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NEW YORK, 23 November 2020:, UNICEF is working with major global airlines and freight providers to step up efforts to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to over 92 countries around the world as soon as vaccines become available. To kickstart preparations, UNICEF together with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA), briefed…

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON DC, 12 November 2020:, UNICEF and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) announced today the launch of a tender inviting all COVID-19 vaccine developers to submit a proposal for supply in 2021. The tender, which will run for 6 weeks, aims to provide at least 2 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines on behalf of the COVAX Facility , administered by Gavi, the Vaccine…

NEW YORK, 19 October 2020, – As the world awaits a COVID-19 vaccine, UNICEF has begun laying the groundwork for the rapid, safe and efficient delivery of the eventual vaccine by purchasing and pre-positioning syringes and other necessary equipment. As soon as COVID-19 vaccines successfully emerge from trials and are licensed and recommended for use, the world will need as…

New York/Copenhagen, 4 September 2020, – UNICEF is leading efforts to procure and supply COVID-19 vaccines in what could possibly be the world’s largest and fastest ever procurement and supply of vaccines, as part of the global vaccine plan of the COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access Facility (COVAX Facility) led by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. With several vaccine candidates showing promise…

NEW YORK/COPENHAGEN, , 26 June 2020, – With the COVID-19 pandemic upending the lives of millions of children around the world, UNICEF is delivering life-saving supplies despite unprecedented transport and logistical constraints caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. “From supply shortages to transport constraints, COVID-19 has brought enormous challenges to our supply operations,” said…, ###, Notes for editors, Download photos and broll, here, , including on emergency supplies for COVID-19., More information on how UNICEF has made a difference in the lives of children in 2019 can be found in the, 2019 Supply Annual Report, . UNICEF’s long-term work for children around the world is made possible thanks to partners, supporters and donors. For more information on UNICEF’s work to provide access to life-saving products where they are most needed, visit https://www.unicef.org/supply/ Follow UNICEF Supply Division on Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram . At an airport, in…

GENEVA, 28 APRIL 2020 –, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance has urgently made US$ 40 million available to UNICEF to secure personal protective equipment (PPE), diagnostic tests and other vital supplies on behalf of 58 low and lower middle-income countries as they respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. To date, Gavi has made up to US$ 200 million available to help countries respond to…