UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund
$5,000,000.00 CAD
- Department
- Global Affairs Canada
- Program
- —
- Recipient country
- Congo - Kinshasa
- Fiscal year
- 2011-2012
- Agreement period
- March 16, 2012 – June 30, 2013
- Project status
- Closed
- Reference
- CA-3-M013666001
Published purpose
This grant represents Canada’s support to UNICEF’s humanitarian appeals in response to drought and conflict in the Sahel (specifically Chad, Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Senegal and Cameroon) and eastern Africa; severe acute malnutrition throughout Africa; and, protracted crises in the Democratic Republic of Congo, North Korea, Pakistan and Yemen. Founded in 1946, UNICEF is mandated by the UN General Assembly to protect the rights of children and women in developing countries through its development and humanitarian assistance programming. In humanitarian emergencies, UNICEF’s activities include: the provision of commodities to treat severe acute malnutrition; safe drinking water, sanitation facilities and hygiene programming; emergency education; basic health care; and, protection services for children and women.
In plain English AI-generated
This grant supports UNICEF's humanitarian operations in the Sahel, eastern Africa, and other crisis-affected countries, addressing malnutrition, water, sanitation, health, education, and child protection.
Category: Foreign Aid Development Primarily funds activity outside Canada
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