Press Releases

Canadians Call for Action at G7 Summit

Publication date: April 23, 2018

As momentum builds toward the G7 Summit in June, a coalition of leading Canadian development and humanitarian agencies is amplifying the voices of concerned Canadians who want G7 leaders to take action on the most neglected, yet critical, issue in the world today: the education of girls in crises and conflict.

Hundreds of children released from armed groups in South Sudan - UNICEF

Publication date: April 18, 2018

More than 200 children were released by armed groups in South Sudan on Tuesday. This was the second release of children in a series, supported by UNICEF, that will see almost 1,000 children released from the ranks of armed groups in the coming months

More than 1,000 children in northeastern Nigeria abducted by Boko Haram since 2013

Publication date: April 13, 2018

Four years on from Chibok abduction, UNICEF continues to call for children’s release and immediate end to attacks on schools

High risk of outbreaks in earthquake-hit Papua New Guinea: UNICEF, WHO

Publication date: April 9, 2018

UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) have cautioned about the high potential of waterborne and vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks in earthquake-affected areas of Papua New Guinea.

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta H. Fore on continuing violence in Syria

Publication date: April 8, 2018

There continues to be no respite for the children of Syria.

From stormy seas to no man’s land, Rohingya trapped in desperate search of safety

Publication date: April 3, 2018

UNICEF responds to recommendations from Canada’s Special Envoy to Myanmar

“War on children continues raging in Yemen. Several children killed today in Hodeida. Children in Yemen urge the international community for their safety and protection to be integral part of the generosity at the pledging conference in Geneva tomorrow.”

Publication date: April 2, 2018

Statement attributable to Geert Cappelaere, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa

In Yemen, children’s education devastated after three years of escalating conflict

Publication date: March 27, 2018

Nearly half a million children have dropped out of school since the 2015 escalation of conflict in Yemen, bringing the total number of out-of-school children to 2 million, according to a UNICEF assessment released today. Meanwhile, almost three quarters of public school teachers have not been paid their salaries in over a year, putting the education of an additional 4.5 million children at grave risk.

Eleven-year-old Ontario girl wins annual Pier 1 Imports®/UNICEF/Owlkids Greeting Card Contest

Publication date: March 26, 2018

Eleven-year-old Catherine from Richmond Hill, Ontario, has been named the grand prize winner of the annual Pier 1 Imports/UNICEF/Owlkids Greeting Card Contest. Catherine’s design will become an official UNICEF greeting card sold exclusively at Pier 1 Imports’ stores across Canada during the 2018 holiday season. As the winner, she will receive a $5,000 scholarship, her school will receive $500 for art supplies and the top five finalists will receive an Owlkids prize pack.

No end in sight to seven years of war in Syria: children with disabilities at risk of exclusion

Publication date: March 12, 2018

In 2017, extreme and indiscriminate violence killed highest ever number of children - 50 per cent more than 2016