Press Releases

NEW YORK (October 5, 2021) – “The Ethiopian Government’s decision to expel the UNICEF representative in the country – along with other members of the UN leadership team – is regrettable and alarming....

NEW YORK (October 5, 2021) – Wrapping up a two-day visit to Herat, UNICEF Representative in Afghanistan, Hervé Ludovic De Lys, and WFP Afghanistan Representative and Country Director, Mary-Ellen...

NEW YORK (October 04, 2020) – Children and young people could feel the impact of COVID-19 on their mental health and well-being for many years to come, UNICEF warned in its flagship report today...

NEW YORK, NY, Sept. 30, 2021 —Today WarnerMedia announced it will donate more than $400,000 in proceeds generated from sales of branded face masks featuring DC, Wizarding World, Looney Tunes and other...

NEW YORK (September 29, 2021) – The first aircraft carrying UNICEF lifesaving medical supplies arrived today in Kabul through the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO)...

Leaders pledge financing, dose donations, support for country readiness and delivery and scale up of global manufacturing, to enable equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines To improve access for lower...

NEW YORK (September 23, 2021) – UNICEF is concerned about the situation of Haitian families being expelled from the United States border to Haiti. According to UNICEF initial estimates, over 2 in 3...

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...

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...

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...