Press Releases
Publication date: 05/22/13
UNICEF and its partners are mounting an emergency measles vaccination campaign in Bangui, the conflict-hit capital of the Central African Republic, after eight children tested positive for the disease in April. Working with the Ministry of Health, World Health Organization and NGO partners Merlin, IMC, ACF, PU-AMI and COOPI, UNICEF aims to reach 125, 000 children during the 22-26 May campaign.
Publication date: 05/21/13
UNICEF is extremely concerned about the safety of civilians in the embattled city of Qusayr in Syria and fears that thousands of children and women could be trapped there by fighting.
Publication date: 05/17/13
Despite heavy fighting, UNICEF and partners have provided life-saving supplies over the last week to some of the hardest to reach areas in Syria, including Aleppo and Al Houla, as well as children and women who fled recent violence in Al Bayda and Baniyas.
Publication date: 05/15/13
Rookie Blue stars Charlotte Sullivan, Peter Mooney and Priscilla Faia, and The Listener’s Peter Stebbings recently returned from a journey of a lifetime where they endured high altitudes and rugged conditions to reach the magnificent Machu Picchu - all in support of UNICEF.
Publication date: 05/15/13
Tetanus, one of the most deadly diseases a mother and her newborn can face, has been eliminated in over half of 59 priority countries, the Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus Elimination Initiative partners announced today.