Press Releases

Grave violations of children’s rights in conflict on the rise around the world, warns UNICEF

Publication date: December 31, 2021

Less than half of parties to conflict globally have committed to protect children

UNICEF calls for US$ 11M to respond to children’s needs affected by Typhoon Odette

Publication date: December 24, 2021

UN children’s agency identifies key interventions needed to save lives and safeguard children’s rights

Gwendolyn Miano, 2, stands in the house her family has already started rebuilding December 20, 2021 in Barangay Fatima, Purok 1 in Ubay, Bohol, Philippines.

UNICEF sends supplies to areas impacted by Typhoon Odette; advocates needs of children

Publication date: December 21, 2021

UN children’s agency sends preliminary aid as joint assessments on children’s needs are taking place

After Typhoon Odette (international name Rai) brought widespread destruction to the Philippines on 16 December, the needs of children and families in affected areas are becoming clear. Based on initial assessments, around 845,000 children need urgent assistance.

Even as Omicron variant takes hold, school closures must be a measure of last resort

Publication date: December 17, 2021

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore

Skopje, 24 March 2020: Twins Ana (7) and Kaja (7) follow the TV-classroom programme with the same level of seriousness they usually do when at school.

UNICEF concerned for children in the Philippines as Typhoon Rai/Odette strike

Publication date: December 16, 2021

UN children’s agency prepares supplies for families, especially those in vulnerable and high-risk communities on the typhoon’s track

A child plays next to uprooted coconut and banana trees in the coastal town of Dulag in Leyte province on December 17, 2021, a day after Super Typhoon Rai hit.

COVID-19 ‘biggest global crisis for children in our 75-year history’ – UNICEF Canada

Publication date: December 9, 2021

On its 75th anniversary, UNICEF warns that COVID-19 is rolling back virtually every measure of progress for children, including a staggering 100 million more children plunged into poverty

Shrusti studying at home during covid lockdown.

UNICEF launches US$9.4 billion emergency funding appeal for children affected by conflict, the climate crisis and COVID-19

Publication date: December 7, 2021

Funds will support essential programs for over 177 million children in need across 145 countries and territories through 2022

On 7 March 2020, refugees and migrants gather at the Pazarkule border crossing near Edirne, Turkey, hoping to cross over into Greece.

The world’s nearly 240 million children living with disabilities are being denied basic rights – UNICEF

Publication date: December 2, 2021

All around the world, the nearly 240 million children living with disabilities -- 1 in 10 children worldwide -- are being denied basic rights, UNICEF said ahead of International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

Malk, 7, and Abrar, 7, in the prosthetics centre in Aden, Yemen on 14 October 2021. Both children have a congenital disability and are receiving treatment in the centre

Joint Statement on Dose Donations of COVID-19 Vaccines to African Countries

Publication date: November 30, 2021

A joint statement from the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT), the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and COVAX

April 21, 2021 - Goma, North Kivu Province, DR Congo. Nearly 100,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Goma thanks to the COVAX program. They will be deployed in the provinces of North and South Kivu.

A child was infected with HIV every two minutes in 2020 – UNICEF

Publication date: November 29, 2021

A prolonged COVID-19 pandemic is deepening the inequalities that have long driven the HIV epidemic, UNICEF warns Ahead of World AIDS Day.