Four years ago, the lives of every child in Ukraine changed forever. For many, the war has taken away their entire childhood ...

Natural disasters and conflicts are devastating the lives of children. From Haiti to Syria, here are ten unfolding emergencies that need more attention now.

UNICEF Australia Young Ambassador Reede explores what it would take for young Australians to have a real say in the decisions shaping their lives.

AMMAN – “UNICEF is deeply concerned by the reports that children arrested in connection with the recent public unrest in Iran remain in detention. “While the number of children currently detained, or ...

This is a summary of a briefing by the UNICEF Representative to South Sudan, Obia Achieng. GENEVA/JUBA – “Since late December 2025, a devastating escalation of violence has swept across northern and ...

UNICEF warns that for children displaced inside Ukraine, the war has followed them, as attacks hit major cities across the country and devastate the services children rely on. GENEVA/KYIV – More than ...

Hear from Sian, a UNICEF Australia Young Ambassador and leading youth voice, on her thoughts about advocacy and making 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 ...

As his friends start counting down from three, Liveti sizes up his approach. He's barefoot but doesn't seem to notice the crushed corals and the rough, densely packed sand he's standing on. When his ...

Nauru and Manus Island are just the beginning. This should be reason enough to change how Australia responds to people seeking asylum. But the problems run far beyond these two remote islands. The ...

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 ...

In Australia and around the world, a growing number of extreme weather events caused by climate change are having a devastating impact on the lives of children. More than 1 billion young people – ...