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How humanitarian cash assistance is helping families in the Gaza Strip

Publication date: February 2, 2024

Cash transfers – one of the most effective forms of humanitarian assistance - enable families to purchase essential items like food, water, and hygiene products.

How humanitarian cash assistance is helping families in the Gaza Strip

5 emergencies that need more attention and support in 2024

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: February 2, 2024

UNICEF is supporting children in humanitarian crises, but more resources are desperately needed.

5 emergencies that need more attention and support in 2024

How flexible funding is saving lives

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: January 9, 2024

With generous support from partners, Global Humanitarian Thematic Funding is helping UNICEF save lives.

A child holds a UNICEF box, in the background out of focus you can see tents

5 reasons to smile in 2023

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: December 13, 2023

Smiles are contagious, and every smile that lights up a child’s face is precious. As the year draws to a close, we want to share 5 stories of hope from around the world; milestones that gave children reasons to smile.

A woman plays with a baby lying on its back, she is holding his hands and the baby is smiling.

What’s in a name? Everything

Posted by: Sevaun Palvetzian

Publication date: December 12, 2023

UNICEF Canada President and CEO Sevaun Palvetzian on the importance of accessing birth registration services for every child.

5 gifts with purpose in 2023

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: December 7, 2023

It's that time of the year when you want to give your loved ones a gift they love. And what better way to celebrate this giving season than by making a gift that you can share with children around the world? Check out our top 5 gift picks for real gifts with real impact.

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In Gaza, childhoods loved and lost

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: December 1, 2023

Amidst conflict and devastation, a child is still a child.

A child sits on the rubble of his family home, looking at the camera. There is all debris and rubble behind him.

Goods of hope: A UNICEF Canada Ambassador’s visit to our supply warehouse

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: November 16, 2023

UNICEF Canada Ambassador John Nsabimana on visiting UNICEF’s Supply Division in Copenhagen, and seeing up close the life-saving and essential products that once gave him hope as a child living in a refugee camp in Uganda.

A man stands at a railing with his back to the camera, overlooking a warehouse staked with boxes. He is wearing a vest that says UNICEF.

UNICEF’s Halloween Orange Box: A child’s first foray into philanthropy

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: October 27, 2023

UNICEF Canada’s former Directors of Halloween on the beloved Trick –or-Treat for UNICEF program, the power of volunteers, engaging communities and what $125,000 looks like in coin.