Press Releases

15 child soldiers released in South Sudan

Publication date: February 26, 2020

15 children associated with armed forces and armed groups have been released in South Sudan. The boys ranging from 16 to 18 years of age were taken as prisoners of war during clashes in the northern parts of the country in 2019.

Two boys embrace at a ceremony for former child soldiers.

UNICEF provides cash support to more than 40,000 Lebanese children

Publication date: February 26, 2020

Lebanon’s deteriorating economic situation is threatening the livelihoods of the most vulnerable Lebanese households, putting children and young people’s education, protection and health at risk. UNICEF with partners have activated a cash assistance programme to support approximately 40,000 children from 15,000 Lebanese families.

Two children show off their UNICEF supplies in Lebanon.

Louis Vuitton: More than 10 million US dollars to help the world’s most vulnerable children

Publication date: February 21, 2020

In the four years since the launch of its international partnership with UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund, Louis Vuitton has raised more than 10 million US dollars through a global network of stores, customers and employees to support UNICEF’s programmes and help the world’s most vulnerable children.

A Louis Vuitton staff member meets with children at a school in Nepal.

As violence escalates, 37 children among those killed and injured in the attack in Al-Jawf, north of Yemen

Publication date: February 20, 2020

Statement from Sara Beysolow Nyanti, UNICEF Representative in Yemen

Boys sit in front of a bombed house in Sana'a Yemen

Over half a million children in northwest Syria forced to flee amid continued violence and harsh weather

Publication date: February 18, 2020

77 children killed or injured in the fighting since the beginning of the year.

A child stands in a temporary camp for displaced persons in Syria.

Critical support for former child soldiers in South Sudan at risk from lack of funding

Publication date: February 12, 2020

900 children on verge of release could be left in limbo unless new funds are secured

Two former child soldiers wait during a reintegration ceremony.

1 in 3 adolescent girls from the poorest households has never been to school - UNICEF

Publication date: January 20, 2020

As world leaders convene at the World Economic Forum, UNICEF urges policy-makers to address extreme disparities in public education spending.

Halifax’s iconic ‘Chefs for UNICEF Water for Life Gala’ celebrates its 28th year supporting the world’s vulnerable children

Publication date: January 13, 2020

Nova Scotia’s top culinary talent is coming together for the 28th annual Chefs for UNICEF Water for Life Gala at the Halifax Convention Centre, an evening of fun and delicious international cuisine in support of UNICEF’s work to provide access to safe water and sanitation systems for children in Uganda.

UNICEF Canada Statement on Australian Bushfires

Publication date: January 9, 2020

UNICEF Canada's statement on the devastation being wrought on children and families in Australia, due to the ongoing bush fires.

Children play at the showgrounds in the southern New South Wales town of Bega where they are camping after being evacuated from nearby sites affected by bushfires.

UNICEF’s New Year appeal for Syria: cease fighting in the northwest and end the nine-year war

Publication date: January 2, 2020

New Year’s Day is supposed to be a day of hope and a time to look forward to the year ahead. For families in Syria, any hope is all too often extinguished by heart-breaking violence.