Africa: Unicef Signs Major Mpox Vaccine Deal For Low Income Countries

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-income… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Humanitarian Situation Now At a Tipping Point - Unicef Official During Visit

UNICEF Deputy Executive Director for Humanitarian Action and Supply Operations, Ted Chaiban, concluded a five-day visit to eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) where he… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: UN Demands Action to Protect Children in DR Congo

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Food Programme (WFP) are calling for immediate action to protect children and families caught in the escalating violence… Read more »

Africa: 1.4 Billion Children Globally Missing Out On Basic Social Protection, According to Latest Data

Fewer than one in ten children in low-income countries have access to child benefits, leaving them vulnerable to disease, missed education, poor nutrition, poverty and inequality Read more »

Southern Africa: As Cholera Cases Continue to Rise, Unicef Calls for Increased Focus On Children

UNICEF redoubles support to concerned governments in the cholera response Read more »

Africa: Only Half of Young People Able to Identify Correct Definition of Climate Change - Unicef, Gallup

Findings highlight urgent need to protect and invest in children, including in climate education, in decisions at COP28 Read more »

Burkina Faso: Insecurity Pushes More Than 1 in 10 Children Into Acute Malnutrition - Unicef

New nutrition data shows that insecurity is leaving children exposed to alarming levels of malnutrition and the absence of basic services, warns UNICEF Read more »

Africa: First Malaria Vaccines Arrive in Cameroon - Other Countries to Follow

Shipments of the world's first WHO-recommended malaria vaccine, RTS,S, have begun with 331,200 doses landing last night in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The delivery is the first to a… Read more »

Sudan: At Least 5 Million Children at the Brink in Darfur as Unchecked Conflict Worsens

In the last seven months of fighting in Sudan, reported cases of children killed and injured in Darfur spiked 550 per cent when compared to all of 2022. Read more »

Africa: 'Children Live in a World That Is Increasingly Hostile to Their Rights'

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell Read more »

Africa: Joint Press Release By the Co-Hosts of Girls Deliver Pre-Conference On Adolescent Girls

Girls Deliver: Building an Integrated, Feminist Ecosystem to Support Adolescent Girls at the Women Deliver 2023 Conference Read more »

Malawi: Over Half a Million Children At Risk of Malnutrition in Malawi

At least 573,000 children under five are at risk of suffering from malnutrition in Malawi, UNICEF warns. Despite recent progress in reducing chronic malnutrition, acute food… Read more »

Mozambique: In Wake of Cyclone Freddy, Amid Disruption to Critical Services, Cholera Surges in Mozambique

One week after Cyclone Freddy made landfall for a second time in Mozambique, creating severe disruption to critical services, the threat of cholera is growing rapidly for children… Read more »