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My Life as a UNICEF Canada Co-op Student

Publication date: July 12, 2017

Just as I would describe my co-operative learning experience - I’m going to keep this blog post short and sweet. I’ll try my hardest not to come across as cheesy, but no guarantees because in my honest opinion, I couldn’t have asked for a better co-op placement than UNICEF Canada.

Promoting global health is where Canadians come together

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: July 11, 2017

When it comes to ensuring children’s rights and access to quality health services, Canadians agree: we have a duty to protect.

Measuring child well-being in disruptive times

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: July 11, 2017

We live in disruptive times. The conditions in which children are growing up are changing quickly, evolving into futures that are difficult to imagine. What does this mean for how we measure their well-being? Ultimately, the discussions revolve around three fundamental questions in the data chain.

How Far Would You Go To Sit For Exams?

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: July 10, 2017

I was in Grade 8 when I was forced to leave school, after fighting started in my village in eastern rural Aleppo.

Running from death in Raqqa

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: July 10, 2017

Escaping the fighting in Raqqa involves perilous journeys to reach safety. Those who are trapped inside Raqqa city remain in grave danger as heavy fighting continues.

Seven Canadians making a difference in UNICEF's famine response

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: June 29, 2017

Meet seven Canadians working to provide urgent humanitarian relief to children at risk of famine.

Teens Talk, but is Canada Listening?

Posted by: Kids Of Canada

Publication date: June 28, 2017

I wasn’t sure where to start this blog post, whether it be with a personal story of my own suicide attempts or if I should jump into the threatening statistics of teen suicide and how unrighteously they are disregarded.

I am a Person, Not an Illness

Posted by: Kids Of Canada

Publication date: June 27, 2017

In response to UNICEF Report Card 14, which ranks Canada 25 out of 41 rich countries in child well-being, Canadian youth are speaking out about the issues that matter to them

Crisis ‘far from over’ as malnutrition, thirst and disease threaten lives of millions of children in north-east Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: June 23, 2017

Continued humanitarian action crucial in saving children’s lives

Bullying - Record It. Report It. Don’t Support It.

Posted by: Kids Of Canada

Publication date: June 23, 2017

What do you think about when you hear the word “bullying”? I think that many people probably find themselves imagining a classic school scenario, where you’re being beat up for lunch money, the jock of the school threatening you with a defiant punch in the face and maybe a scared group of kids slyly turning their backs off to the side. We are educated in schools about what it means to be a bully, and how to react as a bystander (don’t stand by), but do people know about the effects of bullying and the subconscious actions which sometimes hurt even more?

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My Life as a UNICEF Canada Co-op Student

Promoting global health is where Canadians come together

Measuring child well-being in disruptive times

How Far Would You Go To Sit For Exams?

Running from death in Raqqa

Seven Canadians making a difference in UNICEF's famine response

Teens Talk, but is Canada Listening?

I am a Person, Not an Illness

Crisis ‘far from over’ as malnutrition, thirst and disease threaten lives of millions of children in north-east Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen

Bullying - Record It. Report It. Don’t Support It.

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