UNICEF Canada

11 years after the deadly 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck #Haiti on January 12, 2010, UNICEF Haiti Child Protection Officer Geslet Bordes reflects on his work in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake and visits with a child who he helped.

Did you know playing can help stimulate a baby's brain? At UNICEF-supported nutrition centres in #SouthSudan play areas have been set up, to help babies and children receiving treatment for malnutrition, with their brain development - which, in addition to their physical growth, is often slowed by malnutrition. Parents are also taught by instructors how to make toys from easily found items, like palm leaves, so children can continue to play at home.

How can you help combat misinformation around #vaccines? To help you out, UNICEF has put together a guide for determining if information is factual - and if you should be sharing it.

Young people around the world are speaking up and speaking out on their right to a healthy climate and planet. Mitzi is a climate justice activist from the #Philippines, featured in the UNICEF x Fridays For Future climate impact campaign, which aims to highlight how climate change is affecting young people today and the need for the world to keep to its commitment in the Paris Agreement to limit warming to 1.5 degrees.