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World Water Day: UNICEF provides support in Water, Health and Sanitation in devastated Malawi

Publication date: March 22, 2019

Today is World Water Day. UNICEF is calling for access to safe water for children around the world, especially in emergency situations like cyclone-affected Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. This is vital to prevent the spread of water borne diseases such as cholera.

A woman searches through her destroyed home.

In Malawi, bringing relief where homes and crops have been washed away

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: March 20, 2019

Massive flooding, as a result of Cyclone Idai, has left hundreds of thousands of children and families vulnerable.

Searching for safe harbour

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: March 20, 2019

As families continue to migrate from northern Central America and Mexico, UNICEF is helping protect children along the way and addressing the circumstances that lead to their journeys.

A UNICEF aid worker gives a hug to a Mexican girl.

Solar Power for Clean Water

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: 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

World Water Week 2019: 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Water

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: 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.

David Morley’s Life-Mission to Improve Children’s Lives

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: 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.

David Morley poses with UNICEF field workers.

Helping children survive in Yemen

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: March 11, 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.

Children take part in a handwashing exercise.

Running for Change with Around the Bay Road Race

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: 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.

Objects I Carried With Me: Stories from Syrian Children

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: 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.

A Syrian boy holds a photo of himself in kindergarten.

Child Soldier: From War to Recovery

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: 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.

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World Water Day: UNICEF provides support in Water, Health and Sanitation in devastated Malawi

In Malawi, bringing relief where homes and crops have been washed away

Searching for safe harbour

Solar Power for Clean Water

World Water Week 2019: 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Water

David Morley’s Life-Mission to Improve Children’s Lives

Helping children survive in Yemen

Running for Change with Around the Bay Road Race

Objects I Carried With Me: Stories from Syrian Children

Child Soldier: From War to Recovery

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