UNICEF USA Statement on FY21 Funding Agreement
Congress provides voluntary contribution to UNICEF's core resources in 2021.
At the End of a Tough Year, Some Reasons to Celebrate
While COVID-19 and related crises commanded the world's attention, some progress was achieved for children and families on several important fronts. Here's a look at some positive developments in 2020.
Mozambique: Malnutrition And Deadly Diseases Threaten 250,000 Displaced Children In Cabo Delgado Province As The Rainy Season Starts
MAPUTO / NAIROBI / NEW YORK (December 22, 2020) – Approximately 250,000 children have been displaced by the escalating crisis in Mozambique’s northern province of Cabo Delgado and are now at risk of...
UNICEF and the World Economic Forum sign charter with 18 shipping, airlines and logistics companies to deliver COVID-19 vaccines
NEW YORK / WASHINGTON DC (December 21, 2020) – The unprecedented magnitude of the pandemic requires innovative and bold collective action from multinational organizations, governments and industries...
UNICEF Launches The COVID-19 Vaccine Market Dashboard
NEW YORK (December 21, 2020) – As the designated COVAX procurement coordinator and procurement agent, UNICEF has launched the COVID-19 Vaccine Market Dashboard – an interactive tool for countries...
Global Child Thrive Act Becomes Law
The U.S. Government will elevate and integrate early childhood development in its foreign assistance.
COVID-19 Has Led To Dramatic Reduction In Essential Services And Protection For Migrant And Displaced Children In Countries Around The World – UNICEF
NEW YORK (December 18, 2020) – In countries around the world, migrant and displaced children have been largely excluded from national response and recovery plans to the COVID-19 pandemic and have...
UNICEF Outlining Plans To Transport Up To 850 Tons Of COVID-19 Vaccines Per Month On Behalf Of COVAX, In ‘Mammoth And Historic’ Logistics Operation
NEW YORK (December 18, 2020) – UNICEF could potentially transport up to 850 tons of COVID-19 vaccines per month in 2021, should such quantities become available, according to a new assessment. This is...
UN Agencies’ Alarm At Worsening Hunger In South Sudan
NEW YORK (December 18, 2020) – Three United Nations organizations are calling for immediate humanitarian access to parts of South Sudan’s Pibor County in Jonglei State, where people have run out of...
UNICEF Ready To Support Thousands Of Children In The Wake Of Tropical Cyclone Yasa In Fiji
NEW YORK (December 18, 2020) – UNICEF is working together with the Government of Fiji, civil society, and UN and NGO partners, to reach thousands of children in Fiji in urgent need after Tropical...