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UNICEF and WHO Warn of ‘Perfect Storm’ of Conditions for Measles Outbreaks, Affecting Children
04/27/2022
NEW YORK/ GENEVA (April 27, 2022) – An increase in measles cases in January and February 2022 is a worrying sign of a heightened risk for the spread of vaccine-preventable diseases and could trigger...
UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell's Video Remarks at High-level Roundtable on the Horn of Africa Drought
04/26/2022
NEW YORK/ GODE (April 26, 2022) - "I am joining you today from Gode Hospital, in the Somali region of Ethiopia where I have seen the devastation of the drought. "Livestock dying … failed crops...
1 in 4 Children in Latin America and the Caribbean are Exposed to Diseases that can be Prevented With Vaccines
04/25/2022
NEW YORK / PANAMÁ CITY (April 25, 2022) – In five years, the complete vaccination schedule for diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP3) in Latin America and the Caribbean has dropped from 90 percent...
World Immunization Week: UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Liam Neeson Headlines Week-Long Commemoration of Global Vaccination Efforts and Calls for Greater Investment
04/24/2022
NEW YORK (April 24, 2022) – UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Liam Neeson is leading UNICEF’s global immunization initiative with a global message thanking the scientists, parents, health workers and others...
At Least 10 Million Children Face Severe Drought in the Horn of Africa – UNICEF
04/22/2022
NEW YORK/ NAIROBI (April 22, 2022) – The number of children facing severe drought conditions across the Horn of Africa has increased by more than 40 per cent in the space of two months, warns UNICEF...
Child Immunization Program Reaches Rohingya Refugee Children On Bhasan Char Island
04/21/2022
NEW YORK/ DHAKA (April 21, 2022) – This week, Rohingya refugee children on Bhasan Char in Bangladesh are receiving vaccinations through a routine childhood immunization program. UNICEF provides...
Lebanon’s Crisis Threatening Children’s Health
04/20/2022
NEW YORK/BEIRUT (April 20, 2022) – The ripple effects of the global economic situation – with heightened prices and increased inflation – are exacerbating Lebanon’s calamitous crisis, with grave...
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on Attacks Against Schools in Kabul, Afghanistan
04/19/2022
NEW YORK, 19 April 2022 – “I am horrified by the brutal attacks targeting school children today in western Kabul, Afghanistan. The coordinated blasts occurred at the Mumtaz Tuition Center and Abdul...
Sana’a Authorities In Yemen Sign Action Plan With UN To Prevent Grave Violations Against Children
04/18/2022
NEW YORK/ SANA’A (April 18th, 2022) –– Today Sana’a authorities signed an Action Plan with the United Nations to protect children and prevent grave violations against them in the context of the armed...
Losing Children To Starvation Would Be A Loss For Humanity
04/14/2022
NEW YORK (April 14, 2022) – Millions of Somalis are at risk of sliding into famine as the impact of a prolonged drought continues to destroy lives and livelihoods, and growing needs outpace available...