United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

Rule Changes

Co-publisher of WUENIC; leads zero-dose child outreach programs

Global childhood vaccination rates rose one point in 2025, but the world still hasn't recovered ground lost during the pandemic. New WHO-UNICEF data show 90% of infants got at least one dose of the diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine — roughly 116 million babies — yet coverage remains one point below 2019 levels.

Updated Yesterday

New Capabilities

Supporting affected families and children

Two weeks after the June 24 twin earthquakes, Venezuela's confirmed death toll reached 3,535 — more than double the figure recorded in the first days after the disaster. Most international rescue teams have withdrawn, leaving 29,567 Venezuelan military and security personnel and more than 27,000 volunteers to continue recovery.

Updated Jul 9

New Capabilities

Vaccine procurement and delivery partner

Cervical cancer kills roughly one African woman every seven minutes. On April 29, 2026, Burundi became the latest country to give its girls a shot at avoiding that fate, launching a national human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program with backing from Gavi, UNICEF, and the World Health Organization (WHO).

Updated May 31

Rule Changes

Providing technical and logistical support for the emergency campaign

Bangladesh was on track to eliminate measles by 2026, but is now fighting its worst outbreak in a decade—over 9,000 suspected cases across 56 of 64 districts, with more than 140 children dead in six weeks. On April 12, an emergency vaccination campaign expanded into Dhaka and three other major cities, targeting 1.2 million children with support from UNICEF, the WHO, and Gavi.

Updated May 31

Force in Play

Lead agency for child nutrition and protection

Two of every five Sudanese now lack enough food. Three UN agencies said on May 15 that 19.5 million people across Sudan face crisis-level hunger after three years of war between the national army and a paramilitary force.

Updated May 15