Emergency | UNICEF Canada: For Every Child

Emergency is one of UNICEF’s main programs. On this page, you will find more information about current and past UNICEF projects, child stories and ways you can get involved.

Another war in Yemen: The fight against malnutrition and disease

One-year-old Khawla Mohammed lies on the bed in Al-Sabeen Hospital in the Yemeni capital, Sana’a with a tube running through her nose. She is suffering from malnutrition and is also battling a chest infection which has affected her breathing.

Water is a gift, water is a right

Partnering with communities to support children’s access to clean water and basic toilets in the Sahel belt

An agenda for action on children uprooted

Nearly 50 million children are on the move — 28 million of them driven from their homes by conflict, and millions more migrating in the hope of finding a better, safer life. Far too many children encounter deadly danger, detention, deprivation and discrimination. The world must stand up for these children. It is time to take action.

Hitting rock bottom: Children’s suffering in Syria at its worst, UNICEF reports on sixth anniversary of deadly conflict

Grave violations against children in Syria were the highest on record in 2016, said UNICEF in a grim report of the conflict’s impact on children, as the war reaches six years.

Famine threatens 1.4 million children, but there is still hope

Almost 1.4 million children are at imminent risk of death from severe acute malnutrition this year. Famine has been declared in parts of South Sudan and looms in Nigeria, Somalia and Yemen. Every day children are dying and UNICEF is working with partners to provide life-saving support for children and families. These are the stories of some of the children caught in this crisis.

Famine is declared in parts of South Sudan

Famine has struck parts of South Sudan and children urgently need our help to survive. War and a collapsing economy have left parents with nothing to feed their families and more than a quarter of a million children are severely malnourished. They need immediate, lifesaving aid and every day counts.

Children and families in Syria face dropping temperatures with little protection from the cold

For children and their families across Syria, winter used to bring joy. But after six years of conflict, childhood memories of getting cosy around the heater, playing in the snow and warm winter clothes, are all but forgotten.

Two refugees, a generation apart

A young Syrian refugee and a World War II child refugee tell their story.

Millions of children on the move at risk from harsh winter

Millions of children who are already vulnerable are facing a winter without warm clothing and heating.

South Sudan is a forgotten children’s catastrophe

Three years of conflict in South Sudan have taken a massive toll on the lives of millions of children and women across the country.

Category: Emergency

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