Page All press releases Access news, multimedia resources and expert commentary on children’s issues and UNICEF’s work across the region. Press release 02 December 2025 Over 275,000 children affected in Sri Lanka following devastating Cyclone Read now Press release 01 December 2025 Political Parties Sign Child Rights Manifesto, Pledge Investments and Policy Reforms in Response to Children’s and Young people’s Call for Action The Child Rights Manifesto, co-created by children and young people and supported by UNICEF, positions the upcoming elections as a moment to secure measurable national commitments from the political parties to protect every child’s right and well-being Read now Press release 26 November 2025 Children’s exposure to intimate partner violence against their mothers pervasive worldwide – UNICEF First-ever regional analysis shows that over half of children in Oceania and around a third in both sub-Saharan Africa and Central and Southern Asia are victims of violence in the home Read now Press release 10 November 2025 UNICEF concludes climate cinema campaign, amplifying children and young people’s voices on climate action Honorable Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development commits to taking their messages to COP30 Read now Press release 06 November 2025 UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom visits Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh, where funding cuts are putting half a million children’s futures at risk More than 300,000 children risk losing access to education in 2026 with even more cuts to global funding expected Read now Press release 25 September 2025 UNICEF and WHO deliver over one million cholera vaccine doses to support emergency response in Nepal Read now Statement 17 September 2025 Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the denial of education to adolescent girls in Afghanistan for 4 years Read now Statement 13 September 2025 Statement by Alice Akunga, UNICEF Representative to Nepal On National Children's Day, UNICEF Calls on Nepal’s Interim Government to Put Child Rights at the Centre of National Priorities – 13 September Read now Press release 10 September 2025 Triple threat of malnutrition puts children in South Asia at risk, UNICEF warns Unhealthy food environments are fuelling a worsening nutrition crisis for children in the region Read now Press release 08 September 2025 Asia-Pacific Care Learning Week ends with bold commitments to transform care systems Read now Press release 04 September 2025 EU humanitarian airbridge delivers 130 tonnes of supplies in support of UNICEF’s relief efforts in eastern Afghanistan Read now Statement 01 September 2025 Thousands of children at risk after devastating earthquake hits eastern Afghanistan Statement by UNICEF Afghanistan Representative, Dr. Tajudeen Oyewale, on the earthquake in Nangarhar and Kunar provinces Read now First Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 41 1 2 3 4 Next Last
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