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Yemen: A Crisis Unlike Any Other

Publication date: March 19, 2021

Six years of conflict has caused the world’s largest humanitarian crisis in Yemen. What does this mean for children and what is UNICEF doing to help?

The Heaviest Price: 10 Years of Conflict in Syria

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: March 12, 2021

After a decade of conflict, children in Syria continue to pay the heaviest price. Today we answer pressing questions about what is happening in Syria, how UNICEF is working to protect children, and how you can support our work.

Two children sit in the rubble of their former home.

By the Numbers: How UNICEF Delivered During COVID-19

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: March 10, 2021

Five ways UNICEF kept children safe in our most challenging year yet.

A UNICEF volunteer meets with a child in Syria.

The World is Really So Small: A Donor’s Reflections

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: March 5, 2021

At UNICEF Canada, the Women UNlimited team are working with local communities to create change for children around the world, through a committed four-year donation. For International Women’s Day, we spoke with one of the members Beth Borody about how her passion for maternal health led to wanting to support mothers and children around the world.

Bethany stands on a beach in Ghana with her son.

Remembering Jean Julian: 1933-2020

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: March 2, 2021

Following the passing of longtime volunteer Jean Julian in December 2020, UNICEF Canada wanted to share some memories from her fellow volunteers of her spirit and tireless dedication to UNICEF’s work.

Jean poses with other UNICEF Guelph volunteers

In War-Torn Syria, A Brave Mother Fights For Her Children

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: February 22, 2021

Seven years ago, a young mother named Haifa and 50 members of her extended family fled escalating violence in the city of Erbin and settled on a farm in the suburbs, where they hoped they'd be safe. Now Haifa tells her story of how she has worked to protect her children from the conflict.

Haifa's children pose inside their temporary home

Going the Distance to Eliminate MNT with Female Health Workers

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: February 10, 2021

UNICEF-trained community health workers won't stop until they've vaccinated every woman of reproductive age against tetanus, even in the hardest-to-reach parts of the world.

UNICEF-supported "lady health workers" Jameela, right, and Shamul visit the village of Peer Jo Goth in Pakistan's Kambar District to vaccinate women of childbearing age against tetanus.

When I Close My Eyes: 3 Stories of Child Soldiers

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: February 9, 2021

For Red Hand Day/International Day Against the Use of Child Soldiers, three former child soldiers share how the traumatic events in ‘the bush’ kept haunting them in their dreams and how the support from family and social workers have helped them.