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Meet Canadians who are helping to build a better world

Publication date: February 5, 2018

From February 4-10, Canada celebrates International Development Week. It’s our chance to recognize Canadians who are helping to make the world a better place. UNICEF has hundreds of Canadians working to protect and promote the rights of vulnerable children. Meet just a few of them!

Mental health top concern for Canada’s youth

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: January 30, 2018

On a day when the country will be uniting in support of Canadians suffering from mental health challenges, it is important to acknowledge that Canada’s youth are not immune to the problem.

Malnutrition, unsafe water and limited education in Yemen

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: January 26, 2018

In Yemen, an entire generation of children is growing up knowing nothing but war. They have been scarred by years of violence, displacement, disease, poverty, undernutrition and a lack of access to basic services including water, health care and education.

Help the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s children: the main victims of the conflict in Kasai

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: January 18, 2018

Children living in Kasai, one of the poorest regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, remain the main victims of the crisis. When violence erupted, families fled into the forest. Sometimes families have described fleeing three or four times, sometimes even in the middle of the night.

Child trafficking is a price we must not let the Rohingya pay

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: January 12, 2018

How much is a child worth?

Children under attack in 2017

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: December 28, 2017

For children trapped in conflict zones around the world, 2017 has been a ‘nightmare year’.

Good News for Moms and Babies: the Philippines Has Eliminated MNT

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: December 12, 2017

On November 29, the Philippines became the 44th country since the year 1999 to officially eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT). This announcement leaves just 15 countries around the world still facing the threat of MNT, an excruciating and often fatal disease that affects mothers and newborns, usually through unhygienic childbirth and umbilical cord care practices.

UNICEF Cards: 6 questions with Gerard Paraghamian

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: December 12, 2017

Gérard Paraghamian has established a well-earned reputation as one of the most talented and innovative illustrators in commercial art today. We had the pleasure of chatting with him about travel, his inspirations and what UNICEF means to him.

Surviving Winter in Syria

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: December 11, 2017

Conflict has changed every part of Syria over the past six years, including winter. Any happy memories of snow filled streets and fields are now gone. Forced to flee their homes and live in camps and shelters offering little protection from the cold, winter is a real struggle for children in Syria. Freezing temperatures, snow and heavy rain will make life a struggle for children who have been forced from their homes.

Dear Parents: This is why we’re always online

Posted by: Kids Of Canada

Publication date: December 11, 2017

I am here to tell you about a generation that lives on this wonderful thing that we like to call “The Internet”.

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Meet Canadians who are helping to build a better world

Mental health top concern for Canada’s youth

Malnutrition, unsafe water and limited education in Yemen

Help the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s children: the main victims of the conflict in Kasai

Child trafficking is a price we must not let the Rohingya pay

Children under attack in 2017

Good News for Moms and Babies: the Philippines Has Eliminated MNT

UNICEF Cards: 6 questions with Gerard Paraghamian

Surviving Winter in Syria

Dear Parents: This is why we’re always online

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