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Children in Syria: An Ongoing Crisis

Publication date: December 9, 2019

Syria’s nine year conflict has continued unabated, with all parties to the conflict intensifying military operations in Idleb, Aleppo, Hama, Eastern Ghouta and in the Northeast of the country. Despite the ongoing conflict, UNICEF has been working hard to provide essential supplies and support to children in the region.

A child looks out a bus window at a temporary camp for Syrian refugees in Iraq.

The journey: Ensuring access to safe drinking water in Venezuela

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: December 9, 2019

UNICEF is working with authorities and partners in providing safe and clean water to children and families.

Duglianis sits inside her home in Petare, Venezuela.

The Power of Possibility

Posted by: Guest Author

Publication date: December 9, 2019

In October 2019, six members of UNICEF Canada’s Women Unlimited travelled to Ghana for their first field visit, as part of a four year philanthropic journey. One of the members, Lisa Letwin, provided us this reflection on her experiences and how philanthropy really means the power of possibility.

Members of the Women UNlimited team pose outside UNICEF Ghana offices

A World Inside a Refugee Camp: Children of Zaatari – Part 1

Posted by: Guest Author

Publication date: December 3, 2019

UNICEF Canada ambassador and teacher Bayan Yammout visited Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan – the world’s largest camp for Syrian refugees – in October 2019, to provide training for facilitators (Syrian refugees who run the UNICEF designated programs) at the camp’s Makani Centres. In a two part series, she shares her reflections on life for children in the camps.

Letter from the Future

Posted by: Kids Of Canada

Publication date: December 3, 2019

On November 20, youth activists from across Canada gathered in Toronto and collaborated on a letter from the future.

We didn’t know where to go: Syrian refugees on the move

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: October 30, 2019

Kawthar is a 25 year old mother, who fled airstrikes in Serekaniye (also known as Ras Al-Ayn) with her only daughter Barcham (2 and a half years old). They are some of the approximately 176,000 people (including almost 80,000 children) who have been displaced inside north-eastern Syria just in the last two weeks.

Syrian child sit outside a makeshift tent in Iraq

World Polio Day: Life as a Polio Survivor

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: October 23, 2019

Safia Ibrahim is a 37 year old Somali-born Canadian. When she was 1 years old, she contracted polio that rendered her unable to walk. For World Polio Day, Safia spoke with UNICEF Canada about the choice she never got to make but one that has impacted her entire life.

2018 witnessed the highest reported deaths of children in armed conflict around the world

Posted by: David Morley

Publication date: October 21, 2019

Twenty-four thousand children were killed or maimed in conflicts in 2018. This is the highest number ever reported by the UN since it began monitoring the six grave violations affecting children nearly 15 years ago. David Morley comments on the situation and how Canada must make children’s rights, safety and wellbeing a global priority.

Children Uprooted: Walking in Ángel Gabriel’s shoes

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: October 17, 2019

A Venezuelan migrant gets a surprise from his classmates in Ecuador.

Angel Ganriel holds his new uniform shoes.

Five brave girls say NO to marriage

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: October 4, 2019

Ayate, Ashe, Biftu, Anifa, and Asiya all said ‘no!’ to marriage. Each girl knew her rights and was brave enough to exercise them. And all of them plan to inspire others to do the same in the hope of stopping the harmful practice of men marrying young girls in their community.

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Children in Syria: An Ongoing Crisis

The journey: Ensuring access to safe drinking water in Venezuela

The Power of Possibility

A World Inside a Refugee Camp: Children of Zaatari – Part 1

Letter from the Future

We didn’t know where to go: Syrian refugees on the move

World Polio Day: Life as a Polio Survivor

2018 witnessed the highest reported deaths of children in armed conflict around the world

Children Uprooted: Walking in Ángel Gabriel’s shoes

Five brave girls say NO to marriage

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