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Today, 1 billion of the world’s most vulnerable children are at extreme risk. If the world fails to act, tomorrow it will be all children. It is past time to put children at the center of climate action.

February 28, 2022

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine M. Russell on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) AR6 Report

Students walking on foot across flooded paths - South Sudan

UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell's remarks at the Joint Launch of the Humanitarian Flash Appeal and Regional Refugee Response Plan, Ukraine

March 1, 2022

"The situation facing children and families caught up in the escalating conflict in Ukraine grows worse by the minute."

On 27 February 2022, as military operations continue in Ukraine, a woman carrying a small child waits to board an evacuation train at the railway station in Lviv, in Ukraine's westernmost corner, near the Polish border.

How to talk to your children about conflict and war

Posted by UNICEF Canada · March 3, 2022

8 tips to support and comfort your children

One week into conflict in Ukraine, half a million children become refugees - UNICEF

March 3, 2022

UNICEF warns of mounting risks for children as conflict intensifies in populated areas

UNICEF dispatches emergency supplies to support children in Ukraine

Posted by UNICEF Canada · March 4, 2022

Humanitarian needs are escalating rapidly for Ukraine’s children. UNICEF and partners are working around the clock to ensure they get desperately needed support.

UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell's remarks at the UN Security Council meeting on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine

March 7, 2022

Briefing to the UN Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine by UNICEF Executive Catherine Russell

First shipment of UNICEF humanitarian aid arrives in Ukraine as conflict escalates

March 5, 2022

More lifesaving supplies to follow

Unaccompanied and separated children fleeing escalating conflict in Ukraine must be protected

March 7, 2022

Joint statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi

A child looks out from a carriage window

Halifax’s iconic ‘Chefs for UNICEF Water for Life Gala’ celebrates its 30th year supporting the world’s vulnerable children

March 9, 2022

Tickets are on sale now!

Jhanu (5 yrs) drinks water from the village hand pump near her anganwadi.

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on reported attack against maternity hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine

March 9, 2022

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on reported attack against maternity hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine