Press Releases

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the children killed by the alarming escalation of violence in the Middle East

Publication date: June 16, 2025

UNICEF strongly condemns all forms of violence against children. Our thoughts are with all the families and communities mourning this tragic loss of life.

Despite progress, child labour still affects 138 million children globally – ILO, UNICEF

Publication date: June 11, 2025

New report shows an almost 50 per cent reduction since start of century, but world fails to reach elimination targets

A child works in small silver polishing factory in Bangladesh

Mental health study shows Gen Z overwhelmed but undeterred by unrelenting global crises

Publication date: June 3, 2025

With 60 per cent of young people reporting feeling overwhelmed by the news, a new study by a coalition of UNICEF and private sector partners shows that young people continue to face stigma and limited access to mental health services.

Over 1 million children at risk as cholera spreads in Sudan’s Khartoum State - UNICEF

Publication date: May 28, 2025

More than 7,700 cholera cases - including over 1,000 cases in children under the age of five - and 185 associated deaths have been reported in Khartoum State since January 2025, according to health authorities. UNICEF and partners are working with the Federal Ministry of Health to curb the spread of the deadly disease and save lives.

A child looks on as health workers screen children for malnutrition at a UNICEF-supported Primary Health Clinic in Tawila, North Darfur, Sudan

Throne Speech 2025: Three ways the Canadian government can prioritize children

Publication date: May 28, 2025

UNICEF Canada shares the bold policies and proven solutions that can help advance rights of every child at home and around the world following the Speech from the Throne.

‘Unimaginable horrors’: more than 50,000 children reportedly killed or injured in the Gaza Strip

Publication date: May 27, 2025

Statement by UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Edouard Beigbeder

Horrific strikes in Ukraine reportedly kill three children, injure at least 13

Publication date: May 26, 2025

Statement attributable to Munir Mammadzade, UNICEF Representative to Ukraine

Statement by UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Edouard Beigbeder, on the killing of at least 45 children in the Gaza Strip

Publication date: May 16, 2025

Children's rights in Gaza are being gravely violated every day and urgent action is needed to protect children from widespread grave violations of their rights and threats to their survival.

Canada barely getting a passing grade in UNICEF’s latest Report Card on child well-being

Publication date: May 13, 2025

UNICEF Report Card 19 reveals troubling mental health trends for children and young people across Canada.

Seven children running towards the camera in a playground

Risk of famine for children across Gaza, new report says

Publication date: May 12, 2025

UNICEF and WFP warn of looming catastrophe as 71,000 children and more than 17,000 mothers are threatened by acute malnutrition.