Press releases
Gavi and UNICEF welcome approval of new oral cholera vaccine
GENEVA/NEW YORK, 18 April 2024 – Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and UNICEF welcome the news that a new oral cholera vaccine (OCV), Euvichol-S, has now received WHO prequalification and can be made available to countries around the world.
Gavi and UNICEF welcome approval of new oral cholera vaccine
GENEVA/NEW YORK, 18 April 2024 – Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and UNICEF welcome the news that a new oral cholera vaccine (OCV), Euvichol-S, has now received WHO prequalification and can be made available to countries around the world.
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director, Catherine Russell, following her two-day visit to the Middle East
"Today I completed a two-day visit to the Middle East, where escalating violence continues to take an unconscionable toll on the lives of children.
Children disproportionately wearing the scars of the war in Gaza - Geneva Palais briefing note
Children disproportionately wearing the scars of the war in Gaza - Geneva Palais briefing note
UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban remarks at the International Conference for Sudan and the Neighbouring Countries
UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban remarks at the International Conference for Sudan and the Neighbouring Countries
Armed violence deepening malnutrition crisis for children in Haiti
PORT AU PRINCE/NEW YORK, 26 March 2024 - The alarming surge in armed violence in areas of Haiti are creating heightened risk of furthering a malnutrition crisis in the country, UNICEF warned today.
Rising Heat, Drought and Disease: Climate Crisis Poses Grave Risks to Children in Eastern and Southern Africa
As a prolonged heatwave and drought grip several countries in Eastern and Southern Africa, UNICEF is sounding the alarm on the dire situation faced by vulnerable communities who are bearing the brunt of climate change.
Explosion injures four children in Minova, UNICEF fears massive rise in displacement in eastern DR Congo will expose children to increased violence
A major upsurge in violence in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo that has seen at least 400,000 people displaced in North Kivu since the beginning of the year risks exposing children to further violence unless their protection can be reinforced.
UNICEF and UNFPA alarmed by proposed repeal of law banning FGM in The Gambia
As the debate over the proposed repeal of the law banning Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) intensifies, we are deeply concerned by the potential reversal of decades of work invested in protecting the rights and dignity of women and girls.
Millions at risk from cholera due to lack of clean water, soap and toilets, and shortage of cholera vaccine
GENEVA/NEW YORK, 20 March 2024 – Immediate action is needed to stem an unprecedented multi-year upsurge in cholera cases worldwide, according to the International Coordinating Group (ICG) on Vaccine Provision.
SOCCER AID FOR UNICEF 2024 COMES TO STAMFORD BRIDGE THIS JUNE
Soccer Aid for UNICEF 2024 tickets went on sale this morning following news that Bobby Brazier, Sam Thompson, Erin Doherty, Frank Lampard, Stuart Broad, Eden Hazard and Gladiator’s Diamond will all make their debuts in the charity match on Sunday 9th June, at Stamford Bridge. Two adults and two children can attend for £60.
Acute malnutrition has doubled in one month in the north of Gaza strip: UNICEF
Acute malnutrition has doubled in one month in the north of Gaza strip: UNICEF
Palais Briefing on the first UN mission to Khartoum State since war broke out in Sudan
Palais Briefing on the first UN mission to Khartoum State since war broke out in Sudan
After 13 years of conflict in Syria, more children than ever in need of humanitarian assistance and a chance – UNICEF
After 13 years of conflict in Syria, more children than ever in need of humanitarian assistance and a chance – UNICEF
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on children in Sudan at risk of famine
NEW YORK, 8 March 2024 – Over 230 million girls and women alive today have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM), according to a newly released UNICEF report. The updated global estimates show a 15 per cent increase in the total number of survivors – or 30 million more girls and women – compared to data released eight years ago.
Amid escalating violence in Mozambique, 60,000 children displaced within a month
NEW YORK, 8 March 2024 – Over 230 million girls and women alive today have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM), according to a newly released UNICEF report. The updated global estimates show a 15 per cent increase in the total number of survivors – or 30 million more girls and women – compared to data released eight years ago.
Over 230 million girls and women alive today have been subjected to female genital mutilation — UNICEF
NEW YORK, 8 March 2024 – Over 230 million girls and women alive today have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM), according to a newly released UNICEF report. The updated global estimates show a 15 per cent increase in the total number of survivors – or 30 million more girls and women – compared to data released eight years ago.
Statement by UNICEF Representative in Nigeria, Cristian Munduate, on the Abduction of Students in Kaduna State
ABUJA, NIGERIA, 7 March 2024 – "I am deeply saddened and concerned by the reports of yet another abduction of students in Kaduna State. The alarming frequency of such incidents across the country signals a crisis that requires immediate and determined action from all levels of government and society. Schools are supposed to be sanctuaries of learning and growth, not sites of fear and violence.