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 ...

What is UNICEF Australia doing to address media literacy concerns? In partnership with eSmart, an online safety education initiative of the Alannah & Madeline Foundation, we have developed media ...

Whether it's the war in Ukraine, Gaza or the escalating conflict in the Middle East, start by inviting your child to talk about what they've heard or engage with them when they bring it up.

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 countries all over the world, climate-related disasters are wreaking havoc on homes, destroying schools and playgrounds, and forcing children and young people to experience crises beyond their ...

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.

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 ...

Every day, UNICEF Australia works with our local partners to improve the lives of children and young people in the Asia Pacific region. We work alongside our partners on long-term development ...

Malnutrition is a persistent problem in Papua New Guinea (PNG), with serious implications for the future of the nation. Almost 1 in every 2 children under five are suffering from stunting - one of the ...