UNICEF

• Measles cases jump 79% globally after COVID-19 hit child vaccination campaigns

  Measles is a very contagious disease that can be particularly dangerous for young children and babies. It spreads more quickly than Ebola, flu or COVID-19.

  Health

  Apr 27
  
• Simple Plan’s new music video to double as UNICEF fundraiser for Ukraine

  Simple Plan says all money generated by YouTube views for their new song will be donated to UNICEF to support Ukrainian children and their families.

  Entertainment

  Apr 19
  
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• Haida artist raising money for Ukraine after planned Kyiv exhibition derailed

  Working form his North Vancouver studio, Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas' designs draw inspiration from Haida artwork and Japanese comic books, a style he calls "Haida Manga."

  Features

  Apr 17
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• Nearly two-thirds of Ukraine’s children have fled homes since Russian invasion: UN

  Manuel Fontaine, UNICEF's emergency programs director, said having 4.8 million of Ukraine's 7.5 million children displaced in such a short time is ``quite incredible.''

  World

  Apr 11
• Giving that changes lives: the ethical holiday gifts helping humanity with each purchase

  Canadians have the opportunity to help the rest of the world get vaccinated with a unique online gift option from UNICEF.

  Features

  Dec 12, 2021
• UNICEF working to directly fund Afghan teachers without Taliban interaction

  UNICEF is creating a program to directly fund teachers in Afghanistan to continue education and to avoid having funds flow through the Taliban regime.

  World

  Nov 3, 2021
• Children hit hard by COVID-19 need mental health support, UN report warns

  Governments must pour more money and resources into preserving the mental well-being of children and adolescents, the U.N.'s child protection agency urged in a report Tuesday.

  Health

  Oct 4, 2021
• Beaconsfield High School graduating students cater pizza lunch for a cause

  Funds raised are going towards Unicef, A Syrian refugee family and Kids Help Phone. The graduating class aims to raise $2,000 total.

  Features

  Apr 22, 2021
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• ‘It’s shocking’: Canada failing to provide healthy, safe childhoods, reports say

  A pair of newly released reports collectively argue Canada was failing to provide healthy, safe childhoods prior to the coronavirus pandemic, setting kids up to be hit particularly hard by the global outbreak.

  Canada

  Sep 3, 2020
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• Millions of Yemeni children face threat of starvation as aid dries up amid COVID-19: UNICEF

  A new UNICEF report says the number of malnourished Yemeni children could reach 2.4 million by the end of the year, a 20 per cent increase in the current figure.

  Canada

  Jun 27, 2020