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UNICEF Canada, also known as the Canadian National Committee for UNICEF, is one of 36 UNICEF National Committees based in industrialized countries. UNICEF is a child-focused humanitarian organization, working in over 190 countries. [1] [2] It was founded in 1955 by volunteers. [3]
UNICEF is the successor of the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund,and was created on 11 December 1946, in New York, by the U.N. Relief Rehabilitation Administration to provide immediate relief to children and mothers affected by World War II.
The first UNICEF club was created in 1952, [a] ... Clubs are also present internationally, including in Canada since no later than 1965, [19] and Hong Kong since 2007 ...
The United Nations Children's Fund (or UNICEF) was created in 1946 to aid European children after the Second World War and expanded its mission to provide aid around the world and to uphold the convention on the Rights of the Child. [189] [190]
The first international organizations were created to enable countries to cooperate on specific matters. The International Telegraph Union was founded in 1865 and the Universal Postal Union was established in 1874. Both are now specialized agencies of the United Nations.
The CCRC released a report in 1999 called "How Does Canada Measure Up?" which criticized the way children were treated in the country, specifically focusing on children with disabilities. [4] In 2003, the Government of Canada consulted the CCRC on the country's adherence to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). [5]
Children Have the Right to Protection from Landmines: Canada, Cinar Films, Created by Greg Bailey, Article 38; Children Have the Right to Protection in Times of War: USA, Michael Sporn Productions, Created by Michael Sporn, Article 39; Children Have the Right to a Home: Spain. (Neptuno Films) Article 27 Directed by Josep Lluise Vicana
In 2008, Canada ranked at the bottom of the list of 25 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries based on benchmarks of ELCC delivery, according to an often-cited UNICEF 2008 early childhood education and care. Since 2008, while other OECD countries continued to develop child care systems, Canada "barely improved".