON DC (December 21, 2020) – The unprecedented magnitude of the pandemic requires innovative and bold collective action from multinational organizations, governments and industries...
UNICEF Launches The COVID-19 Vaccine Market Dashboard
12/21/2020
NEW YORK (December 21, 2020) – As the designated COVAX procurement coordinator and procurement agent, UNICEF has launched the COVID-19 Vaccine Market Dashboard – an interactive tool for countries...
COVID-19 Has Led To Dramatic Reduction In Essential Services And Protection For Migrant And Displaced Children In Countries Around The World – UNICEF
12/18/2020
NEW YORK (December 18, 2020) – In countries around the world, migrant and displaced children have been largely excluded from national response and recovery plans to the COVID-19 pandemic and have...
UNICEF Outlining Plans To Transport Up To 850 Tons Of COVID-19 Vaccines Per Month On Behalf Of COVAX, In ‘Mammoth And Historic’ Logistics Operation
12/18/2020
NEW YORK (December 18, 2020) – UNICEF could potentially transport up to 850 tons of COVID-19 vaccines per month in 2021, should such quantities become available, according to a new assessment. This is...
UN Agencies’ Alarm At Worsening Hunger In South Sudan
12/18/2020
NEW YORK (December 18, 2020) – Three United Nations organizations are calling for immediate humanitarian access to parts of South Sudan’s Pibor County in Jonglei State, where people have run out of...
UNICEF Ready To Support Thousands Of Children In The Wake Of Tropical Cyclone Yasa In Fiji
12/18/2020
NEW YORK (December 18, 2020) – UNICEF is working together with the Government of Fiji, civil society, and UN and NGO partners, to reach thousands of children in Fiji in urgent need after Tropical...
Death Threats And Gang Violence Forcing More Families To Flee Northern Central America - UNHCR And UNICEF Survey
12/17/2020
NEW YORK (December 17, 2020) – Death threats, gang recruitment, extortion and other forms of targeted violence are driving more families in northern Central America to flee their homes and seek safety...