Press Releases

More than half of all schools remain closed in Borno State, epicentre of the Boko Haram crisis in northeast Nigeria

Publication date: September 29, 2017

3 million children need emergency education support at the start of the new academic year. The crisis caused by the Boko Haram insurgency in northeast Nigeria means that over 57 per cent of schools in Borno, the worst-hit state, are closed, even as the new school year begins.

UNICEF expands relief efforts in Latin America and the Caribbean to reach more children and families following 'relentless' month

Publication date: September 27, 2017

UNICEF has scaled up its humanitarian response in Latin America and the Caribbean to help children and families affected by the series of natural disasters that have devastated countries in the region.

UNICEF and Karina LeBlanc launch urgent appeal to help devastated Dominica

Publication date: September 26, 2017

UNICEF Canada and UNICEF Canada Ambassador Karina LeBlanc have launched an urgent appeal to help the devastated island of Dominica in the wake of Hurricane Maria. With water supply currently out for more than 90 per cent of the island, and electricity down, more than 20,000 children are at risk and in urgent need of support.

Only 15 countries worldwide have three essential national policies that support families with young children – UNICEF

Publication date: September 21, 2017

New report says around 85 million children under five live in 32 countries that do not offer families two years of free pre-primary education; paid breastfeeding breaks for new mothers for the first six months; and adequate paid parental leave – three critical policies to support children’s early brain development

UNICEF deploys rapid assessment missions in Mexico City, Puebla and Morelos

Publication date: September 21, 2017

4.6 million dollars required to meet emergency needs of children affected by two earthquakes

UNICEF intensifies efforts after second earthquake in Mexico

Publication date: September 20, 2017

UNICEF Mexico has stepped up its efforts to support children following the second earthquake that hit the country in less than two weeks.

DR Congo: Children’s access to education under threat from ongoing violence in Kasai region

Publication date: September 15, 2017

A large campaign to get 150,000 primary school-aged children back to the classroom has kicked off in the volatile Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) following months of clashes between militias and security forces that have displaced thousands of families and left 850,000 children without access to essential services like education and healthcare.

UNICEF welcomes Canada’s assistance in response to Rohingya crisis

Publication date: September 15, 2017

UNICEF Canada has responded to today’s announcement by Minister of International Development and La Francophone Marie-Claude Bibeau of $2.55 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’s Chief Program Officer, Meg French, provided the following response:

UNICEF emergency supplies for Rohingya children en route to Cox’s Bazar

Publication date: September 14, 2017

UNICEF trucks filled with emergency water, sanitation and hygiene supplies for thousands of Rohingya children are headed to Cox’s Bazar, with a steady stream of supplies in the pipeline for the coming days and weeks.

More than 2.4 million children in need of humanitarian assistance after Irma's devastating passage through Caribbean

Publication date: September 13, 2017

UNICEF ramping up delivery of lifesaving services and supplies to stave off disease outbreaks