2024 Impact Report
New Heights. Deeper Ground.

In 2024, conflict, disease outbreaks and climate change continued to challenge children’s lives and futures. But throughout it all, UNICEF was there, providing relief to those who needed it most.

Because that is what we do – with local presence in more than 190 countries and territories, we lead and pioneer integrative and innovative solutions that save children’s lives and help them reach their potential.

And it's thanks to you – our generous supporters across Canada. With your support, UNICEF Canada marked a new record of impact in 2024, raising $88.5M towards our mission for every child!

We are pleased to present our 2024 Impact Report – New Heights. Deeper Ground. Inside you will find some of the incredible ways our collective action changed lives and brought hope to millions of children around the world.

2024 by the numbers

With your help and the help of our supporters across Canada, UNICEF Canada was able to: 

  • Mobilize $7.04M for emergencies, including Sudan, Ukraine, Lebanon and Gaza.  
  • Collaborate with 109 schools, families and community groups to raise funds for the world’s children.  
  • Supply 445 panels for solar-powered water pumps to provide sustainable, safe water for communities around the world, with support from our Calgary Water for Life Gala donors.
  • Provide 466 Water for Life Bundles — that include soap, water purification tablets and more — which could protect over 95,000 children from waterborne diseases, with support from our Halifax Chefs for UNICEF Gala donors.  
  • Engage 2,500 Canadian youths as U-Reporters on issues that matter to them, like climate change and mental health, through U-Report, UNICEF’s digital polling platform.
  • Reach 11.7M children with 20,219 Survival Gifts® — representing critical items such as blankets and therapeutic food from the world’s largest humanitarian warehouse and local suppliers.

A year of life-changing work for children

Amid the many challenges children faced in 2024, supporters across Canada stepped up, helping UNICEF save lives and protect the rights of children around the world, including:

A girl receives the oral polio vaccine from a health worker.
Ensuring children in Gaza were protected from polio amid ongoing conflict.
A girl sits outside on a bench with a large bottle of water beside her.
Helping clean water flow again in a city in war-torn Ukraine
A girl and a boy wash their faces at an outdoor washing station.
Equipping schools in Ecuador with climate-resilient solutions, ensuring children can learn now and into the future.

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Your donations at work

Three pie graphs showing UNICEF’s sources of revenue, expenditures and work in action.     The first graph is a blue pie graph showing that UNICEF Canada gets 94% of its revenue from fundraising, 5% from government and other grants, and 1% from product sales and other Income.       The second graph is a dark blue pie graph showing that UNICEF Canada spends 72% on UNICEF’s work in action, 24% on mobilizing funds from Canadians, and 4% on administration and accountability.
* These are flexible funds (unrestricted) that allow UNICEF to respond quickly and effectively whenever and wherever children are most in need.

Where your money goes:

  • 72% were used to deliver life-saving aid and long-term support to children worldwide.
  • 24% were used to raise funds and resources needed to deliver programs for children.
  • 4% were used to efficiently and transparently run UNICEF Canada.

Note: Funds to UNICEF Global Headquarters from Global Affairs Canada are not included as a source of revenue.