NEW YORK, 25 février 2021 - , QUOI :,  La Côte d’Ivoire reçoit, ce vendredi 26 février 2021, 504.000 doses de vaccins COVID 19 dans le cadre de la Facilité COVAX. Le COVAX est l’axe de travail "vaccins" du dispositif pour accélérer l'accès aux outils de lutte contre la COVID-19. Le COVAX est co-dirigé par Gavi, l’Alliance du Vaccin ; l’OMS, la Coalition pour les innovations en matière…, QUAND :,  Vendredi 26 Février 2021 - 09h00 GMT à l’aéroport international d’Abidjan – Aérogare Sud. Suivra le b-roll et le contenu multimédia de l'atterrissage des vaccins COVAX - disponible à partir de 10h00 GMT le 26 février 2021., Aucun résultat Téléchargez ici le contenu multimédia des vaccins qui arriveront à Abidjan demain. Ce dossier comprend également le contenu multimédia des vaccins arrivés au Ghana le 24 février et éxpediés depuis l'Inde., QUI :, la liste des principaux porte-paroles seront disponibles ce jour : , Nom / Titre, Langues, EN CÔTE D’IVOIRE, Dr Eugène Aka Aouélé Ministre de la Santé et de l’Hygiène Publique Français Marc Vincent Représentant UNICEF en Côte d’Ivoire Français, Anglais Dr Jean Marie Vianney Yameogo Représentant de l’OMS en Côte d’Ivoire Français, Anglais Dr Epa Kouakou Spécialiste Vaccination, UNICEF Français James Fulker Représentant de Gavi, l’Alliance du Vaccin…, PORTE-PAROLE MONDIAL / RÉGIONAL DE L'UNICEF, Celestin Traore Conseillère régionale de l'UNICEF pour la vaccination, Afrique de l'Ouest et du Centre (basée à Dakar, Sénégal) Français, Anglais Dr. Robin Nandy Chef de la Vaccination, UNICEF Anglais, Hindi Benjamin Schreiber Chef adjoint du programme de vaccination mondiale / Cordonnateur des vaccins Covid-19, UNICEF Français, Anglais, Allemand…, POURQUOI :,  La pandémie mondiale a déjà causé des centaines de milliers de décès et perturbé la vie de milliards de personnes. Outre une réduction du nombre tragique de décès et une maîtrise de la pandémie, l’introduction d’un vaccin permettra également d’éviter des pertes s’élevant à 375 milliards de dollars US dans l’économie mondiale, chaque mois. L’accès…

WHAT:,   UNICEF is convening a High-level, LeadingMinds, Online, webcast on Vaccines: Doses, distribution and the great divide that will examine the fair and equitable distribution of COVID vaccines and ways to bridge the new divide in the world between the vaccinated and the unvaccinated The COVID vaccine race has been nothing short of a scientific triumph. In just under a year the unimaginable has happened,…, WHEN:,  16:00 - 17:00 CET | 10:00 - 11:00 EST Wednesday 28 April, 2021, WHO:, Confirmed Panelists, UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore Norway’s Minister of Development and Cooperation, Dag Ulstein South Africa’s Minister of Health Dr Zweli Mkhize Chief Scientist from the World Health Organization Dr Soumya Swaminathan, WHY:, To mark World Immunization Week and the once-in-a-century event that defines our very existence right now  – getting access to life-saving COVID vaccines and other tools to every child, every woman, every man - no matter where they live in the world., To register: , https://www.unicef-irc.org/events/vaccines-doses-distribution-and-bridging-the-great-divide.html, For media enquiries and/or to pose a question in advance – LeadingMinds@unicef.org | scrowe@unicef.org, #####, Note to editors:  Norway and South Africa are co-leads of ACT Accelerator who’s key principle is the need for equitable distribution of COVID-19 tools to those most who need them most, and the fair allocation of COVID-19 vaccines through COVAX. Venna, una trabajadora de la salud, recibe la vacuna contra la COVID-19 en Indonesia, el 4 de febrero de…

NEW YORK, 25 February 2021 - , WHAT:,  On Friday 26 February 2021, Cote d’Ivoire will receive 504,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses from the COVAX Facility. The vaccines and other equipment are being transported across the world by UNICEF as part of the efforts by the COVAX Facility to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines. COVAX is co-led by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the World…, WHEN:,  9.00 am GMT, Friday 26 February 2021, Abidjan International Airport. To be followed by b-roll and multimedia content from the landing of COVAX vaccines – available after 10.00 am GMT 26 February 2021., Download multimedia content, of the vaccines arriving in Abidjan tomorrow., This folder also includes multimedia content of the vaccines landing in Ghana on 24 February and being packaged in India., WHO:, List of, spokespersons available to speak about the COVAX rollout include:, Name/ designation, Languages, IN COTE D’IVOIRE, Dr Eugène Aka Aouélé Minister of Health and Public Hygiene French Marc Vincent UNICEF Representative in Côte d’Ivoire English, French Dr Jean Marie Vianney Yameogo WHO Representative in Côte d’Ivoire English, French Dr Epa Kouakou Immunization Specialist, UNICEF Côte d’Ivoire French James Fulker Representative, Gavi, l’Alliance du Vaccin English…, GLOBAL / REGIONAL UNICEF SPOKESPERSONS , Celestin Traore UNICEF’s Regional Immunization Advisor, West and Central Africa (based in Dakar, Senegal) English, French Dr. Robin Nandy UNICEF’s Chief of Immunization English, Hindi Benjamin Schreiber Deputy Chief for UNICEF’s global immunization programme / UNICEF’s coordinator for COVID-19 vaccines English, French, German Gian Gandhi COVID-19…, WHY:, The global pandemic has already caused hundreds of thousands of deaths and disrupted the lives of billions of people. In addition to reducing the tragic number of deaths and bringing the pandemic under control, the introduction of a vaccine will also prevent US $ 375 billion in losses to the global economy each month. Global and equitable access…

NEW YORK, 24 March 2020 - , As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to soar around the world, UNICEF has spokespeople available for interview on the outbreak, the impact on children and young people and UNICEF's ongoing response. Spokespeople include: , GLOBAL, NAME AND TITLE,  , LANGUAGES, CONTACT PERSON, Dr. Carlos Navarro Colorado, Principal Advisor, Public Health Emergencies English, French, Spanish Christopher Tidey +1 917 340 3017 ctidey@unicef.org, Sanjay Wijesekera, Director, Programme Division English Christopher Tidey +1 917 340 3017 ctidey@unicef.org, Manuel Fontaine, Director, Emergency Programmes ( bio ) English, French Christopher Tidey +1 917 340 3017 ctidey@unicef.org, Kelly Ann Naylor, Associate Director, WASH ( bio ) English, French Kurtis Cooper +1 917 476 1435 kacooper@unicef.org, Robert Jenkins, Associate Director, Education ( bio ) English Georgina Thompson +1 917 238 1559, gthompson@unicef.org, Cornelius Williams, Associate Director, Child Protection ( bio ) English Helen Wylie +1 917 244 2215 hwylie@unicef.org, Tasha Gill, Senior Advisor, Child Protection English, French Helen Wylie +1 917 244 2215 hwylie@unicef.org, Pia Rebello Britto, Chief and Senior Advisor, Early Childhood Development ( bio ) English Georgina Thompson +1 917 238 1559, gthompson@unicef.org, Zeinab Hijazi, Mental Health & Psychosocial Support Specialist, Child Protection in Emergencies Arabic, English Helen Wylie +1 917 244 2215 hwylie@unicef.org, Etleva Kadilli, Director, UNICEF Supply Division ( bio ) English Heidi Martinussen hmartinussen@unicef.org, Dr. , Stefan Swartling Peterson, Associate Director, Health ( bio ) English, German, Swedish, French (basic) Sabrina Sidhu +19174761537 ssidhu@unicef.org, Dr. Robin Nandy, Chief of Immunization ( bio ) English, Hindi Sabrina Sidhu +19174761537 ssidhu@unicef.org, Dr. Victor Aguayo, Associate Director, Nutrition ( bio ) English, Spanish, French Sabrina Sidhu +19174761537 ssidhu@unicef.org  , EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC, NAME AND TITLE,  , LANGUAGES, Dr. Chris Kunihiko Hirabayashi, Regional Health Advisor English, Marc Rubin, Regional Emergency Advisor English, Andreas Wuestenberg, Emergency Specialist English  , EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, NAME AND TITLE,  , LANGUAGES, Afshan Khan, Regional Director ( bio ) English, French, Lucio Melandri, Representative, Greece Partnership Office English, French, Italian  , EAST AND SOUTHERN AFRICA, NAME AND TITLE,  , LANGUAGES, James Elder, Regional Communication Advisor English, Patsy Nakell, Chief of Communication, Africa Services Unit Arabic, English, Finnish, French, Swedish, Gabriele Fontana, Regional Health Advisor English, Italian, Spanish, Samuel Godfrey, Regional WASH Advisor English, Portuguese  , LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, NAME AND TITLE,  , LANGUAGES, Laurent Duvillier, Regional Communication Advisor English, French, Spanish  , MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, NAME AND TITLE,  , LANGUAGES, Juliette Touma, Regional Communication Advisor Arabic, English  , SOUTH ASIA, Paul Rutter, Regional Health Advisor English, Kendra Grigson, Regional Child Protection Advisor English  , WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA, Sandra Bisin, Regional Communication Advisor French, English   ##### Lao. Children wash their hands. UNICEF/UN0311068

WHY:,  Pneumonia claimed the lives of 800,000 children under the age of five in 2018, or one child every 39 seconds. That was more than any other disease. Yet pneumonia remains largely forgotten., WHAT:, On January 29-31, nine leading health and children’s organisations, –, ISGlobal, ,, Save the Children, ,, UNICEF, ,, Every Breath Counts, , the, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, ,, ”la Caixa” Foundation, ,, USAID, ,, Unitaid, and, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, – will join forces in Barcelona to host the world’s first conference on childhood pneumonia. Participants at the Global Forum on Childhood Pneumonia will agree on concrete steps governments and their partners can take to dramatically reduce child pneumonia deaths. Countries hardest hit by the disease are also expected to make major commitments., WHEN:, 29-31 January 2020, WHERE:, CosmoCaixa , c. Isaac Newton, 2608022 Barcelona, Spain, WHO:, Key speakers include: January 29 María Margarita Robles Fernández, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Spain Henrietta Fore, Executive Director of UNICEF Kevin Watkins, CEO of Save the Children Osagie Ehanire, Federal Minister of Health, Nigeria Florence “DJ Cuppy” Otedola, Nigeria January 29-30 Ministers of Health from:, Afghanistan, Angola, Burkina Faso, Bangladesh, Cote D’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, India , Indonesia,, Kenya ,, Malawi, Pakistan, Philippines, Somalia, Uganda. *Italics denote provisional only, Notes to editors, Live video from the event will be available on January 29 & 30. Live stream links will be listed in advance of the event here ., Latest agenda and speaker biographers available here: https://stoppneumonia.org/latest/global-forum/ Handout content and case studies are available here For media registration, please contact one of the officers below by, January 14, 2020., Charlotte Rose, Save the Children (London),, +44 (0)20 7012 6841 / +44 (0)7831 650409 (out of hours), ,, media@savethechildren.org.uk / c.rose@savethechildren.org.uk, Sabrina Sidhu, UNICEF (New York),, +1 9174761537, ssidhu@unicef.org Child being treated for pneumonia UNICEF/UNI235489/Willocq On October 22, 2019, at the National Hospital of Jalapa, Guatemala, Randy Hernández Estrada (6 months old) is being treated for pneumonia.

WHAT:, An on-the-record high-level event with UN representatives, government officials and global leaders at the 25th Conference of the Parties (COP25) in which young climate activists will call for bold, urgent action to protect children and young people from the impact of the climate crisis., WHO:, Five children and young climate activists from Costa Rica, Mexico, Norway, Spain and Zimbabwe; Government representatives from Chile, Costa Rica, Peru and Spain; United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet; Chair of The Elders Mary Robinson; and representatives from UNICEF and the Youth Climate Movement (YOUNGO)., WHEN:, 13:15 – 14:45 CET Monday 9 December., WHERE:, Feria de Madrid, Torres del Paine, Hall 4. The event will be livestreamed on: https://unfccc-cop25.streamworld.de/live ., WHY:, The climate crisis is a child rights crisis. Yet currently, the majority of nationally determined contributions set out by member states do not mention children or young people. The event will see the launch of an Intergovernmental Declaration on Children, Youth and Climate Action, urging Member States to commit to accelerating inclusive child-…, The youth participants are: , Camila Gonzalez,, 16, Mexico, climate activist  , Nkosilathi Nyathi, , 16, Zimbabwe, environmental activist and innovator, Pablo Morente, , 21, Spain, climate activist and mobiliser behind Fridays for Future and Extinction Rebellion climate events, Penelope Lea, , 15, Norway, UNICEF Norway ambassador on climate and environment, Sara Cognuck, , 24, Costa Rica, coordinator for the Local Conference of Youth which developed the Declaration, UNICEF spokespeople available at COP25 are:, Paloma Escudero, , UNICEF global chief of communication, Gautam Narasimhan, , UNICEF senior adviser on climate change, energy and environment, James Elder, , UNICEF regional communication adviser for East and Southern Africa, Najwa Mekki, , UNICEF global chief of media Please contact Najwa Mekki to arrange interviews: + 1 917 209 1804, nmekki@unicef.org Climate action and UN General Assembly 2019 UNICEF/UNI206830/Chalasani

NEW YORK, 18-26 September 2019, - UNICEF media opportunities prior to and during the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly., 00:01am GMT Wednesday 18 September, • UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore issues an inaugural open letter highlighting the eight biggest, emerging threats to child’s rights, as we mark 30 years since the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child – the most widely ratified human rights treaty in history. Contact: Georgina Thompson, UNICEF New York, + 1 917 238 1559…, 11am CEST/ 5 am EST/ 9am GMT Thursday 19 September, •UNICEF and WHO, along with UN partners to release the latest estimates for maternal and child mortality, making the case for better quality of care to save millions of mothers and children. Press briefing to take place in Geneva from 10 – 11am CET with UNICEF and WHO experts. Contact: Sabrina Sidhu, UNICEF New York, + 1 917 476 1537,  ssidhu@…, 00:01am GMT Friday 20 September, • UNICEF issues new numbers on babies born into conflict zones in 2018, and raises concern on the long-term impact of exposure to conflict on children’s early development. Contact: Georgina Thompson, UNICEF New York, + 1 917 238 1559,  gthompson@unicef.org  , Saturday 21 September, • Climate change activation: Part of a classroom made out of recycled plastic will be placed at the UNHQ forecourt. UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore and UNICEF Youth Advocate and environmental activist Kherann Yao from Cote d’Ivoire will unveil the installation. Location: United Nations, New York. Contact: Yemi Lufadeju, UNICEF New York…, 00:01am EST Sunday 22 September, • WHO, along with UNICEF and other partners, will launch the 2019 Global Monitoring Report, Primary Health Care on the Road to Universal Health Coverage , at an event attended by country delegates, heads of global health agencies and civil society groups. The launch takes place ahead of the UN High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage at the…, 10:00-11:00am EST Monday 23 September, • UNICEF and The LEGO Foundation to co-host an event on the impact of humanitarian emergencies on children’s early brain development and showcase interventions that reduce the risk of children’s exposure to toxic stress – a state known to derail brain development in early childhood. Location: UNICEF House, 3 United Nations Plaza. Contact: Georgina…, 11:00am EST Monday 23 September, • Press conference where 16 child petitioners will present an official Complaint to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child. Media must register to attend by Thursday 19 September. A press briefing over the phone will be held at 10.00am EST on 18 September to discuss the Complaint and petitioners. Location: UNICEF House, 3 United…, 11:30am-1:00pm EST Tuesday 24 September, • UNICEF will join 11 multilateral agencies to launch the Global Action Plan for Healthier Lives and Well-Being to align their ways of working and provide more streamlined support to countries to address health equities, improve quality of care and reach their health targets. Joint press release will include key components of the plan. Location:…, 12:00-1:30pm EST Wednesday 25 September, • Generation Unlimited and the Global Business Coalition for Education are co-hosting the event ‘Reimaging Education: Preparing the Next Generation with Skills for the Future’. The event brings together 150 global leaders from business, civil society, government, young people and the United Nations to secure and announce new partnerships,…, 12:00-1:30pm EST Wednesday 25 September, • UN-mandated High-Level commemorative event for member states to make new commitments to the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Speakers include United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, President of the General Assembly María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, member states including the first countries to ratify the Convention, UNICEF…, 6:00-9:00pm EST Wednesday 25 September, • UNICEF and The Rockefeller Foundation will host an event to announce a new partnership that will use data to reduce infant and maternal mortality rates in target countries. This event will showcase how policy makers, tech leaders and health advocates can harness the power of data to realize commitments made on universal health coverage. The…, 11 September to 20 November A special collection – curated by UNICEF and the World Press Photo Foundation – featuring some of the world’s most iconic photographs to highlight challenges faced by children across the world will be exhibited at UNICEF House., The thought-provoking photos – many of which have received widespread attention and spurred international debate on issues including climate change, migration and statelessness – were selected from images in receipt of the prestigious World Press Photo award between 2016 and 2019. Location: UNICEF House, New York. Contact: Georgina Thompson,…