media releases and reports

New global alliance launched to end AIDS in children by 2030

Thousands of children at risk after devastating earthquake hits eastern Afghanistan

New appointment

Kickathon event

Innocenti Report Card 17

World a ‘virtual tinderbox’ for catastrophic levels of severe malnutrition in children - UNICEF

Rachel Petero (nee Taka) appointed UNICEF Aotearoa Heamana Tuarua Deputy Board Chair

Karl Urban appointed as new UNICEF Aotearoa New Zealand Ambassador

Two million refugee children flee war in Ukraine in search of safety across borders

Dan Carter launches the DC10 Fund in partnership with UNICEF Aotearoa New Zealand

Jefferies donation to UNICEF Aotearoa for Tonga has long-term impact

Passionate proponent of sustainable development Amanda Ellis joins UNICEF Aotearoa New Zealand’s Board

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine M. Russell on children in Ukraine

UNICEF provides support to all public school teachers in Afghanistan for 2 months

Recovering from the volcanic eruption and tsunami in the Pacific Island nation of Tonga

UNICEF ready to support families and children in the aftermath of volcanic eruption and tsunami in Tonga

Statement by Alice Akunga, UNICEF Afghanistan Representative a.i., on the death of eight children due to detonation of explosive remnant

Rising health risks for children across Afghanistan as disruption to health and nutrition services continues and winter sets in – UNICEF

COVID-19 ‘biggest global crisis for children in our 75-year history’ – UNICEF

UNICEF launches US$9.4 billion emergency funding appeal for children affected by conflict, the climate crisis and COVID-19

Pacific Island children to access three new life-saving vaccines through Rotary-UNICEF partnership

Girls increasingly at risk of child marriage in Afghanistan

Urgent action needed now to ensure sufficient COVID vaccine syringe supply to meet 2022 vaccination targets

UNICEF India welcomes one billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered in India

Shameful milestone’ in Yemen as 10,000 children killed or maimed since fighting began

House-to-house polio vaccination set to recommence across Afghanistan in November

Vietnam ravaged by Delta highlights 'global failure' of vaccine roll-out

Global Handwashing Day

The kite-flying girl from Kabul

Poor mental health in children and young people cannot be ignored – UNICEF

EU Humanitarian Airbridge helps deliver 32 tonnes of UNICEF humanitarian supplies to Afghanistan

Just how far can kindness travel?

UNICEF Executive Director remarks at the virtual Ministerial-Event on safeguarding the achievements of 20 years of international engagement in Afghanistan

Schoolchildren worldwide have lost 1.8 trillion hours and counting of in-person learning due to COVID-19 lockdowns, says UNICEF

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore at the High-level Ministerial Meeting on the Humanitarian Situation in Afghanistan

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore on unaccompanied and separated children evacuated from Afghanistan

Afghanistan ‘a child protection crisis in a country already one of the worst places on earth to be a child’

We cannot abandon the children of Afghanistan in their time of need

Dan Carter appointed as UNICEF Aotearoa New Zealand Ambassador 

Remarks on the situation in Yemen

Amidst Kabul airport blockage, WHO and UNICEF call for assistance to deliver critical health supplies to AfghanistanAmidst Kabul airport blockage, WHO and UNICEF call for assistance to deliver critical health supplies to Afghanistan

Bybit partners with UNICEF

UNICEF Aotearoa and NZ Government partner to ensure children have the best start in life

Unveiling a new name and brand positioning for UNICEF Aotearoa

Over 30,000 cyclone affected Fijian children and their families to receive support under new UNICEF - Government of New Zealand partnership

In recognition of Sir Ian Hassall's passing

Affordable, quality childcare inaccessible in many of world’s wealthiest countries – UNICEF

In It Together: Cotton On partners with UNICEF to help deliver 1 million COVID-19 vaccines to the world’s most vulnerable

Immediate humanitarian access needed to stave off disaster for Gaza’s children

Eight Palestinian children killed in the Gaza Strip last night

Vodafone matches donations for India as Covid-19 cases continue to surge

UNICEF NZ supports India during crippling Covid-19 crisis

Syria receives its first delivery of COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX Facility

Syria conflict 10 years on: 90 per cent of children need support as violence, economic crisis and COVID-19 pandemic push families to the brink

Geneva Palais briefing note on the situation of children in Syria after ten years of conflict

UNICEF NZ appoints leading-edge CEO

On World Children’s Day, UNICEF warns COVID-19 is causing irreversible harm to children

1 in 6 children lives in extreme poverty, World Bank-UNICEF analysis shows

Fragile gains to health of women and children threatened

Kiwi Entrepreneur Commits to Help End Racism and Discrimination in Schools.

How do we help the most vulnerable children from failing in our education system?

Highly regarded Māori  advocate joins UNICEF NZ

Children are the unseen victims of COVID-19

UNICEF NZ and The Salvation Army partner to reach families in response to Covid-19

Two highly experienced business leaders join UNICEF NZ’s board

Deadly measles and coronavirus outbreaks are on the rise. But where is the outrage for pneumonia?

UNICEF statement on the adoption of the Global Compact for Migration.

World first: child in Vanuatu receives the first ever drone-delivered vaccine

Te Hiringa Tamariki: A wellbeing model for tamariki Māori

New report reveals harrowing scale of child protection crisis in the Pacific

UNICEF New Zealand (UN Children’s Fund)  Media Release