UNICEF provides humanitarian assistance to almost 5,000 children affected by volcano eruption in St Vincent
Together with local and international partners, UNICEF immediately started providing humanitarian assistance to approximately 4,800 children in need, a number of them in shelters.

COVAX reaches over 100 economies, 42 days after first international delivery
The COVAX Facility has now delivered life-saving vaccines to over 100 economies since making its first international delivery to Ghana on February 24th

Yemen receives 360,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses through the COVAX Facility
Today, Yemen received 360,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses shipped via the COVAX Facility, a partnership between the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO).

Teck Donates $1 Million to UNICEF Canada to Support the ACT-Accelerator and COVAX
Teck Resources Limited today announced a $1 million contribution to UNICEF Canada in support of the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator

One in five children globally does not have enough water to meet their everyday needs – UNICEF
UNICEF launches new initiative, Water Security for All, to mobilize global support and resources to reach children in water vulnerable hotspots

Syria conflict 10 years on: 90 per cent of children need support as violence, economic crisis and COVID-19 pandemic push families to the brink – UNICEF
Almost 12,000 children killed or injured in the past decade, according to verified data – an average of more than three children a day
10 million additional girls at risk of child marriage due to COVID-19 – UNICEF
With 25 million child marriages averted in the last decade, UNICEF issues warning on International Women’s Day that these gains are now under serious threat

At least 1 in 7 children has lived under stay-at-home policies for most of the last year, putting mental health and well-being at risk
As we approach one-year into the pandemic, UNICEF urges greater investment in mental health services

COVID-19: Schools for more than 168 million children globally have been closed for almost a full year, says UNICEF
UNICEF unveils ‘Pandemic Classroom’ at United Nations Headquarters in New York to call attention to the need for governments to prioritize the reopening of schools

First COVID-19 COVAX vaccine doses administered in Africa
Today, the governments of Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana began COVID-19 vaccination campaigns aimed at protecting healthcare workers
