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UNICEF to lead procurement and supply of COVID-19 vaccines in world’s largest and fastest ever operation of its kind

UNICEF will work with manufacturers and partners on the procurement of vaccine doses as well as freight, logistics and storage of COVID-19 vaccines, on behalf of global COVAX Facility

Paulina,10, is vaccinated in a health center located in Bolivar state where UNICEF distributed Polio, Yellow Fever, Tetanus Toxoid and BCG, on July 2, 2020.

UNICEF Halloween Walk-a-thon

Everyone who participated in our Halloween Walk-a-thon truly made an incredible impact on the lives of children. Learn more.

Halloween heroes walking in their neighbourhood.

Supporting Children During Back to School

How parents can help their children navigate their feelings and protect their mental health during school reopenings.

A student with a face mask stands in a classroom at the Petri primary school in Dortmund, western Germany.

150 million additional children plunged into poverty due to COVID-19, UNICEF, Save the Children say

New analysis reveals the number of children living in multidimensional poverty – without access to education, health, housing, nutrition, sanitation, or water – has increased by 15 per cent since the start of the pandemic

New UNICEF Canada campaign keeps Halloween spirit alive for kids across the country

Johnny Orlando joins reimagined campaign as UNICEF Canada’s newest Halloween Champion

Statement by UNICEF Canada’s President and CEO David Morley on Canada’s investment in the COVAX Facility for equitable access to a COVID-19 vaccine

UNICEF Canada welcomes the Government of Canada’s commitment to ensure that access to the eventual COVID-19 vaccine is equitable and available to all, including the highest risk populations world-wide, regardless of income level.

On 2 December 2019, Junior Registered Nurse, April Wilson, 22, (left) and team leader Luisa Popo, 50 prepare measles vaccines at a vaccination site in Leauvaa Village as part of the UNICEF-supported National Vaccination Campaign in response to the current measles outbreak in the Pacific region.

Simu Liu, actor known for Kim’s Convenience, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, announced as UNICEF Canada Ambassador

Liu to raise awareness for children’s rights in Canada and around the world

Simu Liu in a cyan UNICEF Canada T-Shirt

'I just want to find my father': Stories from Mali

Like many children affected by the increased violence in central Mali, Hamadou had to flee from a raid on his village. He and his family are living in a settlement, but their father has been missing since the attack.

Hamadou's drawing of the violence he's experienced.

Sharp increase in grave violations against children in Mali, warns UNICEF

UNICEF scaling up emergency response to support children and families affected

Number of children orphaned or left unaccompanied by Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo rising fast: UNICEF

The number of children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) who have been orphaned or left unaccompanied due to the Ebola epidemic has more than doubled since April, requiring a rapid ramp-up of specialized care in the Ebola-hit provinces of Ituri and North Kivu.