The four pillars of child health and well-being Posted by: UNICEF Canada Publication date: February 7, 2018 This year, UNICEF will concentrate on four critical areas where we can help the most children.
Vitamin A: A drop that saves lives Posted by: UNICEF Canada Publication date: February 7, 2018 The first one thousand days of a child’s life are critical for his or her future. Canada contributes to ensuring that every Ivorian child is born and grows up healthy.
The 6th Youth World Cup Live Painting Competition Posted by: UNICEF Canada Publication date: February 6, 2018 The Youth World Cup Live Painting Competition is a global charity event hosted by Canada Youth Arts Development Foundation in support of UNICEF Canada. The event aims to raise awareness for vulnerable children, provide a platform to help and give them a better future and promote cultural and artistic exchange among children and youth globally.
Meet Canadians who are helping to build a better world Posted by: UNICEF Canada 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.
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