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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

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.

Canada’s Famine Relief Fund critical to getting life-saving support to 1.4 million children at risk

Today, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, announced the creation of a Famine Relief Fund, building on its commitment to reach the most vulnerable affected by the famine crisis.

5 things to know about children and famine

Children can’t wait. Famine, drought and armed conflict are devastating lives and futures

Another war in Yemen: The fight against malnutrition and disease

One-year-old Khawla Mohammed lies on the bed in Al-Sabeen Hospital in the Yemeni capital, Sana’a with a tube running through her nose. She is suffering from malnutrition and is also battling a chest infection which has affected her breathing.

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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

Seven Canadians making a difference in UNICEF's famine response

Canada’s Famine Relief Fund critical to getting life-saving support to 1.4 million children at risk

5 things to know about children and famine

Another war in Yemen: The fight against malnutrition and disease

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