Press Releases

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.

“What if these were your children?”

Publication date: February 23, 2017

Statement attributable to Geert Cappelaere, UNICEF Regional Director, urging all parties at Geneva talks to put Syria’s children first

The Roméo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative, Save the Children, UNICEF Canada and World Vision Canada welcome Canada’s continued leadership in championing the rights of children affected by armed conflict

Publication date: February 21, 2017

The Roméo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative, Save the Children, UNICEF Canada and World Vision Canada, commend Canada for taking a strong stand against attacks on education through endorsing the Safe Schools Declaration and supporting the Guidelines for Protecting Schools and Universities from Military Use during Armed Conflict.

At least 65,000 children released from armed forces and groups over the last 10 years, UNICEF