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Six-year-old Canadian girl gives up birthday gifts for Syrian children

Posted by UNICEF Canada · May 15, 2017

When Anna Puopolo turned five, she raised money for UNICEF’s work with children around the world. “This year,” she says, “we decided to do something a little bigger.”

Diaries from Syria: a single mother’s journey of hope and fear

Posted by UNICEF · May 15, 2017

Being a mother is miraculous.
But for me, being forced live far away from my children just to put bread on the table, has turned this blessing into a curse.

Jordan’s learning centres help children caught in conflict get back to school

Posted by David Morley · April 25, 2017

One of my strongest memories from this seemingly endless war is of a young Syrian refugee girl I met in Duhok, Kurdistan, Iraq – 12 years old and three years out of school – who had forgotten how to read. What kind of hope could there be for a society that, in this day and age, could let children lose their education?

Water is happiness!

Posted by UNICEF · April 25, 2017

Investing in water, sanitation and hygiene is a priority.

UNICEF Jordan’s Makani centres reach the most vulnerable children

Posted by David Morley · April 25, 2017

“Our village was so tiny, so far away and so unimportant that we thought the war would never reach us.” Hassan gave a sad shrug. “We were wrong.”

Seven inspirational stories about mothers from around the world

Posted by UNICEF Canada · April 24, 2017

Wherever they are, mothers will do anything for their children. At UNICEF, we witness it every day while we work to help children and their families survive and thrive. For Mother’s Day, be inspired by some of those short stories about mothers who do everything they can to keep their children safe, healthy and happy.

Race against time to save millions of lives in Yemen

Posted by UNICEF Canada · April 24, 2017

The continuing violence in Yemen is fueling one of the worst hunger crises in the world, with nearly seven million people not knowing where their next meal will come from and in desperate need of food assistance.

Cambodia: Immunization on the move

Posted by UNICEF · April 24, 2017

“Bring your child for free vaccines tomorrow!” Sokly Ye called out to passers-by as she slowly drove her motorbike down a narrow dirt road lined with ramshackle homes.

2017 Top 10 Mother’s Day Gift Ideas That Give Back

Posted by UNICEF Canada · April 24, 2017

If you still don’t have an idea what to get for Mother’s Day but want to gift something truly unique, look no further.

How Syria's Children Endure — Saja Tells Her Story

Posted by UNICEF · April 11, 2017

Meet Saja, 13. She lost her leg in a bomb attack more than two years ago in the Bab Al-Nairab neighborhood in Eastern Aleppo. Her brother was killed in another attack. After being displaced several times, she and her family have settled in the partially destroyed Al-Ashrafieh neighborhood in western Aleppo.