Press Releases

Venezuela: More than 2.8 million people will gain access to safe drinking water with UNICEF support

Publication date: July 5, 2019

More than 2.8 million people, including Venezuelan children, adolescents and families, will gain improved access to safe drinking water after a collaboration agreement signed this week between UNICEF and the Government of Venezuela.

Democracy falls short for 8 million Canadians not allowed to vote in upcoming federal election

Publication date: July 2, 2019

UNICEF Canada launches #VoteForEveryChild, an advocacy campaign to make every vote, a vote for children in Canada and overseas

Migrant children in the U.S. lack protection and services needed to ensure their well-being

Publication date: June 26, 2019

As two-year-old Valeria’s death shows, coordinated action urgently needed to address root causes of irregular migration and keep children safe Statement from UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore

Over 80 per cent of schools closed as a result of crisis, denying more than 600,000 children access to education

Publication date: June 21, 2019

Geneva Palais briefing note on the situation for children in the North-West and South-West regions of Cameroon

Record number of people facing critical lack of food in South Sudan

Publication date: June 14, 2019

***JOINT FAO/UNICEF/WFP NEWS RELEASE *** 61 per cent of the population are projected to face crisis levels of food insecurity or worse

A health care worker is measuring children's upper arm circumference.

One woman and six newborns die every two hours from complications during pregnancy or childbirth in Yemen - UNICEF

Publication date: June 14, 2019

One woman and six newborns die every two hours in Yemen from complications during pregnancy or childbirth, UNICEF said today in the first of a series of short snapshots on maternal and newborn health in Yemen.

Canada ranks in the middle of the pack for family-friendly policies among wealthy countries

Publication date: June 13, 2019

Quebec offers new moms and dads the most generous parental leave benefits in Canada

UNICEF launches swift response as first Ebola cases and deaths confirmed in Uganda

Publication date: June 13, 2019

UNICEF has launched an emergency Ebola response plan in Uganda following the confirmation of the first three cases of the Ebola Virus Disease in the country over the past two days.

Children killed, injured, detained and abused amid escalating violence and unrest in Sudan

Publication date: June 11, 2019

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore

UNICEF provided life-saving support to children in almost 300 emergencies in 2018

Publication date: June 10, 2019

Number of countries enduring violent conflicts is at a 30-year high with devastating impact on world’s most vulnerable children