Middle East and North Africa | UNICEF Canada: For Every Child

Middle East and North Africa 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.

To keep our children learning

For International Day of Education, we’re looking at teachers who are making sure that even when school is out, the learning doesn’t stop.

A teacher in Uganda records a lesson for a televised education broadcast.

Finding Light in the Dark: Top 5 Stories of Success in 2020

2020 has been a challenging year for almost everyone. However, in spite of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, UNICEF continued to make strides in protecting every child’s right to a childhood.

Friends sit by a UNICEF-supplied mosquito net in Bienythiang in Akoka county, Upper Nile state, South Sudan.

One Vaccine, 39 Million Children

For Pakistan’s national polio vaccination campaign, more than 260,000 trained frontline workers went door to door equipped with personal protective gear to vaccinate children under 5 years of age.

Global Families: Together During COVID-19

These are challenging times. Children’s lives all around the world have been turned upside down. All children are affected by COVID-19, no matter where they’re from, but the most vulnerable children are facing some of the toughest challenges. We must support each other. COVID-19 binds us together. Solidarity binds us together.

From Dream to Reality: Afghan Dreamers Robotic Team

The Afghan Girls Robotic Team turned an idea into an innovative COVID-19 response tool. Now, amidst increasing conflict, they are asking the international community to help them continue their education.

Members of the Afghan Dreamers team with their ventilator prototype.

In Mali’s COVID-19 fight, knowledge is power

Young people in camps for displaced people in Mali are being empowered with information about how to protect themselves and their communities.

A youth advocate shows off her clean hands.

Delivering life-saving vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic

Health workers are stopping at nothing to ensure immunizations for every child.

A baby receives a vaccination injection.

Heading back to school in the pandemic

As school doors start to reopen in some countries, what does it look like for students?

Children head to school in Japan, wearing masks to protect against COVID-19.

Supporting Out-of-School Children with e-Vouchers

In Aleppo, Syria, a joint UNICEF and World Food Program (WFP) venture is helping children like Lamis and her family secure essentials, during COVID-19.

Lamis helps her father shop at a store in Aleppo.

On the frontline for every child

Despite disruptions, social workers, counsellors and helpline workers show courage and commitment.

Geographic Region: Middle East and North Africa

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