Press Releases

Over 420,000 children affected by record-breaking drought in the Amazon region

Publication date: November 7, 2024

Climate shocks in Brazil, Colombia and Peru are leaving children cut off from education, food supplies and other life-saving services as rivers reach devastating lows

Small fishing ships seem to be stranded on a water front as the flood waters dissipate

Second round of polio campaign in Gaza completed amid ongoing conflict and attacks: UNICEF and WHO

Publication date: November 6, 2024

The second round of the polio vaccination campaign in the Gaza Strip was completed yesterday, with an overall 556,774 children under the age of ten being vaccinated with a second dose of polio vaccine, and 448,425 children between two- and ten-years-old receiving Vitamin A, following the three phases conducted in the last weeks.

A health worker administers polio vaccine to a child in Gaza

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on a deadly weekend of attacks in North Gaza

Publication date: November 5, 2024

Attacks on civilians, including humanitarian workers, and what remains of Gaza’s civilian facilities and infrastructure must stop - Catherine Russell, Executive Director UNICEF

FAST FACTS: Violence against children widespread, affecting millions globally

Publication date: November 5, 2024

Violence against children – whether physical, emotional, or sexual – is a global crisis happening in homes, schools, communities, and online. Its impacts are severe, leading to injuries, sexually transmitted infections, mental health issues such as anxiety and depression, and death.

Silhouette of children standing on a balcony

Sudan rolls out first malaria vaccines

Publication date: November 4, 2024

The Federal Ministry of Health, in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Health Organization (WHO) and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, rolled out malaria vaccines for the first time in the country today to bolster efforts to protect children from the deadly disease.

Health worker prepares malaria vaccines in Sudan

Polio vaccination campaign to resume in northern Gaza

Publication date: November 1, 2024

Joint statement by WHO and UNICEF

A child is being vaccinated while UNICEF's vaccination cold storage can been seen as well

Calgary’s ‘UNICEF Water for Life Gala’ aims to raise $1.3M to provide safe water for children

Publication date: October 30, 2024

For children caught in humanitarian crisis, water is a matter of life and death

Children collect safe water from a new water station in the village of Gelhanty, Sudan.

At least ten children reportedly killed in escalating violence in Sudan’s Al Jazirah State - UNICEF

Publication date: October 28, 2024

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell

UN agencies warn of spiraling Sudan crisis as civilians face grave risks and famine threat grows amid access barriers

Publication date: October 25, 2024

Joint Statement by UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner for Operations Raouf Mazou and UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban

A boy sits in his home as he looks towards the camera in Sudan

85 per cent of children affected by polio in 2023 lived in fragile and conflict-affected countries

Publication date: October 24, 2024

On World Polio Day, UNICEF warns that polio cases in these settings have more than doubled over the past five years