Press Releases

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake on killing of ICRC workers in Afghanistan and SARC workers in Syria

Publication date: February 9, 2017

We are saddened and outraged by the cruel killings today of six workers for the International Committee of the Red Cross in northern Afghanistan, and two workers for the Syrian Arab Red Crescent in Aleppo, Syria.

Thousands of children out of school after classrooms hit by heavy shelling in eastern Ukraine

Publication date: February 6, 2017

Thousands of children have been forced out of school in eastern Ukraine due to last week’s surge in fighting. At least five schools and two kindergartens have been damaged by heavy shelling and 11 other schools have had to close, according to humanitarian organisations supporting the emergency education response in Ukraine.

The world must make faster progress to end female genital mutilation by 2030

Publication date: February 6, 2017

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin and UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake on the 2017 International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM

Two refugees, generations apart, tell their story in new UNICEF film

Publication date: February 3, 2017

A powerful new UNICEF film presenting the parallel stories of a young Syrian refugee and a World War II child refugee was released today as a stark illustration of the challenges that refugee children continue to face.

Heavy fighting leaves thousands of children cold, thirsty and out of school – UNICEF

Publication date: February 1, 2017

Following intense fighting over the last two days around the town of Avdiivka, Donetsk region, more than 17,000 people – including 2,500 children – are facing freezing weather without any heating, electricity or water.

Schools in Syria rise from the rubble

Publication date: January 31, 2017

As the intensity of violence decreases, children head back to school with UNICEF support.

UNICEF seeks $3.3 billion in emergency assistance for 48 million children caught up in conflict and other crises

Publication date: January 30, 2017

Forty-eight million children living through some of the world’s worst conflicts and other humanitarian emergencies will benefit from UNICEF’s 2017 appeal, which was launched today.

Eleven-year-old British Columbia girl wins annual Pier 1 Imports®/UNICEF/Owlkids Greeting Card Contest

Publication date: January 25, 2017

Eleven-year-old Raavin from British Columbia, was named the grand prize winner of the annual Pier 1 Imports/UNICEF/Owlkids Greeting Card Contest. Raavin’s design will become an official UNICEF greeting card sold exclusively at Pier 1 Imports’ stores across Canada during the 2017 holiday season.

Halifax’s Chefs for UNICEF Water for Life Gala announced for April 26

Publication date: January 25, 2017

To support UNICEF’s work to improve children’s access to clean and safe drinking water around the world, Halifax will host the 25th annual Chefs for UNICEF Water for Life Gala on Wednesday, April 26 at the World Trade and Convention Centre. Tickets are now on sale.

Schools reopen in East Mosul as violence subsides

Publication date: January 24, 2017

As fighting subsides in East Mosul, 30 schools reopened on Sunday with help from UNICEF, alloAs fighting subsides in East Mosul, 30 schools reopened on Sunday with help from UNICEF, allowing over 16,000 children to resume their education.wing over 16,000 children to resume their education.