Malnutrition | UNICEF Canada: For Every Child

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In Ethiopia’s Afar region, a simple chair signifies hope for many

Recent aid cuts have made it harder to tackle malnutrition in parts of Ethiopia. However, the Slaight Family Foundation through its generous contribution to UNICEF Canada is providing more than 1.3 million therapeutic food packages across the country.

A group of women in colourful clothing sit under the shades of trees and a makeshift shade cover.

Five Ways UNICEF is Winning the Fight Against Malnutrition

Around the world, communities are proving that malnutrition is a solvable problem.

A girl smiles while getting the arm circumference measured for malnutrition.

5 reasons to smile in 2023

Smiles are contagious, and every smile that lights up a child’s face is precious. As the year draws to a close, we want to share 5 stories of hope from around the world; milestones that gave children reasons to smile.

A woman plays with a baby lying on its back, she is holding his hands and the baby is smiling.

Amidst conflict in Sudan, these humanitarian workers stay and deliver

As we celebrate World Humanitarian Day, UNICEF Canada celebrate six female workers from Sudan making a difference in their communities.

A hand administers a vaccine to a baby, using a plastic syringe.

Maternal health in focus in Ethiopia

A health centre in this Ethiopian village is tackling maternal malnutrition through supplements provided by UNICEF and partners, leading to improved nutrition in pregnant women and chances of a safe delivery and healthy, happy babies and mothers.

A woman looks at the camera smiling while holding a sleeping baby.

Stories of hope from 2022

To end the year with a note of gratitude, here are five stories of hope from around the world – showing us how one small intervention can impact the lives and futures of children.

A woman hold up a baby in her arms above her head, behind her are many trees.

The number of children in need of therapeutic treatment for malnutrition keeps growing

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.

a woman in a blue scarf holding a packet of food in one hand and a child in the other.

How Mealtime Looks Around the World

Families want to feed their children the nutritious food they need to grow up healthy. But there are big barriers to doing so.

A little girl poses with a bowl of fresh fruits.

Top 6 Gifts that Give Back: A Last Minute Rescue Guide

The holidays are fast approaching, which means last-minute gift shoppers are urgently searching for that special something to give to friends, family or that special someone. In the spirit of the season, UNICEF Canada offers this holiday rescue guide; our top 6 meaningful gifts that will help children in need this season.

A baby waits to receive new winter clothes in Zaatari Refugee Camp, Jordan.

Mozambique: Facing new challenges 6 months after Cyclone Idai and Kenneth

Children living in storm-affected areas face worsening food insecurity and nutrition crisis. The impact of two cyclones hitting Mozambique in one season was devastating and unprecedented; however, it is only now that the residual effects of the disaster are really beginning to be felt.

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