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The Rohingya Crisis Is Worsening By The Day

The latest update on the plight of the Rohingya people, who continue to cross into Bangladesh from Myanmar by the thousands.

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

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

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:

No calm after the storm for Caribbean’s poorest children

The aftermath of Hurricane Irma on the Eastern Caribbean has many people wondering how they will move forward, including nearly 20,000 children. In Turks and Caicos, we hear their stories.

UNICEF intensifies efforts after second earthquake in Mexico

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

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

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

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

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 and Karina LeBlanc launch urgent appeal to help devastated Dominica

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.

Shocking stories from the Rohingya children's crisis

The scenes in Bangladesh right now are hard to fathom.

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

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.