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Urgent Support Needed For 1.4 Million Children Likely To Suffer From Acute Malnutrition In Somalia
02/15/2022
NEW YORK (February 15, 2022) – More than 1.4 million children in Somalia, nearly half of the country’s under-five population, are likely to suffer from acute malnutrition due to the ongoing drought...
UNICEF USA Announces New Appointments to the National Board of Directors: Glen Baptist, Nicole Giles and Janet Truncale
02/10/2022
NEW YORK ( February 10, 2022) – UNICEF USA today announced the appointment of Glen Baptist, Nicole Giles and Janet Truncale to the National Board of Directors, effective January 27, 2022. “ We are...
ACT-Accelerator Calls For Fair Share-Based Financing Of $23 Billion To End Pandemic As Global Emergency In 2022
02/09/2022
NEW YORK (February 9, 2022) – World leaders will today launch a call to end the pandemic as a global emergency in 2022 by funding the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator, a partnership of...
UNICEF Geneva Palais Briefing Note On The Crisis In The Horn Of Africa And Tropical Storm Ana & Cyclone Batsirai
02/09/2022
NEW YORK (February 9, 2022) – "The situation of children and families in the Horn of Africa is dire. They are desperate. Millions of lives are hanging in the balance. "The needs are massive and urgent...
UNICEF Raises Appeal For Children Affected By Typhoon Rai To $39 Million
02/03/2022
NEW YORK (February 3, 2022) – UNICEF revises its emergency fundraising appeal for children affected by Typhoon Rai (locally named Odette) from an initial $11.5 million to US$39 million. More than a...
UNICEF and Lilly Collaborate to Help Improve Health Outcomes for 10 Million Children and Adolescents
02/02/2022
NEW YORK / INDIANAPOLIS (February 2, 2022) – Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) and UNICEF have today announced a new collaboration to help improve health outcomes for 10 million children and...
Prolonged Drought Pushing Families In Ethiopia To The Brink
02/01/2022
NEW YORK (February 1, 2022) – Three consecutive failed rainy seasons have brought on severe drought in Ethiopia’s lowland regions of Afar, Oromia, the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’...
Catherine Russell Assumes Functions as New UNICEF Executive Director
02/01/2022
NEW YORK (February 1, 2022) – Catherine Russell took office today as UNICEF's new Executive Director, becoming the fourth woman to lead the organization in its 75-year history. "It is an honor and a...
No Excuses. Keep Schools Open. Children Can’t Wait
01/31/2022
NEW YORK (January 31, 2022) – “As the Omicron variant of COVID-19 continues its spread all over the world, we urge governments to do everything in their power to keep it from further disrupting...
UNICEF Provides Lifesaving Assistance To Displaced Children And Families In Northeast Syria
01/28/2022
NEW YORK (January 28, 2022) – As violence continues in and around the Ghwayran/ Sinai’i detention center, in northeast Syria, children continue to be critically vulnerable and in urgent need of...