Press Releases

Racism and discrimination against children rife in countries worldwide – UNICEF

Publication date: November 18, 2022

New report outlines how children are discriminated against in health, access to government resources, and education; analysis of 22 countries shows advantaged groups are twice as likely to have basic reading skills

Top UN, ICRC leaders urge stepped-up global support to protect civilians from explosive weapons in populated areas

Publication date: November 14, 2022

Milestone political declaration to open for signature on 18 November

Actor Saara Chaudry joins UNICEF Canada as an Ambassador and calls on Canadians to Go Blue for National Child Day to champion children’s rights

Publication date: November 14, 2022

Canadian Screen Award-winning actor, and Harvard freshman Saara Chaudry announced today that she is taking on a new, exciting role as UNICEF Canada Ambassador.

UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell concludes Viet Nam visit, commends country’s commitment to children

Publication date: November 11, 2022

UNICEF Executive Director called for urgent action to address challenges like malnutrition and inequalities that have been exacerbated by COVID-19 and climate shocks

UNICEF Poll: African youth report reconsidering having children due to climate change at higher rate than youth from other regions

Publication date: November 9, 2022

Globally, 2 in 5 young people said the impacts of climate change have made them rethink their desire to start a family, according to agency’s latest U-Report findings.

Over 27 million children at risk as devastating floods set records across the world

Publication date: November 8, 2022

Number of children affected by flooding in Chad, Gambia, Pakistan and north-east Bangladesh highest in over 30 years

Mass displacements in eastern DRC pose a deadly threat to children and young people

Publication date: November 7, 2022

There are nearly 190 children who have been separated from their families or caregivers during the chaos of recent displacements

Schools for more than 2 million children in Pakistan remain inaccessible due to devastating floods – UNICEF

Publication date: November 3, 2022

UNICEF has established more than 500 temporary learning centres in the worst-affected districts and supported teachers and children with education supplies.

Hunger and malnutrition being driven by climate crisis and conflict in South Sudan

Publication date: November 3, 2022

The proportion of people facing severe acute food insecurity is at the highest level ever, surpassing levels seen even during the conflicts in 2013 and 2016.

South Sudan. Woman and child at a nutrition site

UNICEF concerned for children in the Philippines as cyclone Paeng/Nalgae strikes

Publication date: October 29, 2022

UN children’s agency monitors situation in vulnerable and high-risk communities on the typhoon’s track