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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 ...
How are the resources being used in schools? Despina Polatidis, an eSmart Schools Advisor at the Alannah & Madeline Foundation, has seen firsthand how these resources are being used in classrooms ...
When images and videos of the latest conflict consume the news and our social feeds, it can feel overwhelming and unsettling, and the constant stream of information can take a toll on our mental ...
A battle against time Nowhere in Tuvalu is the battle against climate change more evident than at the sandbags, where Liveti and the other children take turns jumping into the water. It’s an area ...
The true cost of Australia's refugee policiesOffshore processing costs $400,000 per-refugee, per-year Warehousing refugees offshore isn’t just harmful - it’s an absurdly wasteful use of funds that ...
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. Children in ...
By 2050, with a projected 2.4 degrees of warming, UNICEF estimates that: Every child in Australia will be subject to more than 4.5 heatwaves a year Up to 2.2m Australian children could be living in ...
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. Australia is a ...
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 ...
When the newspapers and social media posts move on, UNICEF stays. Through every emergency, no matter where or what, we stay and deliver for children. Thanks to the generosity and support of people ...