Press Releases
Statement By UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore On School Attacks In Afghanistan And Cameroon
10/24/2020
NEW YORK (October 24, 2020) – “This has been a deadly weekend for schoolchildren in Afghanistan and Cameroon. “Earlier today, an attack outside an educational center in Kabul’s Dasht-e-Barchi area...
UNICEF USA ANNOUNCES SINGER, ACTOR AND ACTIVIST SOFIA CARSON AS NEWEST NATIONAL AMBASSADOR
10/23/2020
NEW YORK (October 23, 2020) – UNICEF USA has appointed actor, singer and activist Sofia Carson as the newest UNICEF Ambassador. The announcement comes at a time where listening to and amplifying the...
Over 1.5 Million Children At Risk Due To Floods In Central Viet Nam – UNICEF
10/22/2020
NEW YORK (October 22, 2020) – Widespread flooding and landslides in five provinces in central Viet Nam have left more than 1.5 million children at risk of disease, losing out on education and poor...
UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore's Remarks At The Conference On Sustaining Support For The Rohingya Refugee Response
10/22/2020
NEW YORK (October 22, 2020) – “On behalf of UNICEF, we thank the organizers and donors who are shining a light on the challenges faced by Rohingya children and women. Inside and outside Myanmar....
UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore's Remarks At The Ministerial Roundtable Meeting On The Humanitarian Situation In The Central Sahel Region
10/20/2020
NEW YORK (October 20, 2020) – " On behalf of everyone at UNICEF and our cluster partners, we welcome the chance to shine a light on this silent crisis unfolding before our eyes. "As we speak, 7.2...
1 In 6 Children Lives In Extreme Poverty, World Bank-UNICEF Analysis Shows
10/20/2020
NEW YORK (October 20, 2020) – An estimated 1 in 6 children – or 356 million globally – lived in extreme poverty before the pandemic, and this is set to worsen significantly, according to a new World...
UNICEF To Stockpile Over Half A Billion Syringes By Year End, As Part Of Efforts To Prepare For Eventual COVID-19 Vaccinations
10/19/2020
NEW YORK (October 19, 2020) – As the world awaits a COVID-19 vaccine, UNICEF has begun laying the groundwork for the rapid, safe and efficient delivery of the eventual vaccine by purchasing and pre...
One Stillbirth Occurs Every 16 Seconds, According To First Ever Joint UN Estimates
10/08/2020
NEW YORK (October 8, 2020) – Almost 2 million babies are stillborn every year – or 1 every 16 seconds – according to the first ever joint stillbirth estimates released by UNICEF, the World Health...
UN Agencies Launch “Learning Is Back,” A Song On Return To Learning In The Middle East And North Africa
10/08/2020
NEW YORK (October 8, 2020) – UN Agencies in the region unveiled today “Rej’et El Sineh” [‘Learning is Back’], a song to encourage the return to learning for all children and youth across the region...
Only 1 In 3 Countries Have Re-Opened Schools In West And Central Africa
10/07/2020
NEW YORK (October 7, 2020) – UNICEF calls on Ministries of Education and Finance today to prioritize education in their COVID-19 recovery plans to reduce the negative impact of the COVID-19 crisis on...