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UNICEF strengthens support for women and children in Venezuela

UNICEF has flown in nearly 130 tonnes of medicines, health and nutrition supplies for 350,000 women and children in Venezuela since August to boost Government efforts to alleviate the impact of the ongoing economic crisis on the most vulnerable.

Finally! A social policy “thermometer” to measure our kids’ wellbeing

When your baby has a fever, you reach for a thermometer. The Canadian Index of Child and Youth Well-being is designed to function like a social policy “thermometer" - to measure and communicate how well Canadian children and youth are actually doing, as opposed to how well we think they are doing.

Millions of the world’s poorest urban children are more likely to die young and less likely to complete primary school than their rural peers—UNICEF

The poorest urban children in 1 in 4 countries are more likely to die before their fifth birthday than the poorest children in rural areas. And the poorest urban children in 1 in 6 countries are less likely to complete primary school than their counterparts in rural areas, according to a new UNICEF report released today.

Conflict in Yemen: Children caught in the world’s largest humanitarian crisis

The conflict has made Yemen a living hell for children. Over 11 million children – 80% of all children in the country – require humanitarian assistance. But thanks to donors, UNICEF is on the ground, and working hard to reach as many children as possible with life-saving support.

Canada is a great country in which to live– just not always when you are a kid

UNICEF Canada’s One Youth today launches the Canadian Index of Child and Youth Well-being, a new tool to track progress on children rights and well-being and guide action to address the greatest challenges faced by kids in Canada.

Funding gaps threaten to leave nearly 1 million children out in the cold in the Middle East and North Africa

With cold and rainy weather sweeping across the Middle East and North Africa, nearly 1 million children affected by crises in the region risk being left out in the cold. UNICEF is facing a US$33 million funding gap – two thirds of the total appeal - for lifesaving winter assistance for children, including warm clothes, blankets and winter health, water, sanitation and hygiene supplies.

UNICEF statement on situation of migrant children at Mexico-U.S. border

UNICEF is deeply concerned for the safety and well-being of the more than 1,000 migrant children moving through Mexico or waiting at the border in Tijuana for their asylum claims to be heard by immigration authorities in the United States.

Two in three children in the Central African Republic need humanitarian assistance

Five years after Bangui descended into bloodshed, life in the Central African Republic is even harsher and more dangerous for children. Despite the escalating crisis, international funding and attention are critically low.

Conflict shuts a third of schools in Yemen’s port city of Hudaydah

More than 60,000 boys and girls are out of school because of the fighting in and around the port city of Hudaydah in Yemen.