Asia | UNICEF Canada: For Every Child

Asia is one of the geographical regions where UNICEF is currently running programs for children in need. On this page, you will find more information on UNICEF’s work.

Supporting Your Kids Through the COVID-19 Outbreak: A Guide for Parents

Dr. Lisa Damour – psychologist, New York Times columnist and mom of two – provides advice for parents on how to help your children deal with the many emotions they may be experiencing as a result of the current COVID-19 pandemic.

Children in Italy use clothes to send a message of support to their neighbours.

Everything You Wanted to Know About Washing Your Hands (But Were Afraid to Ask)

Washing your hands can protect you and your loved ones against the spread of disease such as coronavirus.

Children wash their hands at a primary school in Vietnam.

Transforming Gender Roles with Toilets

A programme to end open defecation in Jharkhand ends up transforming gender roles, with female toilet builders tackling gender gaps and taking on menstrual hygiene management.

Three rani mistris work at digging a new toilet.

Coronavirus/COVID-19: What Do Parents Need To Know?

Here's everything parents and families need to know about novel coronavirus, how you can look after yourself and your children, and what UNICEF is doing to help.

Five-year-old Yuanyuan walks the corridor of a hospital affiliated to the Wuhan University of Science and Technology in China.

Top 6 Gifts that Give Back: A Last Minute Rescue Guide

The holidays are fast approaching, which means last-minute gift shoppers are urgently searching for that special something to give to friends, family or that special someone. In the spirit of the season, UNICEF Canada offers this holiday rescue guide; our top 6 meaningful gifts that will help children in need this season.

A baby waits to receive new winter clothes in Zaatari Refugee Camp, Jordan.

2018 witnessed the highest reported deaths of children in armed conflict around the world

Twenty-four thousand children were killed or maimed in conflicts in 2018. This is the highest number ever reported by the UN since it began monitoring the six grave violations affecting children nearly 15 years ago. David Morley comments on the situation and how Canada must make children’s rights, safety and wellbeing a global priority.

Learning how to bring families back together in Palu

More than 100 children were reported missing after a series of earthquakes struck Central Sulawesi province in September 2018. In the days following the disaster, UNICEF provided training for social workers on how to locate these children and reunite them with their families.

A baby sits in her mother's lap at a temporary shelter in Palu in 2018.

The Convention on the Rights of the Child at 30: A Reflection

Our president and CEO David Morley was in New York City recently for the annual United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). While on the plane back to Toronto, he crafted this letter, about the impact being at the UNGA had on him and the work that we do as UNICEF Canada.

A UNICEF installation highlighting the grave scale of child deaths in conflict during 2018 on the North Lawn at the United Nations Headquarters.

An Open Letter to the World’s Children

For the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), UNICEF’s Executive Director Henrietta Fore has drafted an open letter to the world’s children – about why she’s worried, and hopeful, for the next generation.

Children show off writing samples on slates.

Beyond survival: The need for education for Rohingya refugees

Rohingya children and youth are increasingly frustrated because of the shortfall in education opportunities available to them in the refugee camps. Without access to education and development opportunities, thousands of Rohingya are at risk of becoming a lost generation.

Geographic Region: Asia

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