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  Helping children survive in Yemen

  Posted by: UNICEF Canada March 22, 2019

  With ongoing and unending conflict in Yemen, the humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate across the country. UNICEF is working around-the clock to save children suffering from disease – often caused by a lack of access to clean water. Read more »

  Categories:

  • Child Protection

  Tags:

  • Yemen
  • WASH
  • War & Conflict
  • Children and Armed Conflict

  Geographic Regions:

  • Middle East and North Africa
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  World Water Day 2019: 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Water

  Posted by: UNICEF March 18, 2019

  Water is life. Without water, children simply cannot survive. This year on World Water Day, we look at 10 facts about water that might surprise you. Read more »

  Categories:

  • Child Survival

  Tags:

  • Water
  • WASH
  • Child Mortality

  Geographic Regions:

  • Middle East and North Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Asia
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  Solar Power for Clean Water

  Posted by: UNICEF Canada March 18, 2019

  How are solar-powered water systems are helping children in remote communities like Yambio, South Sudan access clean water in health centres, schools and homesÉ Read more »

  Categories:

  • Child Protection

  Tags:

  • Water
  • WASH
  • South Sudan

  Geographic Regions:

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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  David Morley’s Life-Mission to Improve Children’s Lives

  Posted by: UNICEF Canada March 14, 2019

  Passion. Devotion. Humanism. For more than 40 years, UNICEF Canada CEO David Morley has been driven by a simple objective – to make the world a better place for children. Read more »

  Categories:

  • Advocacy

  Tags:

  • David Morley
  • UNICEF history
  • Advocacy

  Geographic Regions:

  • North America
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  Running for Change with Around the Bay Road Race

  Posted by: UNICEF Canada March 11, 2019

  McMaster UNICEF Campus Club president Lina Abril tells UNICEF Canada how she’s bringing together her love of running with her dedication to supporting children around the world as a member of Team UNICEF. Read more »

  Categories:

  • Advocacy

  Tags:

  • Fundraising

  Geographic Regions:

  • North America
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  Objects I Carried With Me: Stories from Syrian Children

  Posted by: UNICEF Canada March 8, 2019

  March 15 marks the 8th year-mark of the war in Syria. There are now millions of children living in Syria, and in neighboring countries, who have never known anything but war. This photo series takes you through the memories of Syrian children – now living in Za’atari Refugee Camp – and the objects they brought with them that encapsulate those memories. Read more »

  Categories:

  • Child Protection

  Tags:

  • Syria
  • Children Uprooted
  • Children and Armed Conflict

  Geographic Regions:

  • Middle East and North Africa
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  Girls’ Education in Uganda: Water, Sanitation and School Attendance

  Posted by: UNICEF Canada March 7, 2019

  Fact: Across the world, when young girls reach adolescence, they begin menstruating. Reality: In many parts of the world the start of menstruation can result in girls dropping out of school. Read more »

  Categories:

  • Education

  Tags:

  • WASH
  • Uganda
  • girls' education

  Geographic Regions:

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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  Child Soldier: From War to Recovery

  Posted by: UNICEF Canada February 12, 2019

  Every child deserves the opportunity to play, laugh and learn; to explore and grow in a world that nurtures them. Tragically, UNICEF estimates that tens of thousands of boys and girls under the age of 18 are used in conflicts worldwide. We recognize February 12 as International Day Against the Use of Child Soldiers - to ensure a better, safer future for every child. Read more »

  Categories:

  • Child Protection

  Tags:

  • Child Soldiers
  • Sierra Leone
  • Rwanda
  • Children and Armed Conflict

  Geographic Regions:

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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  Children and adolescents on the move in Latin America

  Posted by: UNICEF Canada February 7, 2019

  Over the past three years, the economic crisis in Venezuela has led hundreds of thousands of children and adolescents to leave the country with their families to migrate to other countries in the region, mostly to Peru and Colombia. They set out on the journey in difficult conditions and weary of the discrimination and xenophobia they might face in some places along the way. Read more »

  Categories:

  • Emergency

  Tags:

  • Venezuela
  • Peru
  • Colombia
  • Ecuador
  • Children Uprooted

  Geographic Regions:

  • South America
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  Cyber Superheroes

  Posted by: UNICEF Canada February 1, 2019

  It’s not often we have the opportunity to discuss the power of partnership through technology and the support of women. Although, times are changing and Cisco along with UNICEF Canada are advancing the prospects of women globally through their commitment to help communities, economies and futures – one woman at a time. Read more »

  Categories:

  • Advocacy

  Tags:

  • Fundraising
  • Advocacy
  • girls' education

  Geographic Regions:

  • Middle East and North Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • North America