Press Releases
UNICEF Executive Director Remarks At The Virtual Ministerial-Event On Safeguarding The Achievements Of 20 Years Of International Engagement In Afghanistan
09/21/2021
NEW YORK (September 21, 2021) – " Distinguished guests and colleagues, thank you for convening this vital conversation. "In recent years we have seen encouraging progress on girls’ access to education...
Schoolchildren Worldwide Have Lost 1.8 Trillion Hours And Counting Of In-Person Learning Due To COVID-19 Lockdowns, Says UNICEF
09/17/2021
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...
UNICEF Welcomes Reopening Of Secondary Schools In Afghanistan, Stresses That Girls Must Not Be Left Out
09/17/2021
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...
Schools Still Closed For Nearly 77 Million Students 18 Months Into Pandemic – UNICEF
09/16/2021
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...
One Month After Haiti Earthquake: 260,000 Children Still Need Humanitarian Assistance - UNICEF
09/16/2021
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...
Statement By UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore At The High-Level Ministerial Meeting On The Humanitarian Situation In Afghanistan
09/13/2021
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...
Joint COVAX Statement On Supply Forecast For 2021 And Early 2022
09/09/2021
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...
Haiti Earthquake: UNICEF Seeks $122.2 Million To Bring Humanitarian Aid To 1.6 Million People
09/08/2021
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...
Statement By UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore On Unaccompanied And Separated Children Evacuated From Afghanistan
09/07/2021
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...
Haiti Earthquake: Over Half A Million Children At Risk Of Waterborne Diseases - UNICEF
09/02/2021
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...