Press Releases

Statement by UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Edouard Beigbeder, on the escalating violence in Syria’s coastal areas

Publication date: March 10, 2025

UNICEF echoes the UN Secretary-General’s call for restraint to prevent further loss of life. We urge all parties to immediately cease hostilities and fully comply with their obligations under International Humanitarian Law and international human rights law.

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on global foreign aid reductions

Publication date: March 6, 2025

Announced and anticipated funding cuts will limit UNICEF’s ability to reach millions of children in dire need.

‘Chefs for UNICEF Gala’ returns to Halifax on April 24

Publication date: March 5, 2025

Nova Scotia’s top culinary talent will help UNICEF continue a 33-year Halifax tradition of giving back to children worldwide

The money raised from the Chefs for UNICEF Gala will. help UNICEF continue its groundbreaking work

UNICEF reaches 364,000 children daily in Goma with clean water and sanitation after escalation in DR Congo conflict

Publication date: March 4, 2025

UNICEF calls on all parties to ensure the protection and continuity of essential services

A child fills bucket with clean water in DR Congo

Children as young as one reported among survivors of rape during Sudan’s violent conflict - UNICEF

Publication date: March 4, 2025

UNICEF calls for urgent international efforts to protect and support children in Sudan

With stoppage of humanitarian aid deliveries into the Gaza Strip, UNICEF warns of severe consequences for children and families in desperate need

Publication date: March 3, 2025

Ceasefire “a critical lifeline” for children across Gaza

Cholera surges in Sudan’s White Nile State, more than 292,000 children at risk in Kosti

Publication date: February 27, 2025

UNICEF partners respond to curb the spread of cholera outbreak

NICEF Sudan’s Chief of Health, shares a light moment with Adan Mohammed, 6 months, before she receives the malaria vaccine. Adan is the very first child to be vaccinated against malaria in Sudan.

Reports of grave violations against children in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo tripled in last month – UNICEF

Publication date: February 26, 2025

UNICEF is deeply concerned by the significant increase in reports of grave violations against children in parts of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The number of incidents has tripled since the latest escalation of violence which began on 24 January 2025.

Families who had been living in displaced persons camps around Goma seek shelter on their way to Shasha village in North Kivu province, DR Congo

Multiple disease outbreaks heighten public health emergencies for children across Eastern and Southern Africa – UNICEF

Publication date: February 24, 2025

17 out of 21 countries in the region are experiencing one or more disease outbreaks.

In a community outreach event, Ms. Mbambu Agnes, a Senior Health Educator from Kasese District, educates residents of Kamukumbi Mughongo Village.

One in five children in Ukraine has lost a relative or friend since the escalation of war three years ago

Publication date: February 21, 2025

UNICEF warns of the devastating toll of war for all children in Ukraine