Press Releases

Between a rock and a hard place: COVID-19 doubles the burden for millions of children in the Middle East and North Africa Region

Publication date: April 20, 2020

UNICEF in the Middle East and North Africa appeals for US$93 million to help children in the region

Nurse in Lebanon helping little girl put on face mask

UNICEF and Microsoft launch global learning platform to help address COVID-19 education crisis

Publication date: April 20, 2020

As school closures in more than 190 countries force over 1.57 billion students from their classrooms, the Learning Passport aims to keep children learning

Child in Timor-Leste holding up cell phone with the Learning Passport on the display

The impact of COVID-19 on children in Canada: short, medium and long-term mitigation strategies

Publication date: April 17, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is having an unprecedented impact on the lives of children and youth.

Children at increased risk of harm online during global COVID-19 pandemic

Publication date: April 15, 2020

Newly released technical note aims to help governments, ICT companies, educators and parents protect children in lockdown.

A child's face is reflected in a tablet screen.

The European Union and Belgium support UNICEF in shipping vital supplies to the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Publication date: April 14, 2020

A UNICEF shipment of 63 cubic metres of vital health supplies landed yesterday in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on a Belgian repatriation flight, co-financed by the European Union (EU).

A UNICEF worker prepares to move supplies to be shipped to the DRC.

More than 117 million children at risk of missing out on measles vaccines, as COVID-19 surges

Publication date: April 14, 2020

Statement by the Measles & Rubella Initiative: American Red Cross, U.S. CDC, UNICEF, UN Foundation and WHO.

A young baby receives a measles vaccine.

Debt relief for the poorest countries critical in fight against COVID-19

Publication date: April 7, 2020

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore

COVID-19 pandemic could devastate refugee, migrant and internally displaced populations without urgent international action

Publication date: April 6, 2020

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore

Children wait in a crowded processing area for refugees.

WHO and UNICEF to partner on pandemic response through COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund

Publication date: April 3, 2020

Unprecedented fund an ‘all hands on deck’ approach to tackle COVID-19 pandemic

Baby wearing mask looking a doctor in a cap and mask holding a cotton swab with gloved hands

IPA, WHO and UNICEF launch Read the World on International Children’s Book Day to support children and young people in isolation

Publication date: April 2, 2020

Geronimo Stilton author to kickstart exclusive children’s book reading initiative amid COVID-19 pandemic