Press Releases

Child poverty across eastern Europe and Central Asia soars by 19 per cent, as Ukraine war and rising inflation drive four million children into poverty - UNICEF

Publication date: October 17, 2022

On the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, UNICEF warns that the ripple effects of the increase in child poverty could result in a steep rise in school dropouts and infant mortality

Cholera threat ‘close to a death sentence’ for children with severe acute malnutrition in Haiti as food insecurity worsens

Publication date: October 14, 2022

In Cité Soleil, 8,000 children under five are at risk due to combined threat of severe wasting and cholera

UNICEF calls for the protection of children and adolescents amid public unrest in Iran

Publication date: October 10, 2022

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell

UNICEF warns that more children will die without immediate international support, and revises funding appeal to US$173.5 million

Publication date: October 7, 2022

This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Representative in Pakistan, Abdullah Fadil – to whom quoted text may be attributed - at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

Join UNICEF Canada this Halloween season for a Walk-a-thon that will help raise funds for kids around the world

Publication date: October 6, 2022

Little monsters, ghouls and goblins everywhere in Canada can turn their trick-or-treating steps into a walk-a-thon to raise much-needed funds for children around the world

UNICEF is deeply saddened by tragic shooting at early childhood development centre in Thailand

Publication date: October 6, 2022

UNICEF is saddened and shocked by the tragic shooting incident at an early childhood development centre in Thailand

Demand for life-saving supplies for children at an all-time high as UNICEF commemorates 60 years of operations in Copenhagen

Publication date: October 5, 2022

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Liam Neeson visits humanitarian warehouse to mark historic milestone

Amidst insecurity in Haiti, new cholera upsurge puts 1.2 million children at risk

Publication date: October 4, 2022

The resurgence of cholera in violence-stricken Haiti after three years without a single reported case threatens the well-being and health of 1.2 million children living in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince.

UNICEF Canada CEO To Retire

Publication date: September 27, 2022

UNICEF Canada CEO David Morley will retire next year and step down from his role with the humanitarian organization after more than a decade of leadership.

UNICEF concerned for children in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Noru/Karding strikes

Publication date: September 26, 2022

UN children’s agency prepares supplies for family, especially for those in vulnerable and high-risk communities on the typhoon’s track