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Press release

01/22/2021

COVAX announces new agreement, plans for first deliveries

Statement

01/22/2021

Remarks by Henrietta Fore, UNICEF Executive Director, at press briefing on COVAX

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Press release

01/22/2021

Participation, education, digital access and climate change are key concerns for children and young people in Africa and Europe, U-Report poll finds

Half of young people feel excluded from political decision-making

Children gather at the school in Ndenga village, 30 kilometres from Kaga Bandoro, Central African Republic.

Press release

01/22/2021

Central African Republic: Surge in violence and displacement threatens thousands of children already affected by humanitarian crisis and COVID-19

UNICEF warns that armed conflict could lead to higher rates of malnutrition and violations of children’s rights

Statement

01/22/2021

Ten children killed and seven injured in recent wave of violence in West Darfur, Sudan

Statement by Abdullah Fadil, UNICEF Representative in Sudan

Press release

01/20/2021

UN agencies warn economic impact of COVID-19 and worsening inequalities will fuel malnutrition for billions in Asia and the Pacific — FAO-UNICEF-WFP-WHO

Child and maternal diets particularly vulnerable

Rafael, 11, studies his Class 6 textbooks and revises the exercises in Kenya.

Statement

01/12/2021

Children cannot afford another year of school disruption

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore

Democratic Republic of the Congo. A baby looks at his mother at an Ebola treatment centre.

Press release

01/11/2021

UNICEF, WHO, IFRC and MSF announce the establishment of a global Ebola vaccine stockpile

Statement

01/09/2021

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore on suicide attack in northern Cameroon

Statement

01/04/2021

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore on attacks against villages in Niger

New mother Animata cuddles her newborn baby at the PMI health center of Odienné, Northeast of Côte d'Ivoire.

Press release

12/31/2020

New Year’s Babies: Over 370,000 children will be born worldwide on New Year’s Day - UNICEF

With the calendar flipping to 2021, UNICEF dedicates its 75th year to reimagining a better world for children.

Yemen. A girl suffering from severe malnutrition.

Press release

12/30/2020

An estimated 10.4 million children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, northeast Nigeria, the Central Sahel, South Sudan and Yemen will suffer from acute malnutrition in 2021

UNICEF warns numbers could rise further without urgent action

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Press Releases

Breaking news, statements and reactions from UNICEF offices around the world

COVAX announces new agreement, plans for first deliveries

Remarks by Henrietta Fore, UNICEF Executive Director, at press briefing on COVAX

Participation, education, digital access and climate change are key concerns for children and young people in Africa and Europe, U-Report poll finds

Central African Republic: Surge in violence and displacement threatens thousands of children already affected by humanitarian crisis and COVID-19

Ten children killed and seven injured in recent wave of violence in West Darfur, Sudan

UN agencies warn economic impact of COVID-19 and worsening inequalities will fuel malnutrition for billions in Asia and the Pacific — FAO-UNICEF-WFP-WHO

Children cannot afford another year of school disruption

UNICEF, WHO, IFRC and MSF announce the establishment of a global Ebola vaccine stockpile

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore on suicide attack in northern Cameroon

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore on attacks against villages in Niger

New Year’s Babies: Over 370,000 children will be born worldwide on New Year’s Day - UNICEF

An estimated 10.4 million children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, northeast Nigeria, the Central Sahel, South Sudan and Yemen will suffer from acute malnutrition in 2021

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