Three-fold increase in civilian casualties caused by landmines and unexploded ordnance in Myanmar’s escalating conflict
Over 20 per cent of victims are children, according to UNICEF
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Baby Eyenga receives a dose of the Malaria vaccine in Cameroon
Six-month-old Eyenga was one of thousands of children in the 42 districts of Cameroon who received the vaccine against malaria this year. The vaccine is part of the routine vaccination. Each child will have to receive 4 doses from the time they’re six months until they reach their second birthday.
An entire generation of children in Sudan faces a catastrophe as the war enters its second year
Continued brutal hostilities and potential famine creating ominous conditions for tragic loss of children’s lives
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director, Catherine Russell, following her two-day visit to the Middle East
“Children do not start wars, and they cannot end them, but they always pay the highest price," says Executive Director Catherine Russell.
Statement by UNICEF Canada on the 2024 Federal Budget
Budget 2024 takes historic steps to address child poverty, yet more progress is needed to reach every child
Removing barriers to girls’ education
UNICEF is working with communities, governments and partners to remove barriers to girls’ education and promote gender equality in education.
The Chapters of Childhood
There are some books that you don’t just read, they graft onto you. That’s what happens with Ishmael Beah’s personal story, “A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier.” Childhood is supposed to have many chapters to it. But some children, including Ishmael, have pages torn from their childhood and rewritten into unimaginable circumstances.
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UNICEF is the world’s farthest-reaching humanitarian organization for children. Across 190 countries and territories, and in the world’s toughest places, we work day in and day out to help children survive. To defend their rights. To keep them protected, healthy and educated. To give them a fair chance to fulfil their potential. Our work for every child relies entirely on voluntary support, including donations from generous Canadians.
UNICEF calls for urgent action to save Pakistan’s children on the frontlines of climate change
On Earth Day, Statement by Abdullah Fadil, UNICEF Representative in Pakistan, on the damaging impact of climate change and pollution on children
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