Press Releases

Afghanistan sees three-fold increase in attacks on schools in one year – UNICEF

Publication date: May 28, 2019

As global leaders convene today in Mallorca, Spain, at the third International Conference on Safe Schools, UNICEF calls for an end to the fighting and protection of education

Statement on attacks in the Central African Republic

Publication date: May 24, 2019

UNICEF condemns the brutal killings of civilians during recent attacks by armed groups on villages in the northwest of the Central African Republic. The attacks left at least 54 people dead.

children on the road in Bangui outskirts

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Priyanka Chopra Jonas visits Ethiopia to meet refugee children fleeing conflict and humanitarian crises

Publication date: May 24, 2019

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Priyanka Chopra Jonas travelled to Ethiopia this week to meet refugee children who have fled their countries due to conflict and humanitarian crises.

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Priyanka Chopra Jonas visits Ethiopia

Protect the rights of children of foreign fighters stranded in Syria and Iraq

Publication date: May 21, 2019

The thousands of children of foreign fighters languishing in camps, detention centers or orphanages in Syria, Iraq and elsewhere are among the world’s most vulnerable children. They live in appalling conditions amid constant threats to their health, safety and well-being.

Attacks on schools quadruple in conflict-hit eastern Ukraine

Publication date: May 21, 2019

Since the start of eastern Ukraine’s five-year conflict, more than 750 educational facilities on both sides have been damaged or destroyed due to hostilities

UNICEF Canada supports cross-party call for federal Commissioner for Children and Youth

Publication date: May 16, 2019

UNICEF Canada welcomes discussions on the best way forward for the establishment of a federal Commissioner for Children and Youth following the introduction of Bill C-451 An Act to Establish a Children's Health Commissioner of Canada.

Nearly 900 children released from armed group in north-east Nigeria

Publication date: May 10, 2019

A total of 894 children, including 106 girls, were released from the ranks of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) in Maiduguri, north-east Nigeria today, as part of its commitment to end and prevent the recruitment and use of children.

UNICEF Canada supports calls for a National School Food Program

Publication date: May 7, 2019

UNICEF Canada is encouraged by the momentum toward the establishment of a national school food program, and endorses Bill C-446, An Act to Develop a National School Food Program for Children, tabled today by MP Don Davies (Member for Vancouver Kingsway)

12 children killed in past two weeks in northwest Syria

Publication date: May 4, 2019

At least 12 children have been killed in northwestern Syria since April 20 as violence in the demilitarized zone continues to escalate.

Young boy stands near the tent where he lives with his family, Atma camp, Idlib

With deadly cyclones on the rise, UNICEF raises concern about impact of climate change on children

Publication date: May 3, 2019

1.1 million children affected in wake of cyclones Kenneth and Idai in Mozambique; 10 million children live in path of Cyclone Fani in India