We’re proud to announce that the Honourable Anna Bligh AC has been appointed Chair of the UNICEF Australia Board of Directors, succeeding outgoing Chair Ann Sherry AO.
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- Reconciliation Week honours the strength, culture and contributions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, and this year's theme is a powerful call for all Australians to commit to reconciliation. This week, and every week, let's go ‘all in’ on reconciliation. #NRW2026
- The intensification of hostilities in Lebanon continues to have a devastating impact on children. Read our full statement: unicef.au/4tHlyCY
- Thank you to the @ausgov for their additional $5 million in humanitarian assistance for Lebanon. Of this, $2 million will go directly to @UNICEF to support nutrition, water and health services for displaced families, including nearly 300,000 children. @SenatorWong
- Since January 2025, 65 Palestinian children have lost their lives in the West Bank. UNICEF is calling on Israeli authorities to take immediate action to protect Palestinian children and uphold their right to life under international law. unicef.au/4730fTp
- Since 28 February, more than 1,100 children have been reported injured or killed in the violence. Nothing justifies the killing and maiming of children, or the destruction and disruption of essential services that they depend on. Read our full statement: unicef.au/4bEHh85
- Right now, children are crossing the border into Afghanistan after near-impossible journeys. Many unaccompanied, many in urgent need of medical care and safety. Read the full remarks from UNICEF Representative in Afghanistan, Dr. Tajudeen Oyewale, here:
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“As military strikes continue across the country, children are being killed and injured at a horrifying rate, families are fleeing their homes in fear, and thousands of children are now sleeping in cold and overcrowded shelters.” - @UNICEFmena's @E_Beigbeder on the rise in child
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Each day brings more horror, death & destruction for children across the Middle East & beyond. Children are killed and injured. Schools, hospitals, homes and desalination plants that provide safe water are being hit. Children and the services they rely on must be protected.
- Children should never pay the price of conflict. This weekend’s military escalation in the Middle East marks a dangerous moment for millions of children. Read our full statement: unicef.au/4aIAA4B
- We welcomed last year’s childcare safety reforms and called for stronger protections for children. Today’s update, a national worker register & mandatory child safety training, is a welcome step in that ongoing effort to keep all children safe in early education. @JessWalshVicMedia Release: Safety in early education and care update ministers.education.gov.au/clare/safety-e…
- Children are disproportionately affected by climate change, with the Pacific a frontline region. UNICEF Australia commends the announcement of pre‑COP events in Fiji and Tuvalu and looks forward to amplifying young people's voices in climate action.
- Four years ago, children in Ukraine went from playing with friends at school to hiding in shelters. Since February 2022, more than 3,200 children have been killed or injured. Children in Ukraine deserve to grow up without the shadow of war. Above all, they deserve peace.
