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COVID-19 Reversals In Childhood Vaccinations In South Asia Undo Years Of Progress, New WHO, UNICEF Data Shows
07/15/2021
NEW YORK (July 15, 2021) – The COVID-19 pandemic has led to major reductions in childhood vaccinations in South Asia, with coverage of basic vaccination dropping by 6 percent points from 2019 to 2020...
COVID-19 Pandemic Leads To Major Backsliding On Childhood Vaccinations, New WHO, UNICEF Data Shows
07/15/2021
NEW YORK (July 15, 2021) – 23 million children missed out on basic vaccines through routine immunization services in 2020 – 3.7 million more than in 2019 - according to official data published today...
Statement On The Arrival Of The First Batch Of COVID-19 Vaccines In Haiti
07/15/2021
NEW YORK (July 15, 2021) – Until yesterday, Haiti was the only country in the Americas without a single dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Today 500,000 doses of vaccine donated by the U.S government through...
Central African Republic: 1 In 8 People Face Alarming Food Crisis As Lean Season Approaches: UNICEF & WFP
07/14/2021
NEW YORK (July 14, 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...
1 In 3 Countries Are Not Taking Action To Help Students Catch Up On Their Learning Post-COVID-19 School Closures
07/13/2021
NEW YORK (July 13, 2021) – Around one in three countries where schools are or have been closed are not yet implementing remedial programs post-COVID-19 school closures, according to a UNESCO, UNICEF...
UNICEF Signs Supply Agreement For Sinopharm COVID-19 Vaccine
07/13/2021
NEW YORK (July 13, 2021) – UNICEF and Sinopharm have signed a long-term agreement for the supply of the BBIBP-CorV inactivated virus vaccine against COVID-19 on behalf of the COVAX Facility. Through...
UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore's Remarks At The Launch Of The State Of Food Security And Nutrition In The World Report 2021
07/13/2021
NEW YORK (July 13, 2021) – "Thank you, colleagues, participants and friends. "UNICEF appreciates the close collaboration across our agencies to make this important report happen once again this year....
UN Report: Pandemic Year Marked By Spike In World Hunger
07/12/2021
NEW YORK (July 12, 2021) – There was a dramatic worsening of world hunger in 2020, the United Nations said today – much of it likely related to the fallout of COVID-19. While the pandemic’s impact has...
Reopening Schools Cannot Wait
07/12/2021
NEW YORK (July 12, 2021) – “It’s been 18 months since the COVID-19 outbreak started and education for millions of children is still disrupted. As of today, primary and secondary schools are shuttered...
1.4 Million Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine Arrive In Afghanistan Through COVAX Global Dose-Sharing Mechanism
07/09/2021
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...