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UNICEF’s Work in Canada

Canada ranks 30th out of 38 rich nations in child and youth well-being. UNICEF Canada is working to change that through our work in Canada.

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The number of children in need of therapeutic treatment for malnutrition keeps growing

Aminata and her team use a ready-to-use therapeutic food called ‘Plumpy’Nut’ to treat the children. It comes in small sachets that cost about US$0.35 each. Malnourished children must take two sachets per day until they gain enough weight to overcome malnutrition. UNICEF is providing 80 per cent of the Plumpy’Nut needed to treat acutely malnourished children in the country.

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Publications and Research

UNICEF tracks the health and well-being of all the world’s children. Read UNICEF’s latest reports on child and youth well-being in Canada.

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What is the Canadian Index of Child and Youth Well-being?

The Canadian Index of Child and Youth Well-being measures the rights and well-being of young people in Canada from birth to age 18. Our Community Survey provides a snapshot of life for children in Canada.

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UNICEF Emergency Director: Immediate scaled up humanitarian response needed to save millions of children in drought stricken Somali region

“In Somali region alone, over 900,000 people have been displaced. Drought not only means lack of water. It means that children are going hungry and thirsty every day"

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Lebanon’s water infrastructure struggles on, but remains on the brink - UNICEF

Inadequate supplies of safe water pose a huge risk to infants and young children, who are particularly vulnerable to water- and sanitation-related diseases, one of the leading causes of death for children under age 5.

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New guidelines provide first global policy framework on protecting children on the move in face of climate change

The Guiding Principles for Children on the Move in the Context of Climate Change provides a set of 9 principles that address the unique and layered vulnerabilities of children on the move both internally and across borders as a result of the adverse impacts of climate change.

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Youth Participation

UNICEF Canada works with youth in Canada to advance their rights, amplify their voices and help build their advocacy skills. Learn more.

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UNICEF delivers life-saving supplies to Odesa in southern Ukraine to help over 50,000 children affected by war

UNICEF has delivered life-saving supplies to Odesa to help an estimated 50,000 children in the war-ravaged districts of southern Ukraine.

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New global alliance launched to end AIDS in children by 2030

The new Global Alliance for Ending AIDS in Children by 2030 was announced by leading figures at the International AIDS Conference taking place in Montreal.