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Title:
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) - Institutional Support 2022-2025
Agreement Number:
7445455 P009574001
Agreement Value:
$16,200,000.00
Agreement Date:
Nov 23, 2022 - Mar 31, 2023
Description:
The grant represents Canada’s institutional support to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). UNICEF uses these funds, along with other donor funding, to achieve its mandate. Guided by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, UNICEF supports the rights of children to help meet their basic needs and expand opportunities for children to reach their full potential. UNICEF seeks to improve the social and economic conditions of children by ensuring that they have access to health care, clean water, food, and education. UNICEF also works to ensure that children are protected from violence and abuse and receive relief in disasters. Canada's support to UNICEF helps to advance Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy, which will help the poorest and most vulnerable, support fragile states and underpin Canada’s international efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Expected Results:

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) Every child, including adolescents, survives and thrives, with access to nutritious diets, quality primary health care, nurturing practices and essential supplies; (2) Every child, including adolescents, learns and acquires skills for the future; (3) Every child, including adolescents, is protected from violence, exploitation, abuse, neglect and harmful practices; (4) Every child, including adolescents, has access to safe and equitable water, sanitation and hygiene services, and lives in a safe and sustainable climate and environment; and (5) Every child, including adolescents, has access to inclusive social protection and lives free of poverty.

Location:
New York, US
Reference Number:
064-2022-2023-Q3-00051
Agreement Type:
Grant
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund
Program:
International Development Assistance Program
Program Purpose:

The main purpose on the International Development Assistance Program is to reduce poverty for those living in countries where Global Affairs Canada engages in international development.