Canada’s Reports

Louis Vuitton launching global initiative to support UNICEF and children in need

One year after the launch of its global partnership with UNICEF, Louis Vuitton is launching its first #makeapromise day on January 12, 2017 to raise funds for children in urgent need, through its global network of stores.

Number of unaccompanied or separated children arriving by sea to Italy doubles in 2016 – UNICEF

Some 25,800 unaccompanied or separated children arrived to Italy by sea in 2016 – that’s more than double the 12,360 who arrived during the previous year. These children account for a staggering 91 per cent of all the 28,200 children who reached Italy’s shores in 2016 as refugees or migrants.

Joint Statement on Syria

While efforts to fully implement a ceasefire in Syria continue, we again appeal for immediate, unconditional, and safe access to reach the children and families who are still cut off from humanitarian aid across the country.

2016 in review: UNICEF’s impact in five of the most dangerous crises

2016 was a year of challenges and upheaval across the globe. The ongoing migration and refugee crisis has uprooted nearly 50 million children worldwide, leaving them vulnerable to violence and exploitation. Conflict and natural hazards continue to take a toll on children, with nearly 1 in 4 living in areas affected by crisis. In Haiti, the destruction caused by Hurricane Matthew has left 2.7 million people in need of life-saving assistance. In the aftermath of the conflict in Central African Republic, 1 in 2 children is affected by stunting.

Statement by UNICEF Director for Emergency Programmes Manuel Fontaine on the tragic loss of life in the Rann camp for displaced people, northeast Nigeria

UNICEF is deeply concerned by the loss of life in Tuesday’s tragic incident in Rann, Borno State. Our thoughts are with all those who were injured.

South Sudan is a forgotten children’s catastrophe

Three years of conflict in South Sudan have taken a massive toll on the lives of millions of children and women across the country.

Over 40 per cent of Syrian refugee children in Turkey missing out on education, despite massive increase in enrolment rates - UNICEF

Nearly half a million Syrian refugee children are currently enrolled in schools across Turkey. But despite a more than 50 per cent increase in enrolment since last June, over 40 per cent of children of school-going age – or 380,000 child refugees – are still missing out on an education, UNICEF said today.

Children’s needs central to response as Gambia uncertainty continues

UNICEF and partners working with Senegalese authorities on emergency plans to support displaced children in host communities

Statement attributable to Geert Cappelaere, UNICEF Regional Director, on the children of Deir Ez Zor

Children living in the besieged city of Deir Ez Zor have come under intense attack in the past week.