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At least ten children reportedly killed in escalating violence in Sudan’s Al Jazirah State - UNICEF

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell

Calgary’s ‘UNICEF Water for Life Gala’ aims to raise $1.3M to provide safe water for children

For children caught in humanitarian crisis, water is a matter of life and death

Children collect safe water from a new water station in the village of Gelhanty, Sudan.

A Holiday Special with Simu Liu, UNICEF Canada Ambassador

A holiday special episode of the For Every Child podcast featuring a conversation between UNICEF Canada ambassadors and actors Simu Liu and Saara Chaudry about what inspires them to advocate for child rights and their hopes for children in 2024.

UNICEF Canada ambassadors Simu Liu and Saara Chaudry looking at camera

Yemen: Eight years on, children continue to suffer

Eights years into the conflict in Yemen and many children have known nothing but war in their lives. Peter Hawkins, UNICEF’s representative in Yemen speaks about what is being done to build resilience in communities and what the current challenges are in terms of education and nutrition.

A man holds a child who is eating from a red packet of Plumpy'Nut. This photo was taken in Yemen in 2022.

Supporting children's mental health in crises and conflicts

Host Saara Chaudry speaks to Dr. Marcia Brophy, one of UNICEF's global mental health and psychosocial advisors, on the impact of conflict on child and adolescent mental health - and the support and services needed.

A child and a UNICEF staff member sit in a tent on the floor. The staff member giving the child a block with other toys lying around them.

Polio vaccination campaign to resume in northern Gaza

Joint statement by WHO and UNICEF

A child is being vaccinated while UNICEF's vaccination cold storage can been seen as well

Sudan rolls out first malaria vaccines

The Federal Ministry of Health, in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Health Organization (WHO) and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, rolled out malaria vaccines for the first time in the country today to bolster efforts to protect children from the deadly disease.

Health worker prepares malaria vaccines in Sudan

FAST FACTS: Violence against children widespread, affecting millions globally

Violence against children – whether physical, emotional, or sexual – is a global crisis happening in homes, schools, communities, and online. Its impacts are severe, leading to injuries, sexually transmitted infections, mental health issues such as anxiety and depression, and death.

Silhouette of children standing on a balcony

Optimizely test project

Violence in Myanmar driving up to 12,000 Rohingya refugee children into Bangladesh every week – UNICEF

Desperate living conditions and waterborne diseases are threatening more than 320,000 Rohingya refugee children who have fled to southern Bangladesh since late August, including some 10,000 who crossed from Myanmar over the past few days, UNICEF said today.