Ghana today became the first country in the world to receive doses of COVID-19 vaccines from COVAX — the international coalition led by the World Health Organization and G-7 countries, including Canada. Some 600,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, delivered… »
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Economy, International, Society
Child poverty in Canada could rise for at least five years: UNICEF
Child poverty was already high in Canada before the pandemic, but it could continue to rise for at least five years, according to a report from the humanitarian organization, UNICEF. And this could be the case in other high-income countries… »
Emergency action requested to avert measles, polio epidemics worldwide
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted immunization services around the world, according to UNICEF and The World Health Organization (WHO). The two United Nations organizations are calling for emergency action to avert what it fears will be major measles and polio… »
Canadian actor to advocate for the world’s children
Award-winning actor and heart throb Simu Liu is taking on the role of ambassador for UNICEF Canada. Liu, 30, has just landed the leading role of Asian-American superhero for the new Marvel movie Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten… »
Health, International, Politics
Canada announces $93.7M funding for sexual and reproductive health
Aid groups are praising Ottawas’s pledge to allocate $93.7 million to fund projects supporting sexual and reproductive health and rights for millions of women and girls in developing countries whose access to these services has been severely curtailed as a… »
370M children face hunger as COVID-19 deprives them of school meals: UN
More than 370 million children in the poorest countries risk going hungry as school closures brought by the COVID-19 pandemic deprive them of school meals, the World Food Programme and UNICEF warned Wednesday. WFP executive director David Beasley called on… »
‘Alarming’ number of children suffer damage from poor diets: UNICEF
The humanitarian organization, UNICEF, says an alarmingly high number of children around the world are suffering the consequences of poor diets and a food system that is failing them. A new report suggests that 149 million children are too short… »
UNICEF report: Canadian children not doing so well
It may seem to many around the world that children in Canada have a great life. It seems however that the children and youth themselves have a different view. A new study by UNICEF Canada found a high percentage of… »
Health, International, Society
UN: Canada only so-so on family friendly policies
Oh happy day, a new baby has just come into the family! If you’re in some countries, the laws say you’ll get a significant amount of paid leave to spend with the newborn, along with other policies to help new… »
‘Water for Life’ initiative by UNICEF raises millions
For the 26th time, UNICEF will hold a gala in the western city of Calgary to raise money for its “Water for Life” campaign. UNICEF says that it and its partners reached 45 million people with improved water supplies in… »
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