Project profile — United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) - Institutional Support 2016

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.

Key results achieved by UNICEF in 2016 through the support of the Government of Canada and other international donors include: (1) 85 million children were immunized against measles; (2) 429 million children received vitamin A supplements preventing blindness; (3) 3 million children were treated for severe acute hunger; (4) 8.3 million children received micronutrient powders; (5) 29 million people were reached with safe water, sanitation and hygiene in humanitarian settings; (6) 15.7 million children received learning materials; (7) 22 million children were registered at birth; (8) 22 countries adopted national plans to end the practice of child, early and forced marriage; (9) 11.7 million children in humanitarian situations were reached with educational support; (10) 21,000 unaccompanied and separated children were reunited with their families; (11) 13 million people were reached through awareness campaigns about protecting children against online sexual exploitation; and, (12) 179 million children benefited from a government social protection cash transfer program.