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.

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.

Amidst the rubble, Aleppo’s children head back to school

Carrying new UNICEF school bags filled with supplies, children in the war-ravaged city of Aleppo are marching off to school, eager to settle in to their second-semester routines.

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.

Children in crisis

Nearly 50 million children at risk as conflict and disaster engulf 48 countries

Displaced in Jibreen: Meet the children we’re racing to reach

Since November 2016, nearly 315,000 people have been displaced from fighting in and around Aleppo City in Syria.

For the children of Syria, education is their only hope

Sidra, a 14-year-old Syrian refugee, attends one of UNICEF’s 223 Makani learning centres in Jordan near the Syrian border. The Government of Canada is providing support to Makanicentres across Jordan, reaching girls like Sidra with continued education and life skills.

Syrians welcomed in Canada

Basel Alrashdan, 11, and his family were the first Syrian family to be resettled on Canada’s Prince Edward Island.

Geographic Region: Middle East and North Africa

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