AMMAN/GENEVA, 20 June 2025 – “In a war already defined by its brutality, Gaza now teeters at its deadliest edge.Currently just 40 per cent of drinking water production facilities remain functional in ...

Bismarck Swangin was about eight years old when he was displaced for the first time. He doesn’t know the date of his actual birthday, as he was born at home and his birth was never registered. Towards ...

UNICEF Australia and the Alannah & Madeline Foundation’s eSmart initiative have created media literacy resources that are ...

Sadly, Tuvalu is likely to be the first country in the world to become uninhabitable due to climate change. And it's happening fast. Scientists predict that 95% of the country will be underwater at ...

Nauru and Manus Island are just the beginning. We’ve heard about the child abuse, self-harm and suicide and we’ve seen how a life in limbo drives children to despair.Years of first-hand assessments ...

As households struggle with the cost-of-living crisis, a new UNICEF report has found one in six children in Australia have been left in a plateau of poverty for nearly a decade.

In Australia and around the world, children and young people are bearing the brunt of the climate crisis as their homes, communities and lives are being uprooted by more frequent and intense disasters ...

2024 tested the resilience of children around the world like never before. From heartbreaking conflicts to unprecedent climate disasters, childhoods were disrupted and thrown into disarray. Amidst the ...

Youth Justice Laws Public Statement . Children in contact with the law are among the most vulnerable members of our society, and as such have special protections under international law.

From escalating conflicts in the Middle East to ongoing crises in places like Sudan and Bangladesh, UNICEF is working tirelessly to support children in emergencies, before, during and after they ...

I learnt about UNICEF as a child myself. I grew up understanding that the life I had in Australia where I could always trust I'd be protected from violence and supported to learn, play and shape a ...