UNICEF Canada

On #GivingTuesday, we’re reminded of the power of community. UNICEF staff work tirelessly around the world—undeterred by war, disaster, disease or distance—to reach the most disadvantaged children. They deliver healthcare and vaccines, nutrition, clean water, sanitation, education, protection, emergency relief, and so much more. Today, we invite you to invest in every child. Your support will be matched dollar-for-dollar and can help UNICEF continue its critical work, ensuring that every child has the chance to thrive, no matter where they’re born or who they are. Join us: https://lnkd.in/gF4UAyjk UNICEF Canada #GivingTuesday #ForEveryChild

It's #GivingTuesday! We're so excited to share that when you give today, your donation will be matched dollar-for-dollar. You're helping us reach more children wherever and whenever the need is greatest. Let your donation make double the impact. Give now: https://ow.ly/svEQ50UkcnH --- C’est #MardiJeDonne! Nous vous annonçons avec plaisir que chaque dollar que vous verserez aujourd’hui sera égalé. Vous nous aidez à aider les enfants, où et quand les besoins sont les plus grands. Doublez la portée de votre don. Donnez maintenant: https://ow.ly/HP4550Uk8CT

#DYK tomorrow is #GivingTuesday, the world's largest generosity movement! You can participate with UNICEF Canada as this year's #GivingTuesday donations will be matched dollar-for-dollar so you can double your impact! Donate now: https://ow.ly/8Z5i50Ujry6 --- #SVQ demain, c’est #MardiJeDonne, le plus important mouvement mondial dédié à la générosité? Vous pouvez participer avec UNICEF Canada, car cette année, chaque dollar que vous verserez lors du #MardiJeDonne sera égalé, afin que vous puissiez doubler la portée de votre don : https://ow.ly/5c2F50Ujz2B

What’s that we see around the corner? Could it be #GivingTuesday? Join the largest generosity movement in the world and donate today to UNICEF Canada to double your impact. Every dollar you give today will be matched, helping us deliver life-saving essentials to children wherever and whenever the need is greatest. Donate now: https://ow.ly/HCzE50UiCmt

'Tis the season. Finding the perfect gift is as much fun (if not more!) for the gift-giver than it is the gift-receiver. 🎁 If you have a #teacher, #educator, #student, or lifelong learner in your life, the perfect gift is a click away with our education-themed Survival Gifts from UNICEF Canada: 👉🏼 https://lnkd.in/gZ4fFhNC This one is a personal fave: "School in a Box." Helping teachers turn a tent, or the shade of a tree into a classroom when crisis hits. Unwrap below... 👇🏼 ✏️

The future isn’t just bright, it’s in great hands. Here’s a glimpse into UNICEF Canada’s Youth Advocacy Summit on #NationalChildDay last week, where youth advocates took the stage to share their bold ideas on issues that matter to them and engaged with decision makers to share their solutions and ideas. This matters because youth voices must be included in shaping the decisions that will affect their future. Want to join the movement? Applications for our Youth Advocacy Program are open till Dec 15 for youth between the ages of 13-24: https://ow.ly/E7uT50Ui3oE

By 2050, Africa will become home to 1 billion children, the largest child population in the world. Imagine the potential: 1 billion young minds capable of transforming the future.   This immense potential can only be realized with decisive action. #Canada has an opportunity to strengthen its impact in Africa by committing to increased Official Development Assistance (ODA) funding and support for education, nutrition, humanitarian, and climate adaptation initiatives. This week, George Laryea-Adjei, Director of the UNICEF Programme Group, appeared before the Foreign Affairs and International Trade Senate of Canada | Sénat du Canada Committee to ensure no child is left behind in Canada’s engagement with #Africa. --- D’ici 2050, l’Afrique comptera un milliard d’enfants, soit la plus grande population d’enfants au monde. Imaginez le potentiel : 1 milliard de jeunes esprits capables de transformer l’avenir. Mais ce potentiel ne peut être réalisé que si nous investissons aujourd’hui dans le bien-être, l’éducation et les chances de réussir des enfants. L’avenir du continent et du monde en dépend. Cet immense potentiel ne peut être réalisé que par une action décisive. Le Canada a la possibilité de renforcer son impact en Afrique en s’engageant à augmenter son aide publique au développement et en soutenant l’#éducation, la #nutrition, l’#aidehumanitaire et les initiatives d’adaptation au #climat. George Laryea-Adjei, directeur du groupe de programmes de l’UNICEF, a présenté une allocution devant le Comité sénatorial permanent des affaires étrangères et du commerce international pour s’assurer qu’aucun enfant n’est laissé pour compte dans l’engagement du Canada envers l’Afrique.

“I wake up every morning excited to learn something new,” shares Faiza. But when her family was forced to flee conflict in #Somalia, Faiza's education was disrupted. Faiza didn't give up her dreams. Through UNICEF Canada's UNdaunted initiative, supported by Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada, she caught up on critical years of school & is now a top student, working towards her dream of becoming a doctor. Read her inspiring story in ELLE Canada magazine: https://ow.ly/6bxw50Uh43k

Calgary—give yourself a round of applause! On 2nd November, we gathered for our 32nd UNICEF Water for Life Gala. Since 1993, #Calgary has been a driving force, helping us raise nearly $20 million for #ForEveryChild's right to water and sanitation. This year, you did it again! Thanks to our generous donors, we raised over $1.3 million, which will help UNICEF provide more children around the world with access to safe water. A huge #UNICEFThanks goes to our incredible volunteers, generous donors, and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Muzoon Almellehan, who all made this year's gala a major success. Until next year! #WaterForLife

35 years ago, the ink dried on one of the most important documents the global community has penned.    It's also the most ratified treaty in history: the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). Canada helped lead its development and ratified the Convention in 1991.   The CRC changed the way children were treated in law: as full human beings worthy of distinct rights.  A child is promised the right to an education. The right to protection from abuse. The right to adequate health care. The right to express their views.   And these are rights, folks. They aren't "nice to have's"...."wouldn't it be good if's"..."we should think about from time to time's"...   Not guidelines — these are guardrails.   Last week in Ottawa, on National Child Day, UNICEF Canada hosted a series of events seeing these rights in action with our powerful youth advocates, and decision makers including Senators, MPs, Councillors and leaders across civil society.     I was blown away by the powerful voices of advocacy from these young people on topics important to them: mental health, healthcare inequity, racism and discrimination, climate readiness and more.     I was inspired, too, by the authenticity of decision-makers committed to ensuring youth voices are heard, weighed, and incorporated into policy decisions.    We have a unique relationship to the Convention on the Rights of the Child - UNICEF is specifically named in the CRC, and is the only child-serving organization cited as a source of expert assistance and advice within it.  UNICEF Canada is privileged to meet many talented young people, including through our Youth Advocacy Program (application for 2025 cohort open through Dec 15! 👉🏼 https://lnkd.in/gSFegb22) Profound thanks to my talented colleagues for making this program possible. To the inspiring young people who give their time and volume of voice to issues needing both. And to leaders who more than make space for them — who make change through them. 🙏🏼