Press Releases

UNICEF welcomes Canada’s support for Yemen children and urges world leaders to do more

Publication date: February 26, 2019

UNICEF Canada welcomes the Government of Canada’s announcement of new humanitarian funding of $46.7 million in response to the humanitarian needs of people in Yemen. This was announced earlier today at the Yemen Pledging Conference by the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development.

Children wait to be vaccinated in Dhamar, Yemen

Increasing number of people face severe food shortages in South Sudan

Publication date: February 22, 2019

Nearly 7 million people expected to be in acute food insecurity at the height of lean season. ***JOINT FAO/UNICEF/WFP NEWS RELEASE ***

Redeployment agreement from Hudaydah welcome – calls to bring positive change for children

Publication date: February 20, 2019

Statement by Geert Cappelaere, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa

A student stands in the ruins of one of his former classrooms

Thousands of children vaccinated in remote Rukban settlement amid severe lack of access to medical care

Publication date: February 15, 2019

UNICEF-supported vaccinators were able to immunize thousands of children during a 9-day mission to the remote makeshift settlement in Rukban at the border with Jordan, home to more than 40,000 people – mostly women and children.

Government of Canada commits to ending child and forced labour in corporate supply chains

Publication date: February 12, 2019

The Government of Canada announced on Friday that it would initiate consultations on corporate supply chain legislation this year. The statement is a positive step towards requiring Canadian companies to take action and report on their efforts to address child labour, modern slavery, and other human rights violations.

Dozens of children released by armed groups in South Sudan, marking International Day Against Child Soldiers

Publication date: February 12, 2019

One hundred and nineteen children were released today by an armed group in South Sudan, bringing the total number of those freed since the conflict began to more than 3,100.

Over 160,000 displaced children protected from harsh winter in Iraq

Publication date: February 8, 2019

As cold winter weather sweeps across Iraq, UNICEF has provided warm clothes to over 160,000 internally displaced and refugee children, including those in hard-to-reach areas such as Sinjar, where UNICEF has maintained a strong presence since violence escalated in 2013.

Take action to eliminate female genital mutilation by 2030

Publication date: February 6, 2019

Joint statement by Henrietta Fore, UNICEF Executive Director, Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNFPA Executive Director, and Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, UN Women Executive Director

Violence, displacement and harsh conditions in Syria kill over 30 children since December

Publication date: January 31, 2019

Statement attributable to UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore

Girl forced to flee her home in Hajin, Syria

Nearly 3,000 children crossed from Guatemala to Mexico since mid-January – UNICEF