Press Releases
UNICEF signs mpox vaccine deal at lowest market price for 77 low- and lower-middle-income countries
NEW YORK (September 26, 2024) – UNICEF has signed an agreement that secures supply of the MVA-BN mpox vaccine at the lowest market price and ensures access to the vaccine for 77 low- and lower-middle...
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the increase in attacks in Lebanon and Israel
NEW YORK (September 23, 2024) – “I am deeply alarmed by the ongoing surge of deadly attacks in Lebanon and Israel, which earlier today reportedly claimed the lives of at least 24 children in southern...
Statement by Principals of Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) on Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territory
NEW YORK (September 23, 2024) – As world leaders gather in New York for the 79th United Nations General Assembly, and as the threat of a wider regional escalation looms, we renew our demand for an end...
Burundi's Children Hit Hard by Mpox
NEW YORK (September 20, 2024) – “Children in Burundi are bearing the brunt of the mpox outbreak, with alarming rates of infection and severe health impacts. Of the nearly 600 reported cases, two...
UNICEF DED Ted Chaiban noon briefing on Mission to Israel, the Gaza Strip and the West Bank – Opening Remarks as Delivered
NEW YORK (September 19, 2024) – “I know we are all concerned with situation involving Lebanon and Israel and the Secretary General has urged all concerned to exercise maximum restraint to avert any...
Nearly 6 million children affected as floods and landslides devastate Southeast Asia in the wake of Typhoon Yagi
NEW YORK (September 18, 2024) – Floods and landslides triggered by Typhoon Yagi have ravaged Viet Nam, Myanmar, Laos, and Thailand, affecting nearly 6 million children and compromising their access to...
One-third of mpox cases in Burundi among school-age children – UNICEF
NEW YORK (September 17, 2024) – School-age children between 5 and 19 years old now account for 33 per cent of mpox cases in Burundi, presenting a new challenge as families prepare for the upcoming...
UNICEF appeals for US $58.8 million to address mpox crisis as cases among children rise
NEW YORK (September 16, 2024) – UNICEF has launched an appeal for US$58.8 million to address the rising mpox crisis across six African countries where children are most affected. Though child deaths...
UNICEF responding to severe flooding in West and Central Africa affecting 4 million people
NEW YORK (September 12, 2024) – Severe flooding across West and Central Africa has hit an estimated 4 million people so far this year, many of them children, displacing at least 500,000 people and...
UNICEF scales up efforts to protect children from mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
NEW YORK (September 12, 2024) – As the number of mpox cases continues to rise across the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), UNICEF is stepping up its support to the government to protect and save...