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UNICEF Canada supports call for federal Commissioner for Children and Youth

Publication date: April 2, 2019

UNICEF Canada and One Youth welcome debate on Private Member’s Bill An Act respecting the Office of the Commissioner for Young Persons in Canada

Cyclone Idai: More than 1.5 million children urgently need assistance across Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe – UNICEF

Publication date: March 27, 2019

UN children’s agency launches US$122 million humanitarian appeal amidst worst disaster to hit southern Africa in decades

Cyclone Idai: Live-saving water supply for children and families restored in Beira, Mozambique

Publication date: March 26, 2019

One week after Cyclone Idai devastated parts of Mozambique, the water supply system is working again in the hard-hit city of Beira – a life-saving development for children and families still reeling from the storm.

1 million children affected by Cyclone Idai and subsequent floods in Mozambique, actual numbers feared much higher

Publication date: March 23, 2019

UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore wraps up visit to affected area of Beira one week after Cyclone hit

Henrietta Fore visits devastated Mozambique

Cyclone Idai – UNICEF Canada appeals for donations to support increased humanitarian response for children caught in the disaster

Publication date: March 21, 2019

Hundreds of thousands of children urgently need humanitarian assistance after Cyclone Idai caused death and destruction in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe. UNICEF Canada is calling on Canadians to make donations to support live-saving work in the three countries.

Federal budget offers promising new investments in children in Canada and around the world

Publication date: March 19, 2019

The federal government’s latest budget includes welcome new investments in children and youth, said UNICEF Canada’s One Youth. Important funding is promised to First Nations, Métis and Inuit children to help close gaps in basic services and a renewed focus on child and youth mental health. New initiatives also include making post-secondary education more accessible, environmental initiatives to improve air quality and programs to make housing and medication more affordable.

Federal budget offers promising new investments in children in Canada and around the world

Publication date: March 19, 2019

The federal government’s latest budget includes welcome new investments in children and youth, said UNICEF Canada’s One Youth.

Cyclone Idai - UNICEF supplies arrive in flood affected areas, bringing relief to displaced families

Publication date: March 19, 2019

UNICEF supplies have begun arriving in areas affected by heavy rains and floods in southern Malawi, bringing a measure of relief to families living in evacuation centres. The supplies include thousands of packets of oral rehydration salts, antibiotics, and hundreds of insecticide-treated bednets.

Thousands of children in need of urgent humanitarian assistance amid severe flooding as Cyclone Idai hits Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe - UNICEF

Publication date: March 17, 2019

Almost 850,000 people – around half of whom are estimated to be children – have been affected by severe flooding in Malawi and Mozambique, with the numbers set to rise as Cyclone Idai moves west and the impact of the cyclone becomes clearer, UNICEF warned today.

“Supporting the future of Syria and the Region” conference

Publication date: March 14, 2019

UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa Geert Cappelaere’s remarks

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UNICEF Canada supports call for federal Commissioner for Children and Youth

Cyclone Idai: More than 1.5 million children urgently need assistance across Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe – UNICEF

Cyclone Idai: Live-saving water supply for children and families restored in Beira, Mozambique

1 million children affected by Cyclone Idai and subsequent floods in Mozambique, actual numbers feared much higher

Cyclone Idai – UNICEF Canada appeals for donations to support increased humanitarian response for children caught in the disaster

Federal budget offers promising new investments in children in Canada and around the world

Federal budget offers promising new investments in children in Canada and around the world

Cyclone Idai - UNICEF supplies arrive in flood affected areas, bringing relief to displaced families

Thousands of children in need of urgent humanitarian assistance amid severe flooding as Cyclone Idai hits Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe - UNICEF

“Supporting the future of Syria and the Region” conference

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