Across Somaliland, Girls Empowerment Clubs are helping adolescent schoolgirls negotiate social challenges, manage changing emotions, and communicate confidently with their families and communities.
UNICEF Canada’s Youth Advocacy Summit bought together 70 young advocates from across the country on November 20, 2024, in Ottawa. Marking National Child Day, these advocates shared solutions on issues like education, healthcare, and mental health with policymakers and global leaders. Their insights, captured in the 2024 Reimagine Playbook, emphasize one clear message: youth are not just the leaders of tomorrow—they are the leaders of today.
UNICEF has long warned that inadequate shelter, lack of access to nutrition and healthcare, the dire sanitary situation, and now the winter weather put the lives of all children in Gaza at risk. Newborns and children with medical conditions are especially vulnerable.
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UNICEF welcomes the announcement today of a ceasefire deal between the parties to the conflict in the Gaza Strip. This is long overdue for the children and families of Gaza who have endured more than a year of bombardment and deprivation, and for the hostages in Gaza and their families in Israel who have suffered so much.
Statement by UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa Edouard Beigbeder
UNICEF has sent urgently needed emergency relief supplies for children and families affected by the devastating earthquake that struck Dingri County in Xizang Autonomous Region, also known as Tibet, on 7 January 2025. This follows a request from the local governments of Dingri County and neighbouring Sajia County, through the Rikaze Prefecture.
UNICEF Canada’s strategic plan 2022-2025 will increase our reach for even more children in Canada and around the world. Learn more.
UNICEF has been installing solar-powered water systems to bring safe and clean water to children and families around the world.
UNICEF Canada is advocating for a parental leave system that provides a good start at the most vulnerable time of life.
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