Project profile — United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) - Institutional Support 2014

The expected outcomes as stated by UNICEF include: (1) health - improved and equitable use of high-impact maternal and child health interventions from pregnancy to adolescence; (2) HIV and AIDS - improved and equitable use of HIV prevention and treatment interventions by children, pregnant women and adolescents; (3) water, sanitation and hygiene - improved and equitable access to and use of safe drinking water, adequate sanitation and healthy environments, and improved hygiene practices; (4) nutrition - improved and equitable use of nutritional support and nutrition and care practices; (5) education - improved learning outcomes, and equitable and inclusive education; (6) child protection - improved and equitable prevention of, and response to, violence, abuse, exploitation and neglect of children; and (7) social inclusion - improved policy environment and systems for disadvantaged and excluded children.

Results achieved by UNICEF through the support of the Government of Canada and other international donors include: (1) supported measles elimination and rubella control in 15 countries covering more than 160 million children; (2) procured 2.71 billion doses of vaccines for children in 100 countries; (3) supported 26 countries develop high-impact national HIV/AIDS strategies; (4) helped 13.8 million people access improved drinking water; (5) provided 18 million people in humanitarian situations access safe water; (6) helped 10,500 schools get new or upgraded WASH facilities; (7) supported 80 countries’ infant and young child feeding programmes; (8) increased the number of countries committed to the Scaling Up Nutrition movement by 10 countries for a total of 57; (9) helped 89 countries implement child-friendly education quality standards; (10) helped 8.6 million children in humanitarian situations have access to education; (11) supported 100 countries to provide free and universal birth registration services; (12) helped 4.5 million children out of child labour; and (13) assisted 101 countries integrate the recommendations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child into domestic legislation.