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06 February 2023

World will miss target of ending FGM by 2030 without urgent action – including from men and boys

Joint Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem and UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation

Nurse Jasmine Mandong (centre) gives the polio and pentavalent vaccines to 3-month-old Mohammed Zeyad, while his mother Normina holds him at the Buadiposo-Buntong Rural Health Unit, Lanao del Sur. ©UNICEF and U.S. CDC/Martin San Diego/Highway Child

13 January 2023

A child or youth died once every 4.4 seconds in 2021 – UN report

Another 1.9 million babies were tragically stillborn during the same period, according to a separate UN report.

UNICEF Global Press Release

21 December 2022

1 in 3 digital learning platforms developed during COVID-19 no longer functional

New report from UNICEF reveals stagnation in access to digital learning made during the COVID-19 pandemic

World Breastfeeding Week 2022

Joint statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell and WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the occasion of World Breastfeeding Week

Joint Press Statement

Mother and daughter staying in an evacuation center weeks after Typhoon Odette struck the Province of Dinagat Islands

How to build your baby's mental health

Psychologist’s tips sa pagtulong sa iyong anak para madama na siya ay ligtas at protektado

The Loreniana family poses for a portrait outside their house.

Four things you can do to support your teen’s mental health

Iparamdam sa iyong anak ang pagmamahal at aruga habang inaalagaan rin ang iyong sarili.

Father and son

How to communicate effectively with your young child

Mga paraan ng pagkilos at pananalita para mapatibay ang bonding ng pamilya

Joevelyn, 7, uses writing and coloring supplies from the school-in-a-box and learner kits distributed in Bontoc Central School, Southern Leyte.

UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell's remarks at 2022 Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction

With 23 countries yet to fully reopen schools, education risks becoming ‘greatest divider’ as COVID-19 pandemic enters third year – UNICEF

Number of children dropping out of school poised to increase, emerging evidence shows

July 24, 2020 - Phnom Penh (Cambodia). Nha Nha helps her smaller sister Sopheap with her home-works using a live streaming lesson.

Less than half of countries are implementing learning recovery strategies at scale to help children catch up

Statement by UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Education Stefania Giannini; UNICEF Director of Education Robert Jenkins; World Bank Global Director for Education Jaime Saavedra