Press Releases

Time is running out for children as famine, drought and war threaten millions

Publication date: March 27, 2017

UNICEF says children can’t wait, with urgent request for nearly $255 million to respond to immediate needs in northeast Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen

Statement attributable to Geert Cappelaere, UNICEF Regional Director, deploring continued attacks on children in Syria

Publication date: March 23, 2017

As another round of peace talks starts in Geneva today, we are appalled that children throughout Syria continue to come under attack.

Nearly 600 million children will live in areas with extremely limited water resources by 2040 – UNICEF

Publication date: March 22, 2017

Nearly 600 million children – or one in four children worldwide – will be living in areas with extremely limited water resources by 2040, according to a UNICEF report released on World Water Day.

UNICEF welcomes Canada’s assistance in response to famine crisis

Publication date: March 17, 2017

UNICEF Canada has responded to today’s announcement by Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Ahmed D. Hussen of $119.25 million in funding to help scale up the humanitarian response to the famine in South Sudan and ongoing food crisis in Nigeria, Somalia and Yemen. UNICEF Canada’s President and CEO, David Morley, provided the following response.

Cholera vaccination campaign begins in Somalia

Publication date: March 15, 2017

Mass vaccination campaign will target over 450,000 people to halt cholera outbreak

Hitting rock bottom: Children’s suffering in Syria at its worst, UNICEF reports on sixth anniversary of deadly conflict

Publication date: March 13, 2017

Grave violations against children in Syria were the highest on record in 2016, said UNICEF in a grim report of the conflict’s impact on children, as the war reaches six years.

NATIONAL POLIO IMMUNIZATION CAMPAIGN REACHES FIVE MILLION CHILDREN IN YEMEN AS CONFLICT INTENSIFIES

Publication date: March 8, 2017

Amid escalating violence, UNICEF and partners have completed the first round of a nationwide door-to-door vaccination campaign reaching five million children under the age of five with oral polio vaccine and vitamin A supplementation.

UNICEF welcomes Canada’s investment in girls and women’s rights on International Women’s Day

Publication date: March 8, 2017

UNICEF Canada has responded to today’s announcement by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau of $650 million over three years in funding for sexual and reproductive health and rights. UNICEF Canada’s President and CEO, David Morley, was in Ottawa for the announcement and provided the following response.

Chefs announced for Halifax Gala in support of UNICEF

Publication date: March 1, 2017

Award-winning Nova Scotia culinary talent comes together for 25th annual event to help world’s children

A deadly journey for children: The migration route from North Africa to Europe

Publication date: February 28, 2017

Refugee and migrant children and women are routinely suffering sexual violence, exploitation, abuse and detention along the Central Mediterranean migration route from North Africa to Italy, UNICEF warned in a new report.