This Canada Day, as we reflect on our country's past and reaffirm our commitment to supporting Indigenous peoples in pursuit for truth and reconciliation, we hear from young people on how they would reimagine Canada.
After the devastating earthquake in Afghanistan, 7-year-old Gulabea was trapped under her collapsed home for five hours with her family. When she was finally pulled to safety by neighbours, she emerged to find her community devastated.
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November 20 is National Child Day in Canada. It is also World Children’s Day, championed by UNICEF to mark the date when children’s human rights were recognized with the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
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Aminata and her team use a ready-to-use therapeutic food called ‘Plumpy’Nut’ to treat the children. It comes in small sachets that cost about US$0.35 each. Malnourished children must take two sachets per day until they gain enough weight to overcome malnutrition. UNICEF is providing 80 per cent of the Plumpy’Nut needed to treat acutely malnourished children in the country.
The Canadian Index of Child and Youth Well-being measures the rights and well-being of young people in Canada from birth to age 18. Our Community Survey provides a snapshot of life for children in Canada.
