Crisis in Haiti: 1 in 3 Children in Urgent Need of Humanitarian Aid
With vulnerable children and families facing multiple threats to their health and safety, UNICEF seeks support to ramp up its response.
1.4 Million Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine Arrive In Afghanistan Through COVAX Global Dose-Sharing Mechanism
NEW YORK (July 9, 2021) – More than 1.4 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine arrived today in Afghanistan. Donated by the United States to COVAX, the 1,484,900 doses were delivered...
Haiti: Violence And Pandemic Leave One In Three Children In Need Of Humanitarian Assistance
NEW YORK (July 9, 2021) – Nearly one-third of all children in Haiti -at least 1.5 million- are in urgent need of emergency relief due to rising violence, constrained access to safe water, health and...
Central African Republic: 1 In 8 People Faces Alarming Food Crisis As Lean Season Approaches: UNICEF & WFP
NEW YORK (July 8, 2021) – At least 80,000 children under the age of five are currently at risk of severe acute malnutrition across the Central African Republic (CAR) – a 29 percent increase compared...
Women In Many Countries Face Discrimination In Registering Births, Warn UNHCR And UNICEF
NEW YORK (July 8, 2021) – A joint report released today by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), shows that in many countries women can face discrimination...
UNICEF signs First COVID-19 Vaccine Agreement To Supply African Union
NEW YORK (July 8, 2021) – UNICEF has signed an agreement with Janssen Pharmaceutica NV to supply up to 220 million doses of the J&J single-dose vaccine for all 55 Member States of the African Union...
Concerns Deepen Over Attacks Against Children And Child Abductions In Parts Of West And Central Africa
NEW YORK (July 7, 2021) – “On July 5 th , 150 students were reportedly abducted from a school in Nigeria’s Kaduna State, marking the latest incident in an alarming spate of attacks against children...
Geneva Palais Briefing Note On The Impact Of The Humanitarian Crisis In South Sudan On Children And Their Rights, Ahead Of The Tenth Anniversary Of South Sudan's Independence
NEW YORK (July 6, 2021) – Christine Saida, UNICEF South Sudan Child Reporter: "My name is Christine Saida. I am 17 years old. I have been a UNICEF Child Reporter in South Sudan for two years. The...
10 Years After South Sudan’s Independence, More Children In Need Of Urgent Humanitarian Assistance Than Ever Before
NEW YORK (July 7, 2021) – A record 4.5 million children – two out of three – in South Sudan are in desperate need of humanitarian support, UNICEF warned today, ahead of the 10th anniversary of the...
The Number Of Children Facing Education Disruption In Yemen Could Rise To 6 Million, UNICEF Warns
NEW YORK (July 7, 2021) – Six years on, Yemeni children’s education has become one of the greatest casualties of Yemen’s devastating and ongoing conflict, according to a new report published by UNICEF...