Project profile — Fonds des Nations Unies pour l'enfance (UNICEF) - Appui institutionnel 2015

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.

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.