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  Preventing HIV and AIDs

  Posted by: Guest Author November 22, 2018

  HIV prevention among adolescent girls and young women is one of the main priority areas of UNICEF’s HIV and AIDS programme. The urgent need to do better for this neglected yet vulnerable population is clear: Every hour, 30 adolescents between the ages of 15 and 19 are newly infected with HIV, and most of them are girls. Read more »

  Categories:

  • Child Survival

  Tags:

  • HIV & AIDS
  • World AIDS Day

  Geographic Regions:

  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • South America
  • Middle East and North Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Asia
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  Gifting From the Heart (With Your Budget In Mind)

  Posted by: UNICEF Canada November 16, 2018

  Giving a gift that your friends and family members will love doesn’t always have to come with a big price tag attached. If you gift from the heart, always keeping the recipient in mind, you’re sure to wow them. Read more »

  Categories:

  • Advocacy

  Tags:

  • UNICEF Market
  • Survival Gifts
  • Holidays

  Geographic Regions:

  • North America
  • Middle East and North Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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  Warm Up for Winter with UNICEF Market

  Posted by: UNICEF Canada November 8, 2018

  Winter is coming (even if we might want to pretend that it’s not) but UNICEF Canada has plenty of ways to make your home warm and inviting throughout the colder months. Read more »

  Categories:

  • Advocacy

  Tags:

  • UNICEF Market
  • Survival Gifts

  Geographic Regions:

  • North America
  • Central America and the Caribbean
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  Falling for (Sustainable) Fall Fashion

  Posted by: UNICEF Canada November 2, 2018

  Temperatures might be dropping but UNICEF Market by UNICEF Canada has plenty of cozy and sustainable ways for you to stay warm this fall. Read more »

  Categories:

  • Advocacy

  Tags:

  • UNICEF Market
  • Survival Gifts

  Geographic Regions:

  • North America
  • Central America and the Caribbean
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  Indonesia earthquake update: back to school in Sulawesi – for some

  Posted by: UNICEF Canada October 31, 2018

  Over 150,000 students in Sulawesi, Indonesia are out of school following an earthquake and tsunami in September. UNICEF is working hard to deliver emergency education materials to help children get back into the classroom. Read more »

  Categories:

  • Education

  Tags:

  • Indonesia
  • earthquake
  • Education
  • Child Friendly Space

  Geographic Regions:

  • Asia
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  UNICEF’s vaccination campaign amidst a cholera outbreak in Yemen

  Posted by: UNICEF Canada October 31, 2018

  In late September and early October, UNICEF and WHO partnered together to vaccinate over 160,000 children living in Yemen against cholera, as part of a 6 day campaign in the country. Read more »

  Categories:

  • Child Survival

  Tags:

  • Yemen
  • Cholera
  • Vaccines
  • Malnutrition

  Geographic Regions:

  • Middle East and North Africa
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  Lama’s Story: New Winter Clothes in the Refugee Camp

  Posted by: UNICEF Canada October 31, 2018

  A Syrian child refugee story: last winter, a cheerful red sweater changed everything for 9-year-old Lama, who lives in Za’atari Refugee Camp, Jordan. Read her story and learn more about how you can help refugee children like Lama. Read more »

  Categories:

  • Child Protection

  Tags:

  • Syria
  • Survival Gifts

  Geographic Regions:

  • Middle East and North Africa
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  Shop for a Better World with UNICEF Canada

  Posted by: UNICEF Canada October 24, 2018

  This holiday season shoppers can help UNICEF Canada protect the world’s most vulnerable children, in addition to supporting local artisans who are working to improve their communities. Read more »

  Categories:

  • Advocacy

  Tags:

  • UNICEF Market
  • Holidays
  • Survival Gifts

  Geographic Regions:

  • North America
  • Central America and the Caribbean
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  Côte d’Ivoire U-Reporter Jessica Shares Her Experience

  Posted by: Guest Author October 19, 2018

  For me, being a U-Reporter is a dream opportunity that assures that my opinion doesn’t stay locked away in a closet, but is heard and taken into account at all levels: political, economic, environmental, cultural, in sports, etc. It is also a commitment towards my community. Read more »

  Categories:

  • Advocacy

  Tags:

  • U-Report
  • One Youth
  • Côte d'Ivoire

  Geographic Regions:

  • North America
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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  Nurturing Girls’ School Clubs to End Child Marriage in Ethiopia

  Posted by: Guest Author October 9, 2018

  Child marriage often perpetuates an intergenerational cycle of poverty. When girls get married at early age, their prospects for a healthy and successful life will be at stake. Evidence shows that girls who marry early are less likely to finish school and more likely to be victims of domestic violence and abuse. Read more »

  Categories:

  • Education

  Tags:

  • girls' education
  • Child Marriage
  • Ethiopia

  Geographic Regions:

  • Middle East and North Africa