Press Releases

Statement by Mohamed Malick Fall, UNICEF Representative in Nigeria, on the school attack in Borno State

Publication date: November 30, 2017

Today’s attack on a primary school in the town of Kuaya kusar, Borno State, in which two children were brutally killed and two others injured, is a despicable act.

Child malnutrition levels increase sharply in besieged Syrian town of East Ghouta

Publication date: November 29, 2017

Violence, lack of humanitarian access and sky-rocketing food prices have worsened malnutrition among young children in besieged East Ghouta. Nearly 400,000 people – half of them are estimated to be children – remain trapped in the area which has been under siege since mid-2013.

One day left for Canadians to double their impact and help Rohingya children at risk

Publication date: November 27, 2017

As the Rohingya crisis worsens by the day, Canadians have one day left to make double the difference for children in urgent need. Tomorrow is the last day of the Government of Canada’s Myanmar Crisis Relief Fund, which is matching individual donations to help scale up the humanitarian support that is desperately needed.

UNICEF launches groundbreaking initiative to make Canada the best country for kids

Publication date: November 20, 2017

Today, National Child Day, UNICEF Canada officially launches One Youth, an initiative to make Canada the best country in the world to grow up in by 2030. Millions of children and youth across Canada are falling through the cracks and not reaching their full potential. UNICEF Report Card 14 revealed that Canada’s children rank 29th out of 41 rich countries in terms of overall well-being. No generation should have to settle rather than to dream.

Global 'take-overs', star-studded events and world leaders to spotlight most disadvantaged for World Children's Day in over 130 countries

Publication date: November 14, 2017

In the buildup to November 20, stars and leaders from the worlds of entertainment, government, sport and business will rally for children with UNICEF

“Bring Your MP to School Day” sees parliamentarians get schooled by students

Publication date: November 13, 2017

In the run up to National Child Day in Canada, the country’s youngest constituents are speaking up and voicing their opinions to Members of Parliament. UNICEF Canada’s “Bring Your MP to School Day” brings parliamentarians back to school to give children and youth the chance to be heard.

Bangladesh steps up vaccination for new Rohingya arrivals as measles cases rise

Publication date: November 10, 2017

An increase in the number of suspected measles cases among the newly arrived Rohingya and their host communities in southern Bangladesh has prompted the Government and UN partners to step up immunization efforts in overcrowded camps and makeshift shelters close to the border with Myanmar.

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake on the situation in Yemen

Publication date: November 9, 2017

Yesterday, Mark Lowcock, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, called on all parties to the conflict to provide safe, rapid, unhindered humanitarian access to people in need, through all ports and airports, including Hudaydah port and Sana’a airport.

Harvest season provides meagre respite to South Sudan’s hunger crisis

Publication date: November 6, 2017

Malnutrition rates soar especially among children, lean season forecast to start early

Malnutrition rates among Rohingya refugee children in Bangladesh appear to be at least double earlier estimates

Publication date: November 3, 2017

Preliminary data from a nutrition assessment conducted last week at Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, shows a 7.5 per cent prevalence of life-threatening severe acute malnutrition – a rate double that seen among Rohingya child refugees in May 2017, UNICEF said today.