UNICEF

• 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
• ‘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
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• ‘Worrying signs’: UNICEF says online child predators increasing amid coronavirus

  With half the planet's children now out of school because of the pandemic, the agency's executive director said that it has created new risks for kids who are now spending more time on the internet.

  Canada

  Apr 8, 2020
• 2019 ends ‘deadly decade’ for children living in conflict zones: UNICEF

  UNICEF said it has recorded more than 170,000 "grave violations" against children living in conflict zones since 2010, the equivalent of more than 45 violations every day.

  World

  Dec 30, 2019
• From jewelry to chocolate, these Christmas gifts make a difference

  Give the gift of giving back this holiday season with one of these charitable gifts for everyone on your list.

  Canada

  Dec 7, 2019
• Want to help those affected by Dorian? Donate cash before goods, aid groups say

  Canadians have options when it comes to supporting the storm-stricken Bahamas, but some kinds of aid are better than others at this point.

  World

  Sep 6, 2019
• ‘Can’t get water from a rock’: How hospitals around the world are holding patients hostage for cash

  Hospitals often illegally detain patients long after they should be medically discharged, using armed guards, locked doors and even chains to hold those who have not settled their accounts

  World

  Oct 26, 2018
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• IWK first hospital in the Maritimes to get Baby-Friendly Initiative designation

  The IWK Health Centre is one of under 20 hospitals in Canada to have the Baby-Friendly Initiative designation.

  Health

  Oct 1, 2018
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• Congolese villagers forced to rely on snails to survive as humanitarian crisis deepens

  Some villagers in the Democratic Republic of Congo have turned to eating snails as the ongoing violence continues to fuel a growing humanitarian crisis in the country,

  World

  Mar 21, 2018