Press Releases

Children among most vulnerable as extreme weather events continue around the world

Publication date: August 31, 2018

The large number of extreme weather events around the world, including floods in southern India, wildfires in the western United States and heatwaves across much of the northern hemisphere, are putting children in immediate danger, as well as jeopardizing their futures, UNICEF warned today.

UNICEF steps up support for children ahead of new school year in Ebola-affected areas of Eastern DRC

Publication date: August 28, 2018

As more than 82,500 children prepare for the new school year in Ebola-affected areas of the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), UNICEF is scaling up education, health and water, sanitation and hygiene programmes to assist the schools to provide a protective learning environment for children and their teachers.

Statement from Henrietta Fore, UNICEF Executive Director, on latest deadly attacks on children in Yemen

Publication date: August 24, 2018

I had hoped that the outrage that followed the Saada attack in Yemen two weeks ago would be a turning point in the conflict. Yesterday’s reported attacks in Ad-Durayhimi, killing 26 children, indicate that it was not

Investment in education desperately needed to avert “lost generation” of Rohingya children – UNICEF

Publication date: August 23, 2018

One year after mass exodus from Myanmar, the futures of more than 500,000 refugee children in Bangladesh are in the balance

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta H. Fore on World Humanitarian Day 2018

Publication date: August 19, 2018

Today as we mark World Humanitarian Day, we pause to recognise the dedication and courage of our colleagues around the world, honour our colleagues who have lost their lives in the course of their work, and reavow our commitment to the many millions of children and young people in need of support and protection.

Children returned to Central America and Mexico at heightened risk of violence, stigma and deprivation

Publication date: August 16, 2018

Extreme violence, poverty and lack of opportunity are not only powerful drivers of irregular child migration from northern Central America (El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras) and Mexico, but also consequences of deportations from Mexico and the United States – UNICEF said today in a new report.

Ebola outbreak in the DRC: UNICEF ships 90 tons of supplies to help contain spread of deadly disease

Publication date: August 14, 2018

UNICEF is shipping an additional 90 tons of health, water and sanitation supplies to help contain the latest outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

OPEN LETTER URGES PRIME MINISTER TO MAKE GOOD ON HIS COMMITMENT TO THE RIGHT TO HOUSING

Publication date: August 14, 2018

At a press conference in Ottawa today advocates released an open letter to Prime Minister Trudeau signed by over 170 organizations and prominent Canadians urging the Prime Minister to make good on his commitment to the right to housing by enshrining that right in upcoming National Housing Strategy legislation.

Unconscionable attack on children should be turning point in Yemen’s brutal war – enough is enough

Publication date: August 10, 2018

Statement from UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore

"I can’t describe to you what’s happening here”: An appeal from the children of Syria