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Crisis ‘far from over’ as malnutrition, thirst and disease threaten lives of millions of children in north-east Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen

Continued humanitarian action crucial in saving children’s lives

I am a Person, Not an Illness

In response to UNICEF Report Card 14, which ranks Canada 25 out of 41 rich countries in child well-being, Canadian youth are speaking out about the issues that matter to them

Statement from UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake and WHO Director-General Margaret Chan on the cholera outbreak in Yemen as suspected cases exceed 200,000

The rapidly spreading cholera outbreak in Yemen has exceeded 200,000 suspected cases, increasing at an average of 5,000 a day. We are now facing the worst cholera outbreak in the world.

Investments in poor children save more lives per dollar spent, new UNICEF study says

Unless the world makes faster progress on reducing child mortality, by 2030 almost 70 million children will die before reaching their fifth birthday.

UNICEF AIRLIFTS LIFE-SAVING SUPPLIES TO YEMEN TO COMBAT CHOLERA AS CASES SURPASS 200,000

Three UNICEF charter planes have delivered 36 tons of life-saving medical and water purification supplies to Yemen to scale up efforts to combat the world’s worst cholera outbreak.

Children continue to bear the brunt of multiple emergencies in Sudan

UNICEF urgently requires US$22 million to provide lifesaving response for over 100,000 children

Teens Talk, but is Canada Listening?

I wasn’t sure where to start this blog post, whether it be with a personal story of my own suicide attempts or if I should jump into the threatening statistics of teen suicide and how unrighteously they are disregarded.

Africa’s first humanitarian drone testing corridor launched in Malawi by Government and UNICEF

The Government of Malawi and UNICEF today launched an air corridor to test potential humanitarian use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), also known as drones. The corridor is the first in Africa and one of the first globally with a focus on humanitarian and development use.

UNICEF calls for the protection of children trapped in west Mosul’s violence

Statement attributable to Peter Hawkins, UNICEF’s Representative in Iraq

Seven Canadians making a difference in UNICEF's famine response

Meet seven Canadians working to provide urgent humanitarian relief to children at risk of famine.