New report identifies ten ways Canadian businesses can better support children’s rights December 10, 2020 First ever Child Rights and Business Assessment launched in Canada
UNICEF issues record US$6.4 billion emergency funding appeal December 3, 2020 Funds will support essential programs for more than 190 million children impacted by humanitarian crises and the COVID-19 pandemic
UNICEF Canada launches The Anthony and L. Britt Giuffre Family Fund December 1, 2020 New fund aims to help UNICEF give every child the chance to reach their full potential
Two thirds of the world’s school-age children have no internet access at home, new UNICEF-ITU report says December 1, 2020 The International Telecommunication Union and UNICEF call for urgent investment to bridge a digital divide currently preventing children and young people from accessing quality digital learning and opportunities online
320,000 children and adolescents newly infected with HIV in 2019, 1 every 100 seconds – UNICEF November 25, 2020 UNICEF warns of COVID-19 disruptions to HIV service delivery in one third of high burden countries
COVAX Update: UNICEF working with global airlines and freight providers to plan delivery of COVID-19 vaccines November 23, 2020 UNICEF kickstarts discussions with over 350 logistics organizations to step up delivery plans for eventual COVID-19 vaccines
Presidents, Prime Ministers, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors and global businesses unite with children and young people on World Children’s Day November 20, 2020 Stars and leaders around the world joined children and young people to reimagine a better post-pandemic world on UNICEF’s annual World Children’s Day.
2.3 million children in Tigray region of Ethiopia need humanitarian assistance, as thousands flee across border into Sudan November 19, 2020 Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore
UNICEF calls for averting a lost generation as COVID-19 threatens to cause irreversible harm to children’s education, nutrition and well-being November 19, 2020 Children and adolescents account for 1 in 9 of reported COVID-19 infections, according to new analysis released ahead of World Children’s Day
Children and young people join UNICEF Ambassadors Simu Liu, Ishmael Beah, David Beckham, Orlando Bloom, Millie Bobby Brown and Priyanka Chopra Jonas in conversations for World Children’s Day November 13, 2020 Youth advocates raise their voices and reimagine post-pandemic world for children
