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Migrant and Refugee Children on the Move: Keeping Families Together

Publication date: June 19, 2018

Separation from family leaves children more vulnerable to exploitation and abuse not to mention the damaging psychological impact of the separation. Part 5 of 6.

Rohingya children have escaped persecution, but they can’t outrun the monsoon rains

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: June 14, 2018

Monsoon season in Bangladesh: having escaped persecution in Myanmar, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees are now at risk from the wild rains and storms hammering the region.

Dear Premier-To-Be: An Open Letter from the Youth of Ontario

Posted by: Guest Author

Publication date: June 5, 2018

UNICEF Canada asked Ontario youth what was important to them in this year’s provincial election. This is what Aisling Gogan, 17, had to say: The Canadian government and our elected officials must recognize the importance of listening to youth. We have fresh ideas to be considered and the potential to make a positive impact.

Building a better future for girls in Afghanistan

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: June 4, 2018

In Shahrak e Mahajereen, a mountainous village in Afghanistan’s central highlands, 28-year old Suraya is passionate about transforming the lives of illiterate girls and women.

A 9-year old girl in class at a ‘tented school’ on the outskirts of Jalalabad town, eastern Afghanistan.

Paternal coverage, dollars and sense

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: June 4, 2018

On this Father’s Day, let’s discuss the qualifying condition for celebrating Father’s Day, being a dad. More specifically, let’s discuss how we can do a better job at balancing caregiving in Canada. Dads, we have come a long way, but we can do more. And we can be better supported by insurance programs to help get us there.

The Importance of National Health and Fitness Day

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: May 29, 2018

One of Senator Nancy Greene Raine’s most notable legacies is certainly the passage of the National Health and Fitness Day Act that proclaims the first Saturday in June as national health and fitness day. This initiative aims to increase the awareness among Canadians of the significant benefits of physical activity.

G7 Summit in Canada - Now is time to let adolescent girls speak-up

Posted by: David Morley

Publication date: May 29, 2018

As part of Canada’s G7 Presidency, Finance and Development Ministers will gather May 30 -31 in Whistler, British Columbia, in the fourth and final meeting of the G7 governments taking place in advance of the Summit. Adolescent girls will be front and centre at the Finance and Development Ministers meeting, taking part in conversations with the Ministers and speaking up on issues that affect them.

One Youth Change Network: What Is It, What Can It Do?

Posted by: Guest Author

Publication date: May 23, 2018

The One Youth Change Network is a group that young people of all ages across Canada are welcome to join. In this community, everyone is sharing and building ideas for how we can make Canada a better place for children and youth.

An Open Letter to Ontario’s Premier-to-Be

Posted by: Guest Author

Publication date: May 17, 2018

UNICEF Canada asked Ontario youth what was important to them in this year’s provincial election. This is what Lena, 17, had to say: We – the next generation – want to be heard. I am writing to inform you of just one youth’s vision for this province.

2017: A look back at UNICEF’s biggest achievements in South Sudan and Bangladesh

Posted by: David Morley

Publication date: May 16, 2018

In our line of work, it can often seem like no matter what we do, the world just keeps on spinning out of control. Children suffer. Children starve. Children are out of school. At UNICEF, we try our best to protect them. To feed them. To get them back in school. We make a lot of noise, and sometimes the world hears us, sometimes it doesn’t. But we carry on anyway. We have no other choice because the cries and pleas of children are too deafening to our ears.

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Migrant and Refugee Children on the Move: Keeping Families Together

Rohingya children have escaped persecution, but they can’t outrun the monsoon rains

Dear Premier-To-Be: An Open Letter from the Youth of Ontario

Building a better future for girls in Afghanistan

Paternal coverage, dollars and sense

The Importance of National Health and Fitness Day

G7 Summit in Canada - Now is time to let adolescent girls speak-up

One Youth Change Network: What Is It, What Can It Do?

An Open Letter to Ontario’s Premier-to-Be

2017: A look back at UNICEF’s biggest achievements in South Sudan and Bangladesh

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