International Development Grant
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) - Institutional Support 2010
Project Number: CA-3-M013300001
Status: Closed
Country/Region: Unknown
Regional Focus:
Maximum Contribution: $18,000,000.00
Start Date: July 13, 2010
End Date: March 31, 2011
Duration: 1.0 years
Project Description
This 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 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child UNICEF supports the rights of children to help meet their basic needs and expand opportunities to reach their full potential. It seeks to improve the social and economic conditions of children by ensuring that they have access to health care clean water food and education 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.
Progress & Results Achieved
Results achieved by UNICEF as of 2010 include: UNICEF helped immunize 170 million children against measles and 1 billion children against polio; procured more than 7 million malaria-rapid diagnostic tests in 19 countries and 41 million malaria treatments for 30 countries; scaled-up management of severe acute malnutrition in 51 countries and treated approximately 1 million children; developed 18 country action plans on girls’ rights to education through the United Nations Girls’ Initiative; strengthened child protection systems in 131 countries; reintegrated 28 000 children affected by armed conflict in 14 countries; and responded to 290 humanitarian situations in 98 countries.
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:
Pre-APP