Press Releases

Canada’s G7 commitment to education welcome – but investment fails to reflect growing global need

Publication date: June 13, 2021

UNICEF Canada welcomes Prime Minister Trudeau’s commitment to tackling the global learning crisis and addressing the stalled progress for education exacerbated by COVID-19.

Canada’s G7 commitment to education welcome

UNICEF welcomes G7 leaders’ commitments to donate COVID vaccine doses, calls for accelerated timetable

Publication date: June 13, 2021

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore

Bangladesh receives its first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from the COVAX Facility led by directed by Gavi, CEPI, WHO and UNICEF on 31 May 2021

Child labour rises to 160 million – first increase in two decades

Publication date: June 10, 2021

UNICEF and The International Labour Organization warn 9 million additional children at risk as a result of COVID-19 pandemic

Child labour rises to 160 million – first increase in two decades

Parents say the pandemic has introduced new mental health challenges in their children

Publication date: June 9, 2021

A new poll shows 62 per cent of parents say the pandemic has worsened the mental health challenges of their children, and 48 per cent say it has even introduced new mental health challenges where none previously existed. The survey, commissioned by the Inspiring Healthy Futures initiative and conducted by Abacus Data, also shows the majority of parents expect longer-term residual effects of the pandemic on their children’s mental health, even after it ends.

Child playfully thrown in the air by mother

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors join 28 high-profile UNICEF supporters to urge G7 countries to donate COVID-19 vaccine doses to low-income countries

Publication date: June 8, 2021

Ahead of G7 leaders summit this weekend, UNICEF Ambassadors and Supporters publish joint letter urging G7 leaders to commit to sharing at least 20 per cent of available Covid-19 vaccine doses.

Launch of the vaccination campaign against COVID-19 in Goma, North Kivu province, with the vaccines received through the COVAX initiative.

UNICEF supports 26 oxygen plants and sends over 4,000 oxygen concentrators, and other critical supplies as India continues to grapple with COVID-19

Publication date: June 3, 2021

UNICEF continues its emergency support to India’s COVID-19 pandemic response by providing additional lifesaving supplies.

Officials from UNICEF Bihar office present at Fatuha Warehouse, monitoring the unloading of the life-saving medical helps.

Canada Can and Must Share Vaccines Now.

Publication date: June 2, 2021

To reduce the grossly imbalanced distribution of vaccines globally and put an end to COVID everywhere, Canada must join other wealthy countries in donating doses through COVAX.

Statement on the Missing Children of Indian Residential Schools

Publication date: May 31, 2021

We are heartbroken by the discovery of the remains of Indigenous children at Indian Residential Schools located on the traditional territories and lands of First Nations people.

Haiti: Funding gap threatens the lives of nearly 86,000 children

Publication date: May 31, 2021

Number of children pushed into severe acute malnutrition could increase by more than double this year

Guino Sylvain & Micherline Jean-Pierre, holding their twin children. Both assisted to a parenthood club to inform and prevent diseases coming from malnutrition.

Canadian business and philanthropic leaders call on their peers to #ShareTheHealth and donate to UNICEF’s COVID-19 Global Vaccination Efforts

Publication date: May 27, 2021

Anthony and L.Britt Giuffre Fund, Colin and Belle MacDonald Family Charitable Foundation, Eric Jemetz and Stephen Wannamaker Fund, Fairmount Foundation, Five B Family Foundation, Garrett Family Foundation, Hatch, IAMGOLD Corp., Lallemand, New Gold Inc., Pan American Silver Corp., Riddell Family Charitable Foundation, Teck Resources Ltd., The Cedrus Foundation, The Houssian Foundation, and The Trottier Family Foundation are all participating in the campaign.