Press Releases

Canada’s support for Rohingya children could not come at more critical time: UNICEF

Publication date: December 13, 2017

UNICEF Canada has responded to today’s announcement by Minister of International Development and La Francophone Marie-Claude Bibeau of more than $12.5 million in funding to help scale up the humanitarian response to the crisis in Myanmar’s Rakhine state and displaced persons in Bangladesh. UNICEF Canada President and CEO David Morley provided the following response:

Bangladesh moves to protect Rohingya children from diphtheria

Publication date: December 12, 2017

The Government of Bangladesh, with the support of UNICEF, the World Health Organization and GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance, today launched a vaccination campaign against diphtheria and other preventable diseases for all Rohingya children aged 6 weeks to 6 years living in 12 camps and temporary settlements near the Myanmar border.

At least 400,000 severely malnourished children at risk of dying in DR Congo’s volatile Kasai region

Publication date: December 11, 2017

Needs of displaced and returnee families in Kasai remain enormous after nearly two years of conflict and crisis

UNICEF: Make the digital world safer for children – while increasing online access to benefit the most disadvantaged

Publication date: December 8, 2017

Flagship report highlights digital divides and explores current debates about the impact of the internet and social media on children’s safety and well-being

Statement by the Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, Jamie McGoldrick, requesting a humanitarian pause

Publication date: December 4, 2017

I am extremely concerned at the continued violence in Sana’a city where armed clashes and airstrikes have continued unabated for the past days. Dozens of deaths and hundreds of injuries have been reported including civilians.

Global complacency threatens the lives of children and adolescents as world set to miss global AIDS target - UNICEF

Publication date: December 1, 2017

In 2016, 120,000 children under the age of 14 died of AIDS related causes, and 18 children were infected with HIV every single hour. If current trends persist, there will be 3.5 million new adolescent HIV infections by 2030, according to projections from the 2017 UNICEF Statistical Update on Children and AIDS released today.

Statement by Mohamed Malick Fall, UNICEF Representative in Nigeria, on the school attack in Borno State

Publication date: November 30, 2017

Today’s attack on a primary school in the town of Kuaya kusar, Borno State, in which two children were brutally killed and two others injured, is a despicable act.

Child malnutrition levels increase sharply in besieged Syrian town of East Ghouta

Publication date: November 29, 2017

Violence, lack of humanitarian access and sky-rocketing food prices have worsened malnutrition among young children in besieged East Ghouta. Nearly 400,000 people – half of them are estimated to be children – remain trapped in the area which has been under siege since mid-2013.

One day left for Canadians to double their impact and help Rohingya children at risk

Publication date: November 27, 2017

As the Rohingya crisis worsens by the day, Canadians have one day left to make double the difference for children in urgent need. Tomorrow is the last day of the Government of Canada’s Myanmar Crisis Relief Fund, which is matching individual donations to help scale up the humanitarian support that is desperately needed.

UNICEF launches groundbreaking initiative to make Canada the best country for kids

Publication date: November 20, 2017

Today, National Child Day, UNICEF Canada officially launches One Youth, an initiative to make Canada the best country in the world to grow up in by 2030. Millions of children and youth across Canada are falling through the cracks and not reaching their full potential. UNICEF Report Card 14 revealed that Canada’s children rank 29th out of 41 rich countries in terms of overall well-being. No generation should have to settle rather than to dream.