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Earthquake and tsunami in Sulawesi, Indonesia

UNICEF is responding to a devastating earthquake and tsunami in Sulawesi, Indonesia, where over 1,400 deaths have been confirmed.

Indonesia: UNICEF is responding to the needs of the thousands of children affected by the Sulawesi tsunami – needs Canadians’ help urgently

Three days after the earthquake that shook the island of Sulawesi and the devastating tsunami that swept through Palu City, UNICEF says the situation for tens of thousands of children remains extremely precarious in the days ahead.

UNICEF REPORT CARD 15

The 2018 UNICEF Report Card 15 is focused on equality in education. Find out more about Canada's rank in the report this year.

Indonesia: UNICEF supports authorities in identifying separated and unaccompanied children in tsunami-affected areas

UNICEF and a team of social workers from the Ministry of Social Affairs have started the process of identifying separated and unaccompanied children.

Indonesia Earthquake: Through the Eyes of a Child

UNICEF is in Indonesia, working to support the thousands of children left without homes and vital supplies, following the Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami on September 28, 2018.

Refugee and migrant children crisis

Around the world, nearly 50 million children have become refugees or migrants after being forced from their homes to escape violent conflicts and natural disasters. Others have migrated in the hope of finding a better life. See how you can help children in crisis through UNICEF.

Nurturing Girls’ School Clubs to End Child Marriage in Ethiopia

Child marriage often perpetuates an intergenerational cycle of poverty. When girls get married at early age, their prospects for a healthy and successful life will be at stake. Evidence shows that girls who marry early are less likely to finish school and more likely to be victims of domestic violence and abuse.

Disaster and emergency relief

Indonesia: UNICEF appeals for US$26.6 million to support emergency response and early recovery for children in Sulawesi and Lombok

UNICEF launched today a combined emergency and recovery appeal to meet the urgent humanitarian needs of children in the aftermath of the Sulawesi and Lombok disasters over a period of 6 months. The funds will help provide water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), health, nutrition, education and child protection services for an estimated 475,000 children, as part of the response led by the Government of Indonesia.

80 per cent of school children returned to school in Ebola-affected areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

One month after the beginning of the school year, 80 per cent of school-aged children have returned to school in Beni and Mabalako health zones, the two epicentres of the current Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). More than half of these children are girls.