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Approximately 3,500 children have died in the central Mediterranean over the past 10 years – UNICEF

18 April marks 10 years since a catastrophic shipwreck off the coast of Italy killed more than 1,000 people, including children.

At least one million children facing emergency levels of food insecurity in Haiti

Risk of famine looms as armed violence and economic conditions continue to push families to the brink

A child in Haiti looks towards the camera.

Senior Systems Administrator

UNICEF Canada – one of Canada’s most respected and historic charities – is looking for a Senior System Administrator to contribute to managing and evolving our IT infrastructure. As the backbone of our technology operations, you’ll be part of a team ensuring our systems are secure, reliable, future-ready, and help power our team, volunteers, and partners in doing their best work in support of children!

What you need to know about measles

Here's what you need to know about the outbreaks and their impact on children.

A child looks on as it is vaccinated in the informal tented settlement in Jarish, north Jordan through UNICEF-supported immunization drive.

Let's Raise our Hands For Every Child

This election, we have an opportunity to stand up for millions of children and make them a priority in electoral promises and platforms. Join UNICEF Canada as we #RaiseOurHands for five wins that can help kids the most.

Children smiling with their hands raised in the air.

Increases in vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks threaten years of progress, warn WHO, UNICEF, Gavi

Agencies call for sustained investments in immunization efforts amidst looming funding cuts

9-month-old Amara is vaccinated against polio in South Kivu province, DR Congo

Horrific strikes reportedly kill three children and injure at least six others in Kyiv

Statement by Munir Mammadzade, UNICEF Representative to Ukraine

A bouquet of yellow flowers and soft toys lie on the ground near the site of a missile strike, left in memory of the children killed in the early morning attack.

Senior Officer, Individual Giving (Retention)

UNICEF is the world’s farthest-reaching humanitarian organization for children. Across 190 countries and territories, and in the world’s toughest places, we work to help children survive, defend their rights, keep them protected, healthy and educated, and give them a fair chance to fulfill their potential.

Statement from UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the situation for children in the Gaza Strip after two months of aid blockade

For two months, children in the Gaza Strip have faced relentless bombardments while being deprived of essential goods, services and lifesaving care. With each passing day of the aid blockade, they face the growing risk of starvation, illness and death – nothing can justify this.

Civilians trapped, children at risk, amid escalating violence in Darfur

Statement by UNICEF Representative to Sudan Sheldon Yett