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Women in Canada unite for a better future for children, everywhere

Women’s giving circles have enabled UNICEF Canada to offer collective giving that support global programs to create transformational impact for women, children and communities.

A classroom in Ghana with students sitting at desk. In the centre of the photo is a girl in a pink uniform smiling while looking beyond the camera.

Widespread learning loss among Ukraine’s children, as students enter fourth year of disruption to education – UNICEF

Continued attacks on education inside Ukraine and low-level enrolment in host countries have left many of Ukraine’s 6.7 million 3–18-year-olds struggling to learn, warns UNICEF Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia Regina De Dominicis on return from Ukraine.

Regina De Dominicis, UNICEF Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia, is communicating with preschool children during her visit to "Lisova Pisnya" - one of the kindergarten, supported by UNICEF.

Youth mental health crisis: the pandemic fallout

The pandemic has had a long-standing effect on mental health, from anxiety to loneliness. Though the pandemic has ended, the impact it has had continues in dealing with grief and anxiety. Read as our youth advocates share their personal experiences on Covid-19's impact on youth mental health.

Nearly one million children in Mali at risk of acute malnutrition by the end of 2023 – UNICEF-WFP

Ongoing conflict and lack of humanitarian access are weakening already vulnerable communities.

Children in 98 per cent of African countries at high or extremely high risk of the impacts of climate change: UNICEF

New report reveals, despite the risks, only 2.4 per cent of global climate funding targets children.

UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell visits Brazil to highlight the impact of poverty and climate change on children

The Executive Director’s visit to Sao Paulo, Recife and Brasilia highlight the more than half of Brazil’s children living in poverty, with many more vulnerable to climate and environmental risks.

On 30 August 2023 in Brazil, UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell shares a good laugh with a student while visiting the CEMEI 8 de Março school in the Ibura neighbourhood of Recife.

All smiles for school

Some back-to-school smiles from children around the world as classes start in Canada again.

A boy uses his hands to create a square photo sign. He is in a classroom setting standing next to bulletin board with many colourful sheets pinned on it. He is wearing a white uniform shirt. In Cox's Bazaar, Bangladesh.

Number of migrant children moving across Latin America and the Caribbean hits new record amid violence, instability and climate change

One in four people on the move in Latin America and the Caribbean is a child, the highest proportion globally.

Esther, an Haitian mother of two children, arrives in pirogue to Lajas Blancas Migrant Temporary Reception Center, after crossing the Darien jungle with her husband.

UNICEF STATEMENT ON THE EARTHQUAKE IN MOROCCO

UNICEF is following the situation and ready to support the Government of Morocco upon its request and under the coordination of the United Nations, to help reach children who may have been impacted by this disaster.

Residents stay out at a square in Marrakesh on September 9, 2023, after an earthquake.

Devastating Earthquake strikes Morocco

The search for survivors continues in Morocco after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake.