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Clean Water, Safe Toilets, And Improved Hygiene Strengthen Care In Ba Clinics
Friday, 8 May 2026, 12:19 pm | UNICEF
The Government of the Republic of Korea and UNICEF handover life-changing WASH upgrades in healthcare facilities to the Ministry of Health and Medical Services More >>
Samoa Draws A Safer Line Around Children And Adolescents In The Fight Against Drugs
Thursday, 30 April 2026, 9:14 pm | UNICEF
The project will also help doctors, counsellors, police, and social workers support young people earlier by recognizing warning signs and responding in a caring, childfriendly way. More >>
More Than A Third Of Ukraine’s Children Remain Displaced Four Years Into War – UNICEF
Monday, 23 February 2026, 1:30 pm | UNICEF
Obligations under international humanitarian law must be upheld and every possible measure to protect children and the civilian infrastructure they rely on must be taken. More >>
Fast Facts: Over One In Four Children In Fiji Face Multidimensional Poverty
Monday, 24 November 2025, 3:49 pm | UNICEF
Drawing on data from the 2021 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey, which covered nearly 8,000 children nationwide, the report, Multidimensional Child Poverty in Fiji, is the first of its kind for the country. More >>
Solomon Islands Takes A Whole-Of-Nation Approach To Tackle Rising Child Protection Challenges
Friday, 1 August 2025, 1:21 pm | UNICEF
A recent UNICEF-supported study highlights that the economic cost of violence against children in the Solomon Islands stands at SBD 1.1 billion, or 9.13 per cent of the country’s gross domestic product. More >>
70 Per Cent Of Children In Ukraine Lack Access To Basic Goods And Services As Material Deprivation Soars
Friday, 11 July 2025, 9:48 am | UNICEF
Continuous access to quality and inclusive social services, education and health care for all children and their families is essential, especially for children living near the frontlines, children with disabilities, those in institutions and foster ... More >>
UNICEF/PCRIC Partnership To Build A Safety Net For Children In Emergencies
Tuesday, 17 June 2025, 9:28 pm | UNICEF
This new partnership aims to address these challenges through the development of innovative, child-focused insurance mechanisms. More >>
Statement By UNICEF Executive Director On The Children Killed By The Alarming Escalation Of Violence In The Middle East
Monday, 16 June 2025, 2:21 pm | UNICEF
UNICEF urgently calls on all parties to uphold their obligations under international law and to ensure the protection of civilians, in particular children. All children have the right to live without the threat of war and violence. More >>
UNICEF Statement On The Reported Killing Of 45 Children In The Gaza Strip In Recent Days
Monday, 19 May 2025, 3:51 pm | UNICEF
UNICEF is once again urging parties to the conflict to end the violence, and states with influence over parties to the conflict to use their leverage and influence to end the conflict. More >>
UNICEF Names Moemoana Safa’ato’a Schwenke As A Pacific Ambassador
Wednesday, 14 May 2025, 11:16 am | UNICEF
Samoan climate activist & former Miss Pacific Islands Moemoana Safa’ato’a Schwenke, has been announced as UNICEF Pacific’s Ambassador. In her role as a UNICEF Pacific Ambassador, Moemoana will use her platforms and community engagement to help raise More >>
Challenging Future For Children In 2050 Transformed By Extreme Climate Crises, Population Shifts, And Tech Disparities
Saturday, 30 November 2024, 11:07 pm | UNICEF
Childhood ‘hangs in the balance’ unless urgent measures adopted to protect children’s futures globally, according to new report. More >>
Urgent Need For Investment In Programmes Against Violent Discipline: Nauru’s First-Ever Nationwide MICS
Sunday, 24 November 2024, 1:52 pm | UNICEF
A staggering 99 per cent of children under 5 in Nauru have had their births registered. This is the highest coverage rate in the Pacific compared with the other six MICS reports published so far in the region, including Kiribati, Tonga, Tuvalu, Samoa, ... More >>
A Transformed Education System - An Investment In Improved Teaching And Learning In Solomon Islands
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 7:07 am | UNICEF
The transformation agenda focuses on enhancing the quality of teaching and learning in pre-primary, primary, and junior secondary education, with a particular emphasis on gender equality and inclusion. More >>
Statement By UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell Following Her Trip To Vanuatu And Fiji
Monday, 22 July 2024, 4:37 am | UNICEF
“Pacific Island nations are collectively responsible for less than one tenth of one per cent of the greenhouse gas emissions that are warming our planet. Yet these countries, including Vanuatu and Fiji where I visited this week, are on the frontlines ... More >>
Pacific Children Get Health Boost With Government Immunization Commitments
Thursday, 25 April 2024, 4:50 am | UNICEF
Nine Pacific countries have committed to greater protection for children against life threatening diseases by expanding their immunization programme that has been implemented by UNICEF in collaboration with Ministries of Health and funding from ... More >>
This World Water Day, Thousands Still Affected By Severe Drought In The Federated States Of Micronesia
Friday, 22 March 2024, 2:04 pm | UNICEF
Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), 22 March 2024 – While millions of people around the world are involved in activities to celebrate World Water Day today, an estimated 16,000 people, including 6,400 children are still affected by severe drought ... More >>
Les Mills And UNICEF Launch Global Workout For Water Challenge To Combat Water Poverty
Friday, 22 March 2024, 9:48 am | UNICEF
As World Water Day dawns in New Zealand this Friday, Les Mills and UNICEF have joined forces to launch a campaign raising funds for the hundreds of millions of children around the world living in areas of extreme water poverty. Workout for Water is a ... More >>
UNICEF Concerned For Children Of The Pacific In The Coming Cyclone Season
Wednesday, 1 November 2023, 4:31 pm | UNICEF
UNICEF is increasingly concerned for children’s wellbeing in the upcoming cyclone season. Following the recent out of season Tropical Cyclone Lola, many children have already experienced three Category 4 cyclones in 2023, and four severe cyclones (including ... More >>
Tauranga Couple’s Legacy Gift: Life-changing Bequest To UNICEF And Local Charities
Friday, 20 October 2023, 10:48 am | UNICEF
A significant and life-changing bequest has been left to UNICEF Aotearoa and several Tauranga charities in the will of a generous local couple. Ken and Nori Deakin left a large sum to organisations close to their hearts, which included the local SPCA, ... More >>
Global Handwashing Day Making Clean Hands Within Reach
Sunday, 15 October 2023, 2:03 pm | UNICEF
Suva, Fiji 15 October 2023 – On the occasion of this year’s Global Handwashing Day UNICEF Pacific is calling on partners to ensure “clean hands are within reach.” Marked on the 15th October, global handwashing day underpins the importance of good ... More >>
