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Statement on the situation in Yemen

Joint statement by Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, and Henrietta Fore, UNICEF Executive Director, on the Situation in Yemen

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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.

UNICEF

UNICEF is the United Nations Children's Fund.  Active in over 190 countries, it promotes the rights and wellbeing of every child in 190 countries and territories, with a special focus on reaching those in greatest need. 

A Children’s Observatory for Canada: January 2016 Update

Child Soldier: From War to Recovery

Every child deserves the opportunity to play, laugh and learn; to explore and grow in a world that nurtures them. Tragically, UNICEF estimates that tens of thousands of boys and girls under the age of 18 are used in conflicts worldwide. We recognize February 12 as International Day Against the Use of Child Soldiers - to ensure a better, safer future for every child.

Former child soldier poses for an anonymous photo.

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A girl with her textbook open smiles at the camera while sitting in a classroom in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Zahra Al-Harazi

Zahra was born in 1970 in Kampala, Uganda. After being forced to leave as a refugee with her whole family and just seven dollars that her father hid in his shoes, they landed in Yemen. Zahra was married at 17, and after surviving the Yemen civil war, she immigrated to Canada in 1996, the mother of three young children and without any formal education to help her navigate her newly adopted country.