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Halifax’s ‘Chefs for UNICEF Water for Life Gala’ raises crucial funds to provide safe water for children

Women and girls worldwide continue to bear the brunt of the water crisis

Calgary’s ‘UNICEF Water for Life Gala’ raises crucial funds for life-saving water programs

Millions of children worldwide are at risk from water-related crises

Marie, 7, draws water from a standpipe built with the support of UNICEF in the Buhene district of Goma, capital of North Kivu province, to the east. of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Women and girls bear brunt of water and sanitation crisis – new UNICEF-WHO report

Women and girls responsible for fetching water in 7 out of 10 households without supplies on premises, according to first in-depth analysis of gender inequalities in drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in households

On 14 September 2022, sitting on floor of her shared tent, Geetu, 8 years old, shows off a hygiene kit her family received from UNICEF at Mohammad Medical Emergency Camp in Umerkot District, Sindh Province, Pakistan.

Halifax’s iconic ‘Chefs for UNICEF Water for Life Gala’ celebrates its 30th year supporting the world’s vulnerable children

Tickets are on sale now!

Jhanu (5 yrs) drinks water from the village hand pump near her anganwadi.

On Global Handwashing Day, UNICEF warns that 3 in 10 people do not have basic handwashing facilities at home

Although handwashing with soap is critical in the fight against infectious diseases, including COVID-19, globally, around 3 in 10 people – or 2.3 billion – do not have handwashing facilities with water and soap available at home. The situation is worst in the least developed countries, with over 6 in 10 people without access to basic hand hygiene, UNICEF warned on Global Handwashing Day.

Children in Al Khader mixed primary school take part in a handwashing demonstration. The students have been receiving and practicing hygiene promotion for three months. It can be difficult, the Principal explains, to find space in a tight school budget to spend on hygiene materials or infrastructure – even purchasing soap for the 67 students in this rural area can be a struggle.

Billions of people will lack access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene in 2030 unless progress quadruples – warn WHO, UNICEF

Latest estimates reveal that 3 in 10 people worldwide could not wash their hands with soap and water at home during the COVID-19 pandemic

Somaya, 9 is washing her hands at Balkh pronice of Afghanistan. UNICEF Afghanistan provide basic handwashing facilities for Internally displaced children at Ferdousi camp in Nahri Shahi district of Balkh province of Afghansitan.

One in five children globally does not have enough water to meet their everyday needs – UNICEF

UNICEF launches new initiative, Water Security for All, to mobilize global support and resources to reach children in water vulnerable hotspots

On 26 January 2020, Christine, 7, collects water from a recently rehabilitated water point in Gwembe Valley, Zambia. Severe and prolonged drought in the region have contributed to depleted water points, crop failure, food insecurity and malnutrition, impacting the health of mothers and children. To date, under the Zambian Government's drought response plan, UNICEF has supported the rehabilitation of a dozen existing boreholes in Gwembe District. In total, UNICEF will drill 100 new boreholes and rehabilitate

2 in 5 schools around the world lacked basic handwashing facilities prior to COVID-19 pandemic — UNICEF, WHO

As schools worldwide struggle with reopening, the latest data from the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme reveal that 43% of schools around the world lacked access to basic handwashing with soap and water in 2019.

UNICEF statement on COVID-19 outbreak

UNICEF has been preparing and responding to the epidemic of COVID-19 around the world, knowing that the virus could spread to children and families in any country or community

Scientists are at work in the VirPath university laboratory, classified as "P3" level of safety.

COVID-19: UNICEF, Red Cross, and WHO issue guidance to protect children and support safe school operations

Guidance includes practical actions and checklists for administrators, teachers, parents and children

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