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25 October 2021
Dear G20 leaders: Vaccine equity is a must for Africa
This letter was part of the Donate Doses Now campaign. The initiative on vaccine equity ran during 2021 and was led by UNICEF and partner organizations. Many countries in Africa have recently experienced a surge in COVID-19 cases and remain at high risk of further surges. But measures to contain the virus threaten fragile economic growth, and the…, Letter signatories:, Davido Ramla Ali Tendai Mtawarira Femi Kuti Serge Ibaka Niu Raza Brian “B-Flow” Bwembya Angel McCoughtry Fabrice Ondoa Djaili Amadou Amal Extra Musica Smarty Aminata Makou Traore J. Romeo Togba Leo "IPORTAY" Bright The Most Rev. Bishop Albert Chama Calema Neyma Esther Chungu Maps Maponyane Winnie Byanyima Rev. Dr. Fidon Mwombeki Teacher…, #DonateDosesNow, Low income countries, including in Africa, need more COVID-19 vaccines to meet demand, and there are enough doses available among well-supplied countries to reach the world’s most vulnerable people right now. Read more about UNICEF’s Donate Doses Now campaign .
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18 August 2021
Conflict and crisis in northern Ethiopia
TIGRAY, Ethiopia – Families across northern Ethiopia face emergency levels of malnutrition and food insecurity, nine months since conflict erupted in the region. More than 100,000 children in Tigray could suffer from life-threatening severe acute malnutrition in the next 12 months. This malnutrition crisis is taking place amid extensive,…
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Statement
09 August 2021
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore on reported killing of hundreds of civilians, including children, in Afar, northern Ethiopia
NEW YORK, 9 August 2021 – “UNICEF is extremely alarmed by the reported killing of over 200 people, including more than 100 children, in attacks on displaced families sheltering at a health facility and a school in Afar region on Thursday, 5 August. Crucial food supplies were also reportedly destroyed in an area that is already seeing emergency…
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News note
30 July 2021
Tenfold increase in number of children requiring treatment for acute malnutrition in Tigray, northern Ethiopia
GENEVA, 30 July 2021 - "As UNICEF reaches areas of Tigray that were inaccessible in past months due to insecurity, our worst fears about the health and wellbeing of children in that conflicted region of northern Ethiopia are being confirmed. "UNICEF estimates that over 100,000 children in Tigray could suffer from life-threatening severe acute…
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Press release
26 July 2021
Malnutrition among children expected to quadruple in Southern Madagascar as drought worsens, warn UNICEF and WFP
ANTANANARIVO, 26 July 2021 – At least half a million children under the age of five are expected to be acutely malnourished including 110,000 in severe condition, in drought-affected southern Madagascar, suffering irreversible damage to their growth and development. The number of acutely malnourished children is likely to increase fourfold since…
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News note
06 July 2021
Geneva Palais briefing note on the impact of the humanitarian crisis in South Sudan on children and their rights, ahead of the tenth anniversary of South Sudan's independence
GENEVA/JUBA, Tuesday 6 July 2021 - Christine Saida, UNICEF South Sudan Child Reporter: "My name is Christine Saida. I am 17 years old. I have been a UNICEF Child Reporter in South Sudan for two years. The Child Reporters Programme in South Sudan was set up by UNICEF to empower children to express their opinions on any matters affecting their…
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Press release
06 July 2021
10 years after South Sudan’s independence, more children in need of urgent humanitarian assistance than ever before
NEW YORK/GENEVA/NAIROBI/JUBA, 6 July 2021– A record 4.5 million children – two out of three – in South Sudan are in desperate need of humanitarian support, UNICEF warned today, ahead of the 10th anniversary of the country’s independence. In a report on the impact of the humanitarian crisis on children, UNICEF warned that hopes that independence…
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Statement
28 June 2021
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore on obstruction of UNICEF humanitarian action in Mekele, Ethiopia
NEW YORK, 28 June 2021 — “Members of the Ethiopian National Defense Forces entered our office in Mekele, Tigray, Ethiopia today and dismantled our VSAT equipment. “This act violates UN privileges and immunities and the rules of International Humanitarian Law regarding respect for humanitarian relief objects. I condemn this action in the strongest…
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Statement
14 June 2021
At least 33,000 children in parts of Tigray, Ethiopia, at imminent risk of death as conflict increases famine threat
Multimedia content available for download here NEW YORK, 14 June 2021 – “At least 33,000 children in inaccessible parts of Tigray, Ethiopia, are severely malnourished and face imminent death without immediate help. “These children are among more than 2.2 million in northern Ethiopia who are acutely food insecure, including at least 140,000 in…
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Article
14 June 2021
Uprooted in Ethiopia: A day in the life of Gabezech
KONSO ZONE, Ethiopia – Eight-year-old Gabezech is one of the many children displaced since chronic border disputes erupted in violence around the Konso zone in southwestern Ethiopia, in late 2020. Tens of thousands of children have been uprooted from their homes, many separated from their families, leaving them at greater risk of disease,…, A day with Gabezech, Around 10,000 people are estimated to have lost their homes in Kusume, including Gabezech and her family. Ethiopia. A girl stands next to a makeshift shed with animals inside. “There were many people who lost their homes in the fires, just like us.” The family has been staying at the Baide IDP site in Konso zone, which provides shelter for those…
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News note
11 June 2021
Geneva Palais briefing note on the situation of children in Tigray, Ethiopia, and Cabo Delgado, Mozambique
GENEVA, 11 June 2021 - " As you will have seen and heard UNICEF, WFP and FAO are extremely concerned about the situation in Tigray region where the risk of famine is imminent, unless food, livelihood assistance and other life-saving interventions continue to be scaled-up, unimpeded access is guaranteed, and hostilities cease. "UNICEF’s head of…
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Press release
10 June 2021
UN agencies concerned by looming famine in northern Ethiopia, call for urgent life-saving action to avert it
ROME/NEW YORK, 10 June 2021 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and UNICEF call for urgent action to address the dramatic acute food insecurity in northern Ethiopia. The three agencies are particularly concerned about the situation in Tigray region where the risk of…
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