Youth activists take over the future at largest National Child Day event in Canada
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, actor Finn Wolfhard send special messages to UNICEF Canada’s Youth Activism Summit
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Federal government must respect First Nation children’s right to a childhood
UNICEF Canada calls on Cabinet to rescind challenge to landmark compensation decision
Over 300 children and adolescents die every day from AIDS-related causes
Some 320 children and adolescents died every day from AIDS-related causes in 2018, or 13 every hour, according to a global snapshot on children, HIV and AIDS released by UNICEF today.
Emergency Response
UNICEF aims to assist 59 million children in 64 countries in 2020. Download a free copy of the latest report on UNICEF’s role in international humanitarian and emergency crisis response and how it works to reach children in the toughest places of the world.
A World Inside a Refugee Camp: Children of Zaatari – Part 1
UNICEF Canada ambassador and teacher Bayan Yammout visited Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan – the world’s largest camp for Syrian refugees – in October 2019, to provide training for facilitators (Syrian refugees who run the UNICEF designated programs) at the camp’s Makani Centres. In a two part series, she shares her reflections on life for children in the camps.
Letter from the Future
On November 20, youth activists from across Canada gathered in Toronto and collaborated on a letter from the future.
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UNICEF issues largest-ever emergency funding appeal to reach historic numbers of children in need
UNICEF today released its US$ 4.2 billion 2020 emergency appeal to reach 59 million children with life-saving support in 64 countries across the globe. It is its biggest ask of donors yet, representing 3.5 times the funds requested in 2010.
As impact of climate crisis worsens, Caribbean islands see six-fold increase in estimated number of children displaced by storms, new UNICEF report shows
The estimated number of children displaced by storms and flooding in the Caribbean islands* saw a six-fold increase in the past five years, a new UNICEF report said today.
Children in Syria: An Ongoing Crisis
Syria’s nine year conflict has continued unabated, with all parties to the conflict intensifying military operations in Idleb, Aleppo, Hama, Eastern Ghouta and in the Northeast of the country. Despite the ongoing conflict, UNICEF has been working hard to provide essential supplies and support to children in the region.
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