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More than a million children in the Gaza Strip deprived of lifesaving aid for over one month
AMMAN, 5 April 2025 – , The blockade of humanitarian aid is having terrible consequences for one million children in the Gaza Strip. No aid has been allowed into the Gaza Strip since 2 March 2025 – representing the longest period of aid blockage since the start of the war – leading to shortages of food, safe water...
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UNICEF begins shipping syringes for the global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines under COVAX
NEW YORK, 23 February 2021, , –, UNICEF has sent 100,000 syringes and 1,000 safety boxes for COVID-19 vaccinations to the Maldives by air freight from UNICEF’s humanitarian warehouse in Dubai—part of the first wave of COVID-19-related syringe shipments to begin rolling out in the coming days. Others in the first ...
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UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore's remarks at briefing on COVAX publishing interim distribution forecast
NEW YORK, 3 February 2021 –, “UNICEF is proud to be part of today’s release of an indicative distribution plan by the COVAX facility. “This release will help countries continue their preparations for vaccine distribution by providing them with details of the type of vaccine each country will receive in the first and second quarters. “This is, of course, just an initial…
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UNICEF outlining plans to transport up to 850 tonnes of COVID-19 vaccines per month on behalf of COVAX, in ‘mammoth and historic’ logistics operation
NEW YORK, 18 December 2020, –, UNICEF could potentially transport up to 850 tonnes of COVID-19 vaccines per month in 2021, should such quantities become available, according to a new assessment. This is more than double the average weight of vaccines UNICEF transports every month. The assessment is part of UNICEF’...
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UNICEF and PAHO launch joint COVID-19 vaccine tender on behalf of COVAX Facility
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON DC, 12 November 2020 – , UNICEF and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) announced today the launch of a tender inviting all COVID-19 vaccine developers to submit a proposal for supply in 2021. The tender, which will run for 6 weeks, aims to provide at least 2 billion doses of COVID-1...
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UNICEF to lead procurement and supply of COVID-19 vaccines in world’s largest and fastest ever operation of its kind
NEW YORK/COPENHAGEN, 4 September 2020, –, UNICEF is leading efforts to procure and supply COVID-19 vaccines in what could possibly be the world’s largest and fastest ever procurement and supply of vaccines, as part of the global vaccine plan of the COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access Facility (COVAX Facility) led by Ga...
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Despite disruptions, UNICEF delivers critical life-saving supplies to over 100 countries in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
NEW YORK/COPENHAGEN, , 26 June 2020, – With the COVID-19 pandemic upending the lives of millions of children around the world, UNICEF is delivering life-saving supplies despite unprecedented transport and logistical constraints caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. “From supply shortages to transport constraints, COVID...
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Despite challenges, UNICEF continues to ship vital supplies to affected countries amid soaring number of COVID-19 cases
COPENHAGEN/NEW YORK, 27 March 2020 –, As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to grow, UNICEF is procuring and shipping vital supplies, including desperately required personal protective equipment (PPE), to countries affected. UNICEF is engaged with approximately 1,000 suppliers and industry leaders across the world, ...
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Improving South-South Collaboration for Children through Medicine and Health Technology Products
SHANGHAI, 18 June 2019 –, UNICEF held industry consultations with potential medicine and other health technology suppliers at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre on 18 June 2019. The “Essential Supplies for Children” event was co-hosted by UNICEF and the China Chamber of Commerce for Import & Export of ...
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UNICEF Tenders
Supplies are essential to the work of fulfilling children’s rights. UNICEF-procured supplies support child survival and development programmes around the world., Our tender process, UNICEF follows a competitive tendering process to select suppliers for its programmes and operations. Below are three ways to stay up...
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UNICEF and Government of China open Regional Logistics Centre in Shanghai
SHANGHAI, 30 April 2008 – , The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Ministry of Commerce of the Government of China today officially opened the "UNICEF Regional Logistics Centre – Shanghai." The new logistics centre will support the provision of supplies for UNICEF development and humanitarian efforts all over the world. This facility is the third regional supply…