stories from the frontline

Tonga volcanic eruption and tsunami

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

Polio survivor making a difference in vaccination coverage in Herat

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

2021 in Review: A year to be proud of

Preparing children to be future leaders

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

Vaccines: A history of success and hope for the future

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

Collateral in a Pandemic

Girls increasingly at risk of child marriage in Afghanistan

A race we can all win

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

Mental health – it’s time to change the narrative

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

No distance too far, no location too remote, no one out of reach

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 

Delivering for Afghanistan’s children

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

One billion children at ‘extremely high risk’ of the impacts of the climate crisis - UNICEF

Bybit partners with UNICEF

At least 27 children killed and 136 injured in past 72 hours as violence escalates in Afghanistan - UNICEF

One year after the Beirut explosions

Rehabilitating schools, restarting classroom learning

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

How the Aroha Partnership came to be

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

Yemen’s Hidden Emergency: An Education System in Crisis

COVID-19 vaccines: 5 reasons why dose donations are essential

An open letter on vaccine dose donations

Kiribati receives first batch of COVID-19 vaccines

In Gaza, at least 60 children have been killed and another 444 have been injured in less than 10 days.

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

Celebrating mums everywhere this Mother's Day

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

Syrian children have witnessed so much tragedy

Voices of 10-year-old Syrian refugees

Water scarcity

Hope in their hands: Refugee children share their keepsakes

The Syrian War in 10 Pictures

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

Syrian crisis

The right choice of a syringe

Transporting 1 billion syringes to the world

UNICEF begins shipping syringes for the global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines under COVAX

New Zealand’s child poverty stats grow faster than my potatoes

Big Problems Need Big Solutions

Chiefs lock Naitoa Ah Kuoi opens up on rugby and living a healthy lifestyle

Virtual Field Trip

UNICEF NZ appoints leading-edge CEO

A firsthand account from the hours after Beirut's explosion

Hunger Relief - Malnutrition

Hunger Relief - Water Lilies

Hunger Relief - Grass

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

5 Things You Should Know About Malnutrition

Would you go this far to help children?

Displacement leaves its traces on health and nutrition of children in Cabo Delgado

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

Former refugee Robel Teklay knows what it means to be hungry

What families eat for breakfast around the world.

How little Adut beat malnutrition

It is an ambitious goal – to end global hunger by 2030

Fragile gains to health of women and children threatened

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

'I want all kids to be free of racism'

Vivien Maidaborn steps down as Executive Director of UNICEF Aotearoa NZ

New Report Card shows that New Zealand is failing its children

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

How do you deliver vaccines during a pandemic?

Six ways UNICEF is helping children after the explosions in Beirut

"What a time to deliver a baby!"

Concern for wellbeing of children following explosions in Beirut

Breastfeeding during coronavirus