Press Releases

Haiti: Insecurity-triggered fuel shortage threatens newborns’ lives in hospitals

Publication date: October 25, 2021

About 300 children, 45 women and 150 COVID-19 patients are in danger in health facilities

Acute malnutrition among children under five has increased by 61 per cent during the last year in Haiti. In 2021, about 217,000 Haitian children will suffer from acute malnutrition compared to 134,000 children during the same period last year, according to humanitarian needs overview (HNO) estimates. In the first three months of this year, the number of admissions of severely acute malnourished children in health facilities across Haiti has significantly increased by 26 per cent over the past year.

‘Shameful milestone’ in Yemen as 10,000 children killed or maimed since fighting began

Publication date: October 19, 2021

This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF spokesperson James Elder – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, following his recent visit to Yemen.

The child Imetanan Taha is 7 months old is being screened for malnutrition while visiting AlQutaee Stabilization Therapeutic Feeding Centre in AlMarawi’ah district, Hudaydah Gov, Yemen.

On Global Handwashing Day, UNICEF warns that 3 in 10 people do not have basic handwashing facilities at home

Publication date: October 15, 2021

Although handwashing with soap is critical in the fight against infectious diseases, including COVID-19, globally, around 3 in 10 people – or 2.3 billion – do not have handwashing facilities with water and soap available at home. The situation is worst in the least developed countries, with over 6 in 10 people without access to basic hand hygiene, UNICEF warned on Global Handwashing Day.

Children in Al Khader mixed primary school take part in a handwashing demonstration. The students have been receiving and practicing hygiene promotion for three months. It can be difficult, the Principal explains, to find space in a tight school budget to spend on hygiene materials or infrastructure – even purchasing soap for the 67 students in this rural area can be a struggle.

The safety and wellbeing of children at high risk in detention centres in Libya

Publication date: October 12, 2021

The safety and wellbeing of at least 1,000 women and children – including five unaccompanied children and at least 30 infants – held in detention centres in Tripoli, Libya, is at immediate risk, UNICEF warned today.

Half of Afghanistan’s children under five expected to suffer from acute malnutrition as hunger takes root for millions

Publication date: October 5, 2021

UNICEF and WFP representatives sound alarm on nutrition crisis for children and mothers following joint visit to Herat

At the UNICEF-supported Inpatient Therapeutic Feeding Centre in Herat Regional Hospital, 15-month-old Javid who is suffering from severe acute malnutrition (SAM) with complication is provided with therapeutic food and medical care.

Impact of COVID-19 on poor mental health in children and young people ‘tip of the iceberg’ – UNICEF

Publication date: October 5, 2021

New analysis indicates 1 in 7 adolescents lives with a diagnosed mental disorder globally

Nurjan Tolibova, 17, photographed in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

Earthquake leaves nearly 70 per cent of schools damaged or destroyed in southwestern Haiti – UNICEF

Publication date: October 4, 2021

With UNICEF support, over 300,000 children to resume schooling in earthquake-affected areas

Marc receiving an education kit from UNICEF staff at the Port au Prince airport upon his arrival in Haiti.23 September 2021 – Port au Prince Airport, Haiti. Haitian families being expelled from the United States border to Haiti through several flights during the day. UNICEF is on the ground at the airport and provides returning children with psychosocial support, protection services and education supplies, in coordination with national authorities and the International Organization for Migration.

UNICEF statement on Ethiopia

Publication date: October 1, 2021

The Ethiopian Government’s decision to expel the UNICEF representative in the country – along with other members of the UN leadership team – is regrettable and alarming.

EU Humanitarian Airbridge helps deliver 32 tonnes of UNICEF humanitarian supplies to Afghanistan

Publication date: September 29, 2021

The first aircraft carrying UNICEF lifesaving medical supplies arrived today in Kabul through the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) Airbridge.

Kabul, 29 September 2021 - The first aircraft carrying UNICEF lifesaving medical supplies arrived today in Kabul through the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) Airbridge. 32 metric tonnes containing essential drugs, oral rehydration salts and antibiotics, medical and surgical supplies were flown in today covering the needs of 100,000 children and women for the next three months.

UNICEF Canada is back in the spooky spirit with Halloween Walk-a-thon campaign

Publication date: September 28, 2021

Little ghouls and goblins from coast-to-coast can turn their trick-or-treating steps into a walk-a-thon to raise much-needed funds for children around the world