11 months of war in Ukraine have disrupted education for more than five million children
On International Day of Education, UNICEF calls for increased support to ensure learning opportunities for children in Ukraine and in refugee-hosting countries

Pakistan’s rains may have stopped, but children are still dying - UNICEF
This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Representative in Pakistan, Abdullah Fadil – to whom quoted text may be attributed - at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva

Children from the poorest households benefit the least from national public education funding
A one percentage point increase in the allocation of public education resources to the poorest 20 per cent may pull 35 million primary school-aged children out of learning poverty globally

25 million Nigerians at high risk of food insecurity in 2023
Nearly 25 million Nigerians are at risk of facing hunger between June and August 2023

UNICEF welcomes Canada’s contribution of US$188 million to support COVID-19 response and health systems strengthening
UNICEF welcomes announcement of CAD $70 million by the Government of Canada, bringing Canada’s contribution towards the 2022 Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-A) Humanitarian Action for Children appeal up to CAD 255 million (US $188 million)

Up to 4 million children in Pakistan still living next to stagnant and contaminated floodwater
Child survival crisis remains acute in flood-affected areas as rates of respiratory infections and severe acute malnutrition soar
Restricting female humanitarians from working and female students from access to education in Afghanistan is a ‘blatant violation of fundamental human rights’
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell

More than twenty million children suffering in the Horn of Africa as drought intensifies
UN children’s agency warns of funding shortfall as the region faces an unprecedented fifth consecutive failed rainy season and poor outlook for the sixth.

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Angélique Kidjo celebrates resilience of girls and young people during visit to Benin
Trip marks Kidjo’s 20-year anniversary as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador

UNICEF supports Ukraine Ministry of Social Policy and Ukrainian Railways holiday season campaign for war-affected children and vulnerable families
In midst of the difficult winter period, UNICEF is working to provide a total of $102 million of additional cash assistance
