Press Releases

UNICEF calls for the protection of children trapped in west Mosul’s violence

Publication date: June 29, 2017

Statement attributable to Peter Hawkins, UNICEF’s Representative in Iraq

UNICEF AIRLIFTS LIFE-SAVING SUPPLIES TO YEMEN TO COMBAT CHOLERA AS CASES SURPASS 200,000

Publication date: June 28, 2017

Three UNICEF charter planes have delivered 36 tons of life-saving medical and water purification supplies to Yemen to scale up efforts to combat the world’s worst cholera outbreak.

Children continue to bear the brunt of multiple emergencies in Sudan

Publication date: June 28, 2017

UNICEF urgently requires US$22 million to provide lifesaving response for over 100,000 children

Investments in poor children save more lives per dollar spent, new UNICEF study says

Publication date: June 27, 2017

Unless the world makes faster progress on reducing child mortality, by 2030 almost 70 million children will die before reaching their fifth birthday.

Statement from UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake and WHO Director-General Margaret Chan on the cholera outbreak in Yemen as suspected cases exceed 200,000

Publication date: June 24, 2017

The rapidly spreading cholera outbreak in Yemen has exceeded 200,000 suspected cases, increasing at an average of 5,000 a day. We are now facing the worst cholera outbreak in the world.

UNICEF calling for famine and food crisis donations in final week of Government of Canada match

Publication date: June 23, 2017

Canadians have just one week left to have their donations to the famine and food crisis matched by the Government of Canada’s Famine Relief Fund and UNICEF is calling for life-saving donations by the June 30 match deadline.

New UNICEF report: Poor health, violence at alarming rates among Canada’s kids

Publication date: June 14, 2017

Canada ranks 25th among 41 rich countries in child and youth well-being

Canada puts international assistance to work for women, girls

Publication date: June 9, 2017

UNICEF Canada responds to Government of Canada’s new international assistance policy

More than 1,000 children seek treatment for watery diarrhoea daily as number of suspected cholera cases in Yemen soars

Publication date: May 31, 2017

More than 10,000 total new cases reported in the last three days alone

Minister Sajjan, Lt. General (ret’d) Roméo Dallaire, join South Sudanese advocate and entrepreneur James Thuch Madhier and leading child rights agencies to mark International Peacekeeping Day

Publication date: May 29, 2017

Ahead of the anticipated release of Canada’s new defence policy, Minister of National Defence, The Honourable Harjit Sajjan and retired lieutenant-general Roméo Dallaire join South Sudanese refugee and social entrepreneur James Thuch Madhier in an open discussion on Canada’s role in protecting children in conflict.