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Amidst conflict in Sudan, these humanitarian workers stay and deliver

As we celebrate World Humanitarian Day, UNICEF Canada celebrate six female workers from Sudan making a difference in their communities.

A hand administers a vaccine to a baby, using a plastic syringe.

A win for friendship: Kicking out tension in Cox’s Bazar

Rohingya refugee girls and Bangladeshi girls bond over a game of football.

Three girls cheer on the sidelines of a soccer game in Bangladesh.

Sudan’s Refugee Crisis: Marwa’s journey

A mother narrates her tail of fleeing Sudan amidst the conflict.

A woman looks out from a balcony, her back is towards the camera and she is holding a child in her arms.

I Am Not a Victim - I am a Changemaker!

Anojitha Sivaskaran is an internally displaced person who grew up facing the hardships of Sri Lanka’s civil war. She has directly experienced food shortages, insecurity, injustice, and inadequate shelter, but continues to fight for sustainable peace and quality education. In her blog, Anojitha talks about the importance of including young people in order to make transformational change both locally and globally.

Supporting Migrant and Refugee Children During COVID-19

UNICEF Italy Migrant and Refugee Response Coordinator Anna Riatti shares her experience – and that of her UNICEF Italy colleagues – in helping migrant and refugee children during COVID-19.

A UNICEF Italy staff member demonstrates handwashing to a young migrant girl.

Safa’s pink bed: One Refugee Girl’s Journey to Canada

UNICEF has been supporting Safa, a Syrian refugee girl, since 2014. Abedelmajeed El-Noaimi, a Communications Specialist with UNICEF Jordan shares his experiences with Safa over the past 6 years.

Safa (right) laughs with her twin sister and older sister.

Children Uprooted: Bracing for COVID-19 In Greece

UNICEF is calling for immediate transfer of vulnerable children to the Greek mainland, in-line with most recent public health measures and guidelines

A boy stands in a makeshift camp for refugees.

A World Inside a Refugee Camp: Children of Zaatari – Part 1

UNICEF Canada ambassador and teacher Bayan Yammout visited Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan – the world’s largest camp for Syrian refugees – in October 2019, to provide training for facilitators (Syrian refugees who run the UNICEF designated programs) at the camp’s Makani Centres. In a two part series, she shares her reflections on life for children in the camps.

A World Inside a Refugee Camp: Children of Zaatari – Part 2

UNICEF Canada ambassador and teacher Bayan Yammout visited Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan – the world’s largest camp for Syrian refugees – in October 2019, to provide training for facilitators at the camp’s Makani Centres. In a two part series, she shares her reflections on life for children in the camps.

Bayan Yammout with school children in Zaatatri, Jordan.

We didn’t know where to go: Syrian refugees on the move

Kawthar is a 25 year old mother, who fled airstrikes in Serekaniye (also known as Ras Al-Ayn) with her only daughter Barcham (2 and a half years old). They are some of the approximately 176,000 people (including almost 80,000 children) who have been displaced inside north-eastern Syria just in the last two weeks.

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