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Joint Statement on Syria

While efforts to fully implement a ceasefire in Syria continue, we again appeal for immediate, unconditional, and safe access to reach the children and families who are still cut off from humanitarian aid across the country.

2016 in review: UNICEF’s impact in five of the most dangerous crises

2016 was a year of challenges and upheaval across the globe. The ongoing migration and refugee crisis has uprooted nearly 50 million children worldwide, leaving them vulnerable to violence and exploitation. Conflict and natural hazards continue to take a toll on children, with nearly 1 in 4 living in areas affected by crisis. In Haiti, the destruction caused by Hurricane Matthew has left 2.7 million people in need of life-saving assistance. In the aftermath of the conflict in Central African Republic, 1 in 2 children is affected by stunting.

Statement by UNICEF Director for Emergency Programmes Manuel Fontaine on the tragic loss of life in the Rann camp for displaced people, northeast Nigeria

UNICEF is deeply concerned by the loss of life in Tuesday’s tragic incident in Rann, Borno State. Our thoughts are with all those who were injured.

South Sudan is a forgotten children’s catastrophe

Three years of conflict in South Sudan have taken a massive toll on the lives of millions of children and women across the country.

Over 40 per cent of Syrian refugee children in Turkey missing out on education, despite massive increase in enrolment rates - UNICEF

Nearly half a million Syrian refugee children are currently enrolled in schools across Turkey. But despite a more than 50 per cent increase in enrolment since last June, over 40 per cent of children of school-going age – or 380,000 child refugees – are still missing out on an education, UNICEF said today.

Children’s needs central to response as Gambia uncertainty continues

UNICEF and partners working with Senegalese authorities on emergency plans to support displaced children in host communities

Statement attributable to Geert Cappelaere, UNICEF Regional Director, on the children of Deir Ez Zor

Children living in the besieged city of Deir Ez Zor have come under intense attack in the past week.

Displaced in Jibreen: Meet the children we’re racing to reach

Since November 2016, nearly 315,000 people have been displaced from fighting in and around Aleppo City in Syria.

Schools reopen in East Mosul as violence subsides

As fighting subsides in East Mosul, 30 schools reopened on Sunday with help from UNICEF, alloAs fighting subsides in East Mosul, 30 schools reopened on Sunday with help from UNICEF, allowing over 16,000 children to resume their education.wing over 16,000 children to resume their education.

For the children of Syria, education is their only hope

Sidra, a 14-year-old Syrian refugee, attends one of UNICEF’s 223 Makani learning centres in Jordan near the Syrian border. The Government of Canada is providing support to Makanicentres across Jordan, reaching girls like Sidra with continued education and life skills.