International Development Grant
Fonds des Nations Unies pour l'enfance (UNICEF) - Appui institutionnel 2015
Project Number: CA-3-D000935001
Status: Closed
Country/Region: Unknown
Regional Focus:
Maximum Contribution: $16,200,000.00
Start Date: February 24, 2015
End Date: December 31, 2015
Duration: 1.0 years
Project 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 children's survival and the equal rights of women and girls as well as their full participation in development.
Expected Results
The expected outcomes for this project as stated by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) include: (1) improved and equitable use of high-impact maternal and child health interventions from pregnancy to adolescence; (2) improved and equitable use of HIV prevention and treatment interventions by children pregnant women and adolescents; (3)improved and equitable access to and use of safe drinking water adequate sanitation and healthy environments and improved hygiene practices; (4) improved and equitable use of nutritional support and nutrition and care practices; (5) improved learning outcomes and equitable and inclusive education; (6) improved and equitable prevention of and response to violence abuse exploitation and neglect of children; and (7) improved policy environment and systems for disadvantaged and excluded children.
Progress & Results Achieved
Results achieved by UNICEF through the support of the Government of Canada and other international donors include: (1) supported 43 countries establish basic emergency obstetric and neonatal care facilities; (2) helped 73 countries implement home visits to improve newborn survival policies; (3) provided lifelong treatment and prevention of mother-to-child transmission to 62 percent of pregnant women living with HIV; (4) helped lower new HIV infections among children under 15 years by 42 per cent between 2000 and 2014; (5) provided 70 million people with water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services; (6) helped 1.4 million children with severe acute malnutrition recover; (7) provided 7.5 million children in humanitarian situations with education; (8) provided 3.1 million children with psychosocial support helped 5.7 million children out of child labour; and (9) supported 11 countries establish national plans to end child marriage.
Key Information
Executing Agency:
UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund
Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Program:
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Last Modified:
September 19, 2025
Development Classifications
DAC Sector:
Aid Type: Core contributions to multilateral institutions
Collaboration: Multilateral
Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Selection Mechanism:
Institutional Support