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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Former child soldier poses for an anonymous photo.

Children On the Move in Latin America

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: February 7, 2019

Over the past three years, the economic crisis in Venezuela has led hundreds of thousands of children and adolescents to leave the country with their families to migrate to other countries in the region, mostly to Peru and Colombia. They set out on the journey in difficult conditions and weary of the discrimination and xenophobia they might face in some places along the way.

Cyber Superheroes

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: February 1, 2019

It’s not often we have the opportunity to discuss the power of partnership through technology and the support of women. Although, times are changing and Cisco along with UNICEF Canada are advancing the prospects of women globally through their commitment to help communities, economies and futures – one woman at a time.

a man and a woman work at a computer which is showing code.

Saving Newborn Lives in Bangladesh

Posted by: Guest Author

Publication date: January 31, 2019

In Bangladesh, UNICEF is building Special Care New Born Units (SCANU) in local hospitals, to supply aid to newborns and infants – especially those who are in need of emergency intervention.

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

Solar Power for Clean Water

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

Running for Change with Around the Bay Road Race

Helping children survive in Yemen

Objects I Carried With Me: Stories from Syrian Children

Child Soldier: From War to Recovery

Children On the Move in Latin America

Cyber Superheroes

Saving Newborn Lives in Bangladesh

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