Press Releases

12 children killed in past two weeks in northwest Syria

Publication date: May 4, 2019

At least 12 children have been killed in northwestern Syria since April 20 as violence in the demilitarized zone continues to escalate.

Young boy stands near the tent where he lives with his family, Atma camp, Idlib

With deadly cyclones on the rise, UNICEF raises concern about impact of climate change on children

Publication date: May 3, 2019

1.1 million children affected in wake of cyclones Kenneth and Idai in Mozambique; 10 million children live in path of Cyclone Fani in India

Boy stands in flooded streets in Pemba, Mozambique

More than 300,000 Venezuelan children in Colombia need humanitarian assistance – UNICEF

Publication date: April 28, 2019

At least 327,000 children from Venezuela are living as migrants and refugees in Colombia. Without increased support, their health, education, protection and well-being will be in jeopardy, UNICEF said today.

A group of migrants crosses an illegal path between Colombia and Venezuela.

Over 20 million children worldwide missed out on measles vaccine annually in past 8 years, creating a pathway to current global outbreaks – UNICEF

Publication date: April 25, 2019

An estimated 169 million children missed out on the first dose of the measles vaccine between 2010 and 2017, or 21.1 million children a year on average, UNICEF said today.

Nearly 15,000 cases of malaria reported in areas of Mozambique affected by Cyclone Idai – UNICEF Concerns over increased caseload as world marks Malaria Day and second cyclone approaches

Publication date: April 25, 2019

Concerns over increased caseload as world marks Malaria Day and second cyclone approaches

woman and chjld surrounded by mosquito nets

Two-thirds of children and youth in Canada feel like they don’t belong

Publication date: April 23, 2019

A sense of isolation can lead to mental health issues, teen suicide, trouble with the law, poor school performance and homelessness, warns UNICEF’s One Youth initiative

Pilot project aims to improve well-being of children and youth in Waterloo Region

Publication date: April 17, 2019

Kitchener Waterloo Community Foundation, Overlap Associates and UNICEF Canada partner to launch the Waterloo Region One Youth Fund

6,000 children reunited with families after years of separation in South Sudan

Publication date: April 17, 2019

Save the Children, UNICEF and partners have successfully reunited 6,000 children with their families after years of separation due to conflict. This is a milestone for the Family Tracing and Reunification (FTR) programme in South Sudan since the first reunification of 420 children in 2014.

Tears of happiness from mother who met her children in Bentiu Protection of Civilian (POC) site after five years of separation

One month on from Cyclone Idai, 1.6 million children still reeling from its impact – UNICEF

Publication date: April 14, 2019

At least 1.6 million children need urgent assistance – in healthcare, nutrition, protection, education, water and sanitation – one month after Cyclone Idai devastated parts of Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe, UNICEF said today.

A woman fill jerricans at a community water point.

More than 3,500 children have been recruited and used by non-state armed groups in north-east Nigeria since 2013

Publication date: April 12, 2019

More than 3,500 children, most of whom were aged 13 to 17, were recruited by non-state armed groups between 2013 and 2017 and have been used in the ongoing armed conflict in north-east Nigeria – UNICEF said today ahead of the fifth anniversary of the Chibok abduction.