UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund
$11,600,000.00 CAD
- Department
- Global Affairs Canada
- Recipient country
- United States
- Fiscal year
- 2018-2019
- Agreement period
- March 29, 2019 – December 31, 2019
- Reference
- dfatd-maecd:064-2018-2019-Q4-00237
Published purpose
January 2019 - Founded in 1946, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is mandated by the United Nation General Assembly to protect the rights of children and women in developing countries through its development and humanitarian assistance programming. UNICEF’s mandate in humanitarian situations is to meet the needs of the most vulnerable, to save lives and protect rights. In humanitarian emergencies, UNICEF’s project activities include: (1) providing people with access to safe drinking water and sanitation facilities; (2) treating children for severe acute malnutrition; (3) providing emergency education programming for children; (4) ensuring protection services for children and women; and (5) providing basic healthcare.
In plain English AI-generated
This contribution funds UNICEF's humanitarian and development programs in developing countries, including water, sanitation, nutrition, education, protection, and basic healthcare for children and women in emergencies.
Category: Foreign Aid Development Primarily funds activity outside Canada
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