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Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake on reports of chemical weapons attacks on children and families in Syria

The images of children choking and dying in the streets of Idlib, Syria, following alleged chemical weapons attacks, are as horrific as they are heartbreaking. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families.

Children Matter! UNICEF urges world leaders to continue supporting Syria’s children amidst new reports of atrocities

Statement attributable to Geert Cappelaere, UNICEF Regional Director

At least 27 children killed in Idlib attack - UNICEF

At least 27 children were confirmed killed in the attack in Idlib, north-west of Syria, UNICEF said today. A further 546 people, among them many children, have been injured. Casualty figures are expected to rise.

Nationwide immunization campaign protects five million children against polio in war-torn Yemen

Support from the World Bank, WHO and UNICEF critical to reach every vulnerable child

Eat, Play, Love—Why a Child's First 1,000 Days Make All the Difference

How to help kids get the best start in life? Nurture them — and give them low-cost, high-quality early childhood programs.

How Syria's Children Endure — Saja Tells Her Story

Meet Saja, 13. She lost her leg in a bomb attack more than two years ago in the Bab Al-Nairab neighborhood in Eastern Aleppo. Her brother was killed in another attack. After being displaced several times, she and her family have settled in the partially destroyed Al-Ashrafieh neighborhood in western Aleppo.

A two-sided reality for children trapped in Madaya

It has been over 100 days since people in the four besieged Syrian towns of Madaya, Zabadani in Rural Damascus and Kefraya and Al-Foah in northern rural Idleb, received any humanitarian assistance. Provision of aid to the 60,000 people who have been trapped under a years-long siege in these towns is restricted by the “Four-town agreement,” an arrangement that further complicates humanitarian operations. On 14 March 2017, UNICEF was part of an inter-agency convoy to the area and delivered much needed nutrition and medical supplies for 30,000 people in the four towns.

Star Wars: Force for Change celebrates 40 years of Star Wars with epic fundraising event

Star Wars: Force For Change in collaboration with Omaze will launch the Star Wars “Past, Present and Future” fundraising campaign to benefit UNICEF and Starlight Children’s Foundation. The campaign is themed around the timeless appeal of Star Wars, with experiences inspired by the saga’s past, present, and future. Lucky winners will receive prizes, like the chance to appear in the upcoming Han Solo movie, tickets to the world premiere of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, or, an overnight stay at the fabled Skywalker Ranch.

Statement by Anthony Lake, UNICEF Executive Director, on reported child killings in Syria

After six years of war and human carnage in Syria ... six years of heartbreak for so many Syrian families... there comes a new horror that must break the heart of anyone who has one. More than 60 children reportedly killed in an attack on a bus convoy yesterday outside Aleppo. A convoy of families who for so long had already known so much suffering. Now the survivors must bear such a new and terrible loss.

1.5 million children affected by violence in Kasai region of Democratic Republic of Congo

The crisis in the Greater Kasaï region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is having a devastating impact on children, UNICEF warned today. More than 1.5 million children, including 600,000 who have already been displaced from their homes, are at risk due to the extreme violence.