Press releases

Official press releases and statements from UNICEF

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04 September 2025

ASEAN Youth hand over Langkawi Declaration on the Climate to Ministers

ASEAN Children & Youth Climate Declaration marks historic shift from youth participation to youth influence in regional climate governance
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02 September 2025

Malaysia Kicks Off ASEAN Children & Youth Climate Summit 2025, Putting Children’s Rights at the Heart of Climate Action

100 youth delegates from across ASEAN deliver a climate declaration to ministers, shaping the region’s position ahead of COP30
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27 August 2025

UNICEF statement on bullying

Attribute to Robert Gass, UNICEF Representative in Malaysia
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12 June 2025

Progress achieved, but more needed to end child labour in Sabah’s oil palm plantations

On World Day Against Child Labour, ILO, UNICEF and the EU call for continued efforts to protect every child’s right to education and a life free from exploitation.
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02 April 2025

Emergency Appeal for Children in Myanmar

UNICEF Malaysia launch fundraising campaign to raise RM1 million in response to the deadly earthquake that hit Myanmar
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04 February 2025

Cash “Plus” Pilot to address malnutrition among urban poor children in Kuala Lumpur

UNICEF and DBKL collaborate to strengthen social protection among urban poor community with RM5 million Belanjawan 2025 allocation
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28 December 2024

‘Not the new normal’

2024 ‘one of the worst years in UNICEF’s history’ for children in conflict
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