UNICEF greatly concerned by latest developments in northeast Syria
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore
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Poor diets damaging children’s health worldwide, warns UNICEF
An alarmingly high number of children are suffering the consequences of poor diets and a food system that is failing them, UNICEF warned today in a new report on children, food and nutrition.
Children Uprooted: Walking in Ángel Gabriel’s shoes
A Venezuelan migrant gets a surprise from his classmates in Ecuador.
Five things you need to know about UNICEF Halloween
The spook-tacular tradition is back this Halloween! Here are the top 5 things you need to know about UNICEF Canada’s Halloween Walk-a-thon for 2022.
Water station in northeast Syria out of service, impacting 400,000 people as violence continues
As violence continues today in the town of Ras Al-Ain, the A’llouk water station in the town has now been out of service for more than one week. The station, situated near the fighting, provides water supply for nearly 400,000 people, including many children.
2018 witnessed the highest reported deaths of children in armed conflict around the world
Twenty-four thousand children were killed or maimed in conflicts in 2018. This is the highest number ever reported by the UN since it began monitoring the six grave violations affecting children nearly 15 years ago. David Morley comments on the situation and how Canada must make children’s rights, safety and wellbeing a global priority.
Lack of funding leaves millions of children in conflict and disaster zones at risk – UNICEF
Millions of children living in areas affected by conflict and disaster are at risk because of substantial shortages in funding for lifesaving humanitarian programmes, UNICEF said today.
The Right to a Childhood
Celebrate childhood and the child within all of us. On the 30th anniversary of The Convention on the Rights of the Child, UNICEF Canada urges people to help defend the right to a childhood of every child with its newest campaign.
World Polio Day: Life as a Polio Survivor
Safia Ibrahim is a 37 year old Somali-born Canadian. When she was 1 years old, she contracted polio that rendered her unable to walk. For World Polio Day, Safia spoke with UNICEF Canada about the choice she never got to make but one that has impacted her entire life.
We didn’t know where to go: Syrian refugees on the move
Kawthar is a 25 year old mother, who fled airstrikes in Serekaniye (also known as Ras Al-Ayn) with her only daughter Barcham (2 and a half years old). They are some of the approximately 176,000 people (including almost 80,000 children) who have been displaced inside north-eastern Syria just in the last two weeks.
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