UNICEF signs supply agreement for Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
NEW YORK (February 11, 2021) – UNICEF announced today the signing of an agreement with Pfizer on behalf of the COVAX Facility for the supply of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine through 2021...
UNICEF Deploys Staff, Medical Equipment And Supplies In Response To New Ebola Case In Eastern DRC
NEW YORK (February 10, 2021) – UNICEF is deploying additional staff and preparing to send medical equipment and supplies to North Kivu following the confirmation of a new case of Ebola in eastern DRC...
UN Reiterates Its Call For Demolitions To End And For International Law To Be Respected
NEW YORK (February 10, 2021) – United Nations representatives met yesterday with the Palestinian Bedouin community of Humsa al Bqai’a, in the northern Jordan Valley of the West Bank. On February 1 and...
2 Million Additional Cases Of Female Genital Mutilation Likely To Occur Over Next Decade Due To COVID-19
NEW YORK (February 10, 2021) – “Two million additional cases of female genital mutilation may occur over the next decade as COVID-19 shutters schools and disrupts programs that help protect girls from...
In The COVID-19 Vaccine Race, We Either Win Together Or Lose Together
NEW YORK (February 10, 2021) – “Of the 128 million vaccine doses administered so far, more than three quarters of those vaccinations are in just 10 countries that account for 60% of global GDP. “As of...
The Race to End the Pandemic
UNICEF is leading efforts to equitably distribute COVID-19 vaccines around the world. Because no one is safe until everyone is safe.
How UNICEF Helps Out-of-School Kids in Syria Get Back on Track
UNICEF's education programs in the war-torn country are reaching tens of thousands more students in need every year.
Preventing Female Genital Mutilation
Every year, over 4 million girls are at risk of undergoing the brutal practice. Most girls are subjected to it before the age of 15. FGM has been perf