Press Releases
New UNICEF Report Highlights Scale And Impact Of Attacks On Water And Sanitation Facilities On Children In Conflict-Affected Countries
05/25/2021
NEW YORK (May 25, 2021) – Attacks on water and sanitation facilities and workers in conflicts around the world continue to put the lives of millions of children at risk and deny children and families...
No-One Is Safe Until Everyone Is Safe – Why We Need A Global Response To COVID-19
05/24/2021
NEW YORK (May 24, 2021) – "Equitable vaccine distribution is a humanitarian imperative. "There is a choice. The world of the next 10 years can be one of greater justice, abundance and dignity. Or it...
Children And Families At Risk Following Huge Volcano Eruption In Goma, Democratic Republic Of The Congo, Warns UNICEF
05/24/2021
NEW YORK (May 24, 2021) – UNICEF has reported that more than 150 children have been separated from their families and more than 170 children are feared to be missing as people fled the city of Goma...
As Deadly Surge Of COVID-19 Sweeps Across South Asia, UNICEF Calls For $164 Million To Help Save Lives
05/21/2021
NEW YORK (May 21, 2021) – UNICEF urgently requires $164 million to procure oxygen and testing supplies, medical equipment, personal protective equipment and infection prevention and control material...
Immediate Humanitarian Access Needed To Stave Off Disaster For Gaza’s Children
05/19/2021
NEW YORK (May 19, 2021) – “Gaza’s one million children are reeling from the mounting consequences of violent conflict with nowhere safe to turn. Lives have been lost, and families shattered. “In Gaza...
The COVAX Facility Will Deliver Its 65 Millionth Vaccine Dose This Week. It Should’ve Been At Least Its 170 Millionth. The Time To Donate Excess Doses Is Now
05/17/2021
NEW YORK (May 17, 2021) – “The COVAX Facility – the global COVID vaccine equity scheme – will deliver its 65 millionth dose in the coming days. It should have been at least its 170 millionth. By the...
Statement By UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore On The Situation In Gaza
05/16/2021
NEW YORK (May 16, 2021) – “As the latest serious escalation in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict hits one week, and as the Security Council meets today to discuss the latest development on the ground...
Eight Palestinian Children Killed In The Gaza Strip Last Night
05/15/2021
NEW YORK (May 15, 2021) – “Eight Palestinian children were reported killed north of Gaza overnight, bringing to at least 40 the number of children killed there since May 10. The age of these children...
Situation In State Of Palestine And Israel At Dangerous Tipping Point
05/12/2021
NEW YORK (May 12, 2021) – “At least 14 children in the State of Palestine and 1 child in Israel have been reported killed since Monday. “Another 95 children in Gaza and the West Bank – including East...
Violations Against Children Must End: Nine Children Killed In Latest Gaza Strip Escalation, Many Injured
05/11/2021
NEW YORK (May 11, 2021) – “ Escalation in the Gaza Strip last night, following weeks of violence in Jerusalem, resulted in at least 20 people killed, including nine Palestinian children confirmed...