COVID-19 | UNICEF Canada: For Every Child

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Two thirds of households with children have lost income during pandemic

UNICEF-World Bank report finds that the lost earnings have left adults in 1 in 4 households with children going a day or more without food

On 30 November 2021, UNICEF staff meet with beneficiaries during a visit to review progress of a cross-sectoral UNICEF programme aimed at reducing malnutrition in Sabang, Aceh Province, Indonesia.

No excuses. Keep schools open. Children can’t wait.

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore

Children learn with tablets and computers in the Public Melen School of Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon.

COVID-19: Scale of education loss ‘nearly insurmountable’, warns UNICEF

On the International Day of Education and as the COVID-19 pandemic nears its two-year mark, UNICEF shares the latest available data on the impact of the pandemic on children’s learning.

A group portrait of students wearing masks inside the school premises at Gandaria Mohila Shomity Government Primary School, Dhaka, Bangladesh on 12 September 2021.

UNICEF enters supply agreements for COVID-19 oral antiviral medicine Molnupiravir

UNICEF has signed several long term agreements (LTA) with suppliers for the procurement of the new antiviral medicine Molnupiravir.

UNICEF Canada unveils #GiveAVax matching fund results

Canadians have donated over $9.6 million to help fully vaccinate nearly 4 million people in low-income countries

On 22 July 2021 at the Dapcha Health Post in Kavre District in central Nepal, 53-year-old Bijuli Devi Tamang receives the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines donated to Nepal through the COVAX Facility.

Canadians help fully vaccinate nearly 3.4 million people globally through COVID-19 donations

Support to UNICEF Canada’s #GiveAVax campaign passes $8 million, with one week left in the government match

Shah SULTANA FARISHTA, 66,is being vaccinated against COVID-19 at the HJ Hospital.

UNICEF Canada, the Honourable Dr. Hedy Fry, Dr. Bonnie Henry call on British Columbians to #GiveAVax to help global vaccination efforts

#GiveAVax campaign supports the vaccination of millions of people in low-income countries, federal government matching every dollar donated

David Morley, President and CEO of UNICEF Canada to hold press conference on COVID-19 vaccines with the Honorable Dr. Hedy Fry and Dr. Bonnie Henry

UNICEF Canada invites media to participate in a press conference on #GiveAVax and Canada’s support for vaccination efforts in developing countries.

UNICEF Canada, Minister Gould and Mayor Tory in Toronto to promote #GiveAVax matching fund

#GiveAVax campaign provides unique opportunity to support the vaccination of millions of people in low-income countries

UNICEF Canada launches #GiveAVax matching fund to encourage Canadians to donate to global vaccination efforts