Child Protection | UNICEF Canada: For Every Child

Child Protection is one of UNICEF’s main programs. On this page, you will find more information about current and past UNICEF projects, child stories and ways you can get involved.

Female Genital Mutilation: Combatting the practice

The Gambia has upheld a ban on FGM, continuing to protect the rights of girls and women in the country.

5 young girls stand with arms locked, looking at the camera in Ouahigouya, in the North of Burkina Faso.

How flexible funding is saving lives

With generous support from partners, Global Humanitarian Thematic Funding is helping UNICEF save lives.

A child holds a UNICEF box, in the background out of focus you can see tents

Women in Canada unite for a better future for children, everywhere

Women’s giving circles have enabled UNICEF Canada to offer collective giving that support global programs to create transformational impact for women, children and communities.

A classroom in Ghana with students sitting at desk. In the centre of the photo is a girl in a pink uniform smiling while looking beyond the camera.

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.

Funding innovative solutions to reach every child: UNICEF at Collision

The UNICEF Venture Fund supports companies to help transform the lives of children in some of the toughest places on earth.

A red and black sign in the foreground reads 'Collision Toronto' in the background the CN tower and some buildings can be seen.

Protecting every child from vaccine-preventable disease

UNICEF’s latest State of the World’s Children Report states 1 in 5 children are unvaccinated, leaving them vulnerable to a range of vaccine-preventable diseases.

A girl wearing a blue dress looks directly at the camera, holding a bandage up to her recently vaccinated arm. She is smiling.

A safe harbour for Ukrainians in Slovakia

In January 2023, UNICEF Canada’s President and CEO David Morley, visited Slovakia and witnessed the work being done by UNICEF in supporting children and families who have fled the war in Ukraine. Below are some of his thoughts from the visit.

David Morley interacting with children sitting at child's table.

Forced to leave school and marry a man twice her age: The impacts of drought in Ethiopia

The story of 13-year-old Enat, who was forced to leave school and marry a stranger to help her family cope with the drought in Ethiopia.

Hands being held, the hand on the left is that of a man and the one on the right of a girl. The girl is wearing a green beaded bracelet. The photo is cropped till the forearms, the background is that of a blue tarp.

Building Back Better: Stories of Success from 2021

As we close out 2021 – UNICEF’s 75th year of working to defend every child’s right to a childhood – we look back on some of our success stories from the past year.

A young girl holds her UNICEF-supplied backpack.

Emergency Latrines: Promoting Health, Restoring Dignity

By improving access to safe and adequate water supplies, building basic sanitation infrastructure for households, UNICEF and SIDA have helped entire communities in Yemen to adopt positive health and hygiene practices

Category: Child Protection

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