Press Releases

UNICEF airlifts COVID-19 testing kits to Yemen to boost response as cases soar

Publication date: June 18, 2020

A first batch of 10,000 COVID-19 tests arrived in Sana’a on a UNICEF-chartered plane today, to increase the COVID-19 testing capacity amid the rapid increase of cases in Yemen.

Ahmed Abdullah Al-Azani is 30 years old and works trucking water to communities in Sana'a, Yemen. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic UNICEF and partners have scaled up their WASH response to provide more families with access to clean water so they can wash their hands and practice good hygiene.

Countries failing to prevent violence against children, agencies warn

Publication date: June 18, 2020

Global status report on preventing violence against children calls for more government action and warns of ‘dramatic impact’ of COVID-19

Mahery, 8, was repeatedly physically abused by his mother. Thanks to the support of social workers, he has received care and support from the child care center run by CDEF (the collective on the rights of children and the family) in the city of Mahajanga.

Universal child benefits critical in reducing poverty, new ODI and UNICEF report finds

Publication date: June 16, 2020

As the economic fallout of COVID-19 deepens, investment in social protection systems key to protecting families from catastrophic levels of deprivation and financial hardship

Happy child smiling in Gonzagueville, in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.

An additional 51,000 children under the age of five might die in the Middle East and North Africa by end of 2020 due to COVID-19’s disruption in primary health care

Publication date: June 15, 2020

From Ted Chaiban, UNICEF Regional Director in the Middle East and North Africa and Dr. Ahmed Al-Mandhari, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Region

COVID-19 may push millions more children into child labour – ILO and UNICEF

Publication date: June 12, 2020

Child labour down by 94 million since 2000, a gain now under threat

Geneva Palais briefing note on the humanitarian situation of children in Yemen

Publication date: June 12, 2020

This is a summary of what was said by Marixie Mercado, UNICEF spokesperson in Geneva – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

Ethar is 4 months old and recovering from malnutrition at the 22 May Hospital in Sana'a. There are currently over 360,000 children suffering from severe acute malnutrition in Yemen

Millie Bobby Brown, Sofia Carson join UNICEF in the World’s Largest Lesson Live, Encouraging Teens to Reimagine the World Post COVID-19

Publication date: June 10, 2020

Today World’s Largest Lesson, in partnership with UNICEF and with the support of UNESCO, announces World’s Largest Lesson Live. This 35-minute educational show will premiere on YouTube on the 16th June 2020 11am EST, 4pm BST.

Executive Director of UNICEF Henrietta Fore posing for photo with Goodwill Ambassador Millie Bobby Brown at World Children's Day event in 2019.

Tropical Storm Amanda leaves destruction and grief as it passes through El Salvador

Publication date: June 2, 2020

Hundreds of Salvadoran families have had to evacuate their homes due to the devastation caused by Tropical Storm Amanda

Overview of the destruction caused by the flooding of the Acelhuate River in the New Israel Community in San Salvador, El Salvador, Sunday, May 31, 2020

UNICEF AIRLIFTS ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES TO RESPOND TO COVID-19 IN YEMEN AS CASES INCREASE

Publication date: June 1, 2020

In response to the increase in the number of cases of COVID-19 in Yemen, a UNICEF chartered plane on Saturday, 30 May landed at Sana’a airport with lifesaving supplies to help curb the spread of the disease in the conflict-hit country.

After being displaced by ongoing insecurity a young girl helps her family carry home a basic hygiene kit. They received urgent support through the Rapid Response Mechanism in Shuab

COVID-19: Number of children living in household poverty to soar by up to 86 million by end of year

Publication date: May 28, 2020

New analysis from Save the Children and UNICEF reveals that without urgent action, the number of children living in poor households across low- and middle-income countries could increase by 15 per cent, to reach 672 million