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Investing in Our Future: A Case for Paid Parental Leave for Every Child

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Investing in Our Future: A Case for Paid Parental Leave for Every Child

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: October 1, 2024

"Parental leave" - a period of adequately paid, sufficient time dedicated to infant care-giving and care-receiving -- is a fundamental policy that helps achieve the best start in life. UNICEF calls parental leave, child-focused income benefits and access to high quality childcare the "family-friendly" policy trifecta.

Mpox and children

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: September 19, 2024

A new variant of the mpox (monkeypox) virus is spreading, putting children at risk.

Khadija Learns to read, dreams big

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: September 13, 2024

Nine-year-old Khadija shows one of her drawings in her community-based education class supported in Bagh-e-Jalal village, Daikundi province, central Afghanistan.

Paddington's Postcards: Receiving mail can be fun for everyone

Posted by: Guest Author

Publication date: August 16, 2024

A monthly donation with a bear-sized thank you. UNICEF Canada's Paddington's Postcards is a 12-month subscription where Paddington™ sends a special child in your life a mail package from a different country every month. Brad Quiring writes from British Columbia on the excitement Paddington's Postcards has generated in his home.

U-Report: Bridging the Gap

Posted by: Guest Author

Publication date: August 9, 2024

U-Report is a digital messaging polling platform designed to consult and collect youth opinions on important matters. The platform is free, confidential, and open to youth ages 13 to -24 who sign up to be U-Reporters. Here's everything you need to know!

Celebrating Friends of UNICEF

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: July 29, 2024

July 30 is International Day of Friendship, and that means something big here at UNICEF! Sometimes challenges can seem insurmountable before friends light the way. And that's exactly what our incredible supporters do. The act of donating to UNICEF Canada means your friendship extends a helping hand to millions of children around the world, including in 200 countries where humanitarian crises pose extreme risk.

Climate Change: A Teenager's Perspective

Posted by: Guest Author

Publication date: July 26, 2024

The world is changing, and not in a good way. As a teenager growing up, I slowly saw the environment around us changing. It's not just about ice caps melting or sea levels rising; it is about the impact on our everyday lives. Climate change isn't an abstract idea but a fact that touches everyone.

Female Genital Mutilation: Combatting the practice

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: July 12, 2024

The Gambia has upheld a ban on FGM, continuing to protect the rights of girls and women in the country.

Under The Knife

Posted by: Sevaun Palvetzian

Publication date: June 25, 2024

A razorblade should not be a rite of passage for a child. And yet, globally, 2 million girls under age 5 each year are held down, their bodies cut, carved and stitched up in unnatural form. Around the world today, at least 230 million girls and women have survived FGM and live with its lasting physical and psychological effects.

Pride Month Is a Revolution

Posted by: Guest Author

Publication date: June 25, 2024

The celebration of Pride and Pride Month is the celebration of the revolution that led us to being able to be ourselves and to love who we love. We honour and cherish those before us who have helped us get to where we are today.

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