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YEAR IN REVIEW

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STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENSES (Year ended March 31)

REVENUE FY11 $

FundraisingDonations 25,469,777Gifts-in-kind 38,620,888Total 64,090,665 Additional RevenuesNet product sales 1,078,330Other income 127,967Government and other grants 1,606,976Total 2,813,273

Total Revenue 66,903,938

EXPENSES

Fundraising and AdministrationFundraising 9,678,000Administration 2,814,044Total 12,492,044

Program ExpensesInternational Programs 51,728,165Advocacy and Canadian Programs 2,866,407Total 54,594,572

Total expenses 67,086,616Excess or (De�ciency) of revenue over expenses1 -182,678

(*Member of the UNICEF Canada Board of Directors) 1 Each year, UNICEF Canada transfers all excess cash (after paying expenses) to International Programs. The deficit(s) represent the non cash items for the year, including amortization.

2011 marked the 65th year UNICEF has been working to help children around the globe survive and thrive. The challenges are many and varied: extreme weather events, drought, food shortages, political conflict and poverty can, at times, seem insurmountable. We remain unwavering in our mission because we believe that nowhere is too far to go to save a child’s life. This report highlights just a few of the great strides we have made over the past year. We helped build schools in over 41 countries and sent child development kits to 32 disaster-affected regions. Our international policy work also bore fruit; five countries added their names to the ‘Paris Commitments,’ bringing the total number of states that have pledged to prevent the use of children in armed conflict to 100. UNICEF responds to hundreds of emergencies every year. We go wherever we are needed, no matter how complicated the circumstances. Last year was no exception. When famine struck the Horn of Africa this past July, the organization rapidly mobilized to funnel human and financial resources to drought-affected communities. The speed of our response was enhanced by the fact that UNICEF has been working in the region for over 40 years. And when the spotlight on this emergency has faded, UNICEF will still be there to make sure that children’s lives are saved. None of our work is possible without your generosity. I hope that you will read on and see how you have helped improve the lives of children over the past year. For every child we have saved and for every life we have transformed, we owe you our heartfelt gratitude. I look forward to what we can achieve together for children in 2012.

Thank you,

David Morley President and CEO UNICEF Canada

Anonymous (3)Annapolis Capital Limited Annual Golf TournamentArgyle Secondary SchoolBLG Annual Dodgeball ExtravaganzaCanadian Chinese Students' Art Charity AuctionCongregation of the Sisters of MercyCrescentview SchoolCrofton House SchoolEarl Grey SchoolThe Famine and The BlessingGarden Creek SchoolJohn Wanless Junior Public SchoolKiwanis Foundation of CanadaManitoba Métis Federation Inc.Peel District School BoardPino's Presents Let's Cut FaminePLTC's Pledge for SomaliaEmployees of Population Health Research InstituteQueen's University UNICEF ClubSaskatchewan Council for International CooperationSeaquam Secondary School

Sœurs de Saint-Joseph de Saint-HyacintheSisters of St. Joseph of the Diocese of LondonToronto District School BoardTuscany SchoolUkrainian Canadian Congress Charitable & Educational TrustUNICEF Committees of: Brantford Guelph Hunstville Kingston Kitchener/Waterloo London Ottawa Pembroke Peterborough Sarnia St. Catharines Thunder BayUNICEF Edmonton Leadership CouncilUNICEF Train RideUnite with Art ProductionsUniversity of Calgary UNICEF ClubEmployees of Workplace Safety and Insurance Board

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

UNICEF Canada is grateful to its community partners for their generous investment of time and resources. The following schools, events, clubs, and groups have each contributed $10,000 and above towards UNICEF’s work.

Anonymous (104)Natalie Anton & FamilyDavid & Lynda BirdMichel BoucherElizabeth DallaireLeila FawziDeborah GillKerrie & Bob Hale

Bob LovelessEvelyn MacMillanHelen & Hugh MogensenValerie NeavesBonnie & Antanas OrvidasJeanine ParkerJames SikoraGeorge Weber* & Mary-Ellen Morris Memorial Fund

LEGACIES AND ESTATES

Many supporters honour UNICEF’s work and invest in the future of children through legacy planning. The following individuals have informed us that they have included UNICEF Canada in their estate plans; their commitment ensures a brighter future for countless children.

UNICEF Canada is indebted to those generous individuals whose legacies were recognized this year. We extend our thanks and sympathies to their families and friends.

DONOR LISTING

Anonymous (31)1337337 Alberta Inc.490824 Ontario Ltd.Jack C. AlbertNusrat AliEric AndersonNatalie AntonAppleyard FoundationFaisal ArifDrs. Paul & Karen ArmstrongAudrey S. Hellyer Charitable FoundationClive & Ruth BeddoeAllen W. Bell & Dr. Ola Dunin-BellThe Bennett Family FoundationRobert BertramRonald George BillsMichael C. BroderickJim & Sharon BrownRocio BurgerChristopher BurtonMarcia CardamorePat & Connie CarlsonMario Cavalancia*Dr. Jesse ChewChien-Ting Kevin Chiang

Bill & Inge ChristieBert & Hana ClarkCarri Clarke & Reid BrodyloDrs. Sean & Ravneet ComstockJohn CordeauGabi CzechRobert J. DinsdaleGlenn DobbyDonner Canadian FoundationDr. Margaret H. DukeNazrat DurandClaude Dussault*N. Murray Edwards Charitable FoundationMary & Chris Fong*Fondation André GauthierFondation Edward AsshFonds Gabrielle-RoyFrank and Yvonne McCracken FoundationCarey & Nancy GarrettJean GersterJoseph & Mary GiuffreDonna GordonDr. Paul & Lorie GrundyFlorence W. Haase

Kerrie & Bob HaleKevin E. HannahHarbinger FoundationRichard & Lois HaskayneDr. Ahmed E. HassanThe Honourable Paul HellyerDr. Donna HoltonThe Houssian FamilyBernard W. HurleyBinu JohnDavid Johns & Cecilia FernandesMalcolm JohnsonTigran KalbererThe Kavelman-Fonn FoundationElinor M. KellyKarol Peter KersenRoseline & Chia-Chih KuoAnne Larkin ChagnonAlison E. LawtonPaul Lee Family FoundationDr. William LibichSiu-man Anita LoBarbara & Drew MacIntyreKeith & Kathy MacPhailIan & Cathy McFeelyRuth Mandel & Z & T

Kathleen E. MarsmanRon & Tara MathisonSusan & Dr. P. J. McEneryChris & Noella Milne*Yousha K. MirzaUwe MummenhoffMaheb & Parviz NathooBernhard G. NickelMichael NorgroveDr. Mary G. O'KeefeEdward & Carolyn OzimekJ. E. Panneton Family FoundationGhulam & Mehrunnissa PardhanWalter R. Pela*Ali PourghasemiPtarmigan Fund at The Calgary FoundationMichael P. QuinnMonique Quirion van GentDr. Kannoo RavindranRobert D. RevakRiddell Family Charitable FoundationSue Riddell Rose & Michael RoseThe Stephen Ross and Mary O'Riordan Family

FoundationAmarjeet S. SandhuSchneider Family FoundationArn SchochAnne SeckRichard & Leena SequeiraDr. Noel ShenPhillip Shin & Angie HongHanita & Christophe Simard*Dr. John & Ellen SpearsCarl & Jennifer SpiessPaige StahlMary StevensDr. Andrea H. StinsonSabrina N. StucklessTaylor L. ThomsonDavid TingeySung-Tien WangPhyllis & William WatersWayne & Penny Whitlock David WhyteDr. Ian & Joy WinterbornLisa Wolverton* & Ford NicholsonAllan K. WoodPeter Hoon Phuang YeoZhi Zhong Zheng & Li W. Guang

Day in, day out, UNICEF is working to ensure that children’s lives are changed for the better. UNICEF receives no money from the UN and relies entirely on voluntary donations. It is your generosity that enables UNICEF to do its life-saving and life-changing work. UNICEF Canada is exceptionally grateful for the generous and continued support of all of its donors. On behalf of the world’s children, thank you.

The following list recognizes gifts made to UNICEF Canada between January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2011. UNICEF Canada apologizes for any omissions or errors; please contact UNICEF Canada at 1 800 567 4483 if you have any questions or changes.

INDIVIDUALS AND FOUNDATIONS

The following individuals and families have generously contributed $5,000 and above to UNICEF Canada.

Anonymous (11)Annapolis Capital LimitedARC Financial CorporationBD CanadaBell AliantBennett Jones LLPCartierCenovus Energy Inc. & Cenovus Employee FoundationConnacher Oil and Gas Limited

Chambers ElectricDIALOGEnerplus CorporationFamily Insurance SolutionsFirstEnergy Capital Corp.GucciH&MHallmark CanadaHatch Ltd.Heenan Blaikie LLPIKEA FoundationImperial Oil Limited

International ArtcraftsIntrepid Travel Inc.Jake Connor & Crew Inc.KPMG LLP (Canada)Loblaw Companies LimitedMaple Leaf FoodsMartin Ma Medicine Professional CorporationMontblancMSC CruisesNational BankNewalta Corporation

Nexen Inc.OPUS HotelsOwlkidsParty Packagers Inc.Penn West Petroleum Ltd.Perpetual Energy Inc.Pier 1 ImportsPricewaterhouseCoopers LLPProcter & Gamble Inc.Royale TissueS-Trip!

Suncor Energy FoundationTalisman Energy IncorporatedTD Securities Inc.Teck Resources LimitedTelusTim HortonsTotal E&P Canada Ltd.TransAlta CorporationValeWebkinz Foundation

CORPORATE GIVING Through sponsorships and partnerships, the following corporations and employee groups have supported UNICEF with a gift of $10,000 and above.


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Every day — we must do all we can to address the reasons why so many children are separated from their families, and invest in new efforts to protect them, no matter where they live.Anthony Lake, Executive Director, UNICEF

REACHING AN AIDS–FREE GENERATION Nearly 1,000 children are newly infected with HIV every day. Tragically, without treatment, more than 50 percent of those children will die before their second birthday. Their deaths are caused by other diseases their weakened immune systems cannot fight — diseases such as pneumonia, malaria or diarrhea.

With your support UNICEF is taking the global lead in helping children with HIV. By focusing on two new priority targets — the elimination of new infections among children by 2015 and reducing new infections among young people by 50 percent — we will reach our goal of an AIDS-free generation. These global objectives are inspired by the historic 2011 agreement, Countdown to Zero.

2012 will be an equally historic year as we continue to intensify efforts to protect the world’s most vulnerable children from HIV infection.

THE PARIS COMMITMENTS

2011 has been a monumental year for UNICEF and The Paris Principles. The Paris Principles Steering group, co-chaired by UNICEF, has been successful in securing the pledges of 100 nations to protect children from being forced into conflict. The Paris Principles encourages governments, intergovernmental organizations and civil society to follow the Paris Commitments and the Paris Principles and Guidelines for the care and protection of children associated with armed forces or armed groups in all aspects of their work. A YOUNG COUNTRY AIMS TO HELP ITS YOUNGEST

In one of the youngest countries in the world, Timor-Leste, children are often left behind for lack of a simple birth certificate. This past February, UNICEF with the Timorese Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of State Administration, Health, Education and the Religious Sector along with over 400 local sucos, or village chiefs, united to reach nearly 200,000 children under the age of five who have not yet been registered. A 2010 census showed that half of all Timorese children under the age of five have not been registered at birth. Registration ensures children are educated and protected. Without registration, children can be vulnerable to illegal adoption, child labour and trafficking. This innovative program allows remote communities that are unable to reach larger towns to register their children with ease through their local chief. We will reach the hardest to reach children with simple, local solutions.

FAMILY TRACING AND REUNIFICATION IN POST– CONFLICT

SRI LANKA

Tracing missing children and reuniting Sri Lankan families is critical if the country is to move on, following the end of conflict in 2009. UNICEF, in a joint government venture, began family-tracing work by sifting through records of children from their former homes and gathering information at displacement camps to assist children. Through the work of the family tracing and reunification unit, we have been successful in reuniting children so their families can be whole once again and look forward to another successful year in 2012.

HIV AND AIDS


CHILD PROTECTION


CHILD–FRIENDLY SCHOOLS A SUCCESS Child-friendly schools are schools that children want to attend. They are endowed with adequate resources to provide basic primary education and employ competent teachers who use teaching methods that give children — girls in particular — a safe, nurturing and gender-sensitive learning environment. The child-friendly school approach has been shown to lower drop-out rates, increase attendance and improve academic success among vulnerable children. In 2011, UNICEF trained over 115,000 teachers on how to provide children with quality education, psychosocial support and basic life skills to ensure they receive the best education possible.

PROVIDING A SENSE OF NORMALCY AND HOPE Education is essential to rebuilding countries in the aftermath of conflict. It helps increase stability and reduces the risk of countries spiraling into poverty and further conflict. In addition to providing a sense of normalcy and hope, education provides crucial survival skills and gives children the capacity to be productive

citizens once a crisis is over. In 2011, UNICEF, in partnership with the government of Côte d’Ivoire, launched the Back to School initiative following the post-electoral conflict — reaching out to communities across the country to encourage children and teachers to go back to school. The campaign was successful in ensuring 85 percent of children in North Côte d’Ivoire attended school once again.

A GROUND–BREAKING INITIATIVE GIVES CHILDREN THE

CHANCE TO LEARN TOGETHER

Together with the Government of Malaysia, UNICEF launched a ground-breaking, multi-partnership initiative in 2011, that saw the establishment of an education centre for undocumented children off the coast of Malaysian Borneo. The centre focuses on the national curriculum, with an early emphasis on reading and writing. UNICEF aims for the school to serve as a model for a nationwide effort to provide education to an estimated 44,000 undocumented children not enrolled in education.

EDUCATION

FAMINE DECLARATION REQUIRED UNICEF TO ACTIVATE HIGHEST

LEVEL OF RESPONSE The breadth and depth of nutritional and drought-related needs in the Horn of Africa in 2011 compelled UNICEF to activate its highest level of emergency response, rapidly mobilizing the entire organization to funnel human and financial resources to meet critical needs in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia. In Somalia alone, throughout 2011, 344,466 children were treated for malnutrition. Assistance reached drought-affected communities and displaced persons in camps and neighbouring regions. At least 1.2 million children were vaccinated against measles, and 2.2 million people were provided with access to safe water. Nearly 50,000 children were able to access child-friendly spaces or other safe environments.

EXTREME FLOODING + POLITICAL CONFLICT =

SUSTAINED, COMPLEX EMERGENCY RELIEF

In Pakistan, a second year of extreme flooding and ongoing conflict necessitated a sustained, extensive and complex response. In flood-affected areas, sanitation facilities were improved for nearly 3 million people, and approximately 2 million people received safe drinking water. Polio vaccines were provided to more than 6 million children, and several million more received measles vaccines. Some 520,000 children were treated for acute malnutrition in flood and conflict affected areas.

HELP FOR CHILDREN AFFECTED BY CIVIL UNREST

Civil unrest exacerbated the difficult circumstances of children and women already struggling to survive in conditions of deep poverty and political volatility in Yemen. We supported community-based programs to treat 36,000 children with moderate acute malnutrition and provided nutrition supplies to 37,000 children suffering from severe acute malnutrition. We helped vaccinate some 54,000 children against measles and provided vitamin A supplementation to more than 100,000 children. Community and school-based services helped foster the psychosocial well-being for another 102,000 children.

EMERGENCY

NUMBER OF CHILD DEATHS FROM PREVENTABLE CAUSES

CONTINUES STEADY DECLINE In 1990, 33,000 children died each and every day from preventable causes. Five years ago, it was 25,500 children. Today, it is 21,000 children. Since UNICEF’s inception in 1946, we have helped reduce worldwide child mortality by more than one half. By implementing tried and true life-saving interventions and innovative programs in more than 190 countries around the world, we have made considerable gains for children. Our work will continue because no child is too far to protect from preventable and treatable illness and disease.

MATERNAL NEONATAL TETANUS CAN BE ELIMINATED

Maternal Neonatal Tetanus (MNT) is among the most common lethal consequences of unclean deliveries and poor umbilical cord-care practices. When tetanus develops, mortality rates are extremely high, especially where appropriate medical care is not available. In 2002, together with UNICEF, the Government of Uganda began an extensive vaccination campaign to eliminate the potentially fatal illness throughout the country. By 2010, the Government of Uganda reported it had eliminated the disease, a mere eight years after UNICEF and partners

began their campaign. In compliance with the World Health Organization’s (WHO) guidelines, the most at-risk district for MNT in a given country must have no recorded cases for a specific period of time in order to claim disease elimination. This past July, through a validation survey, UNICEF and the WHO have officially confirmed the elimination of MNT in Uganda. Our work in preventing the spread of MNT will continue in an additional 38 countries around the world, where MNT is still a public health threat.

1,000,000,000 +

In 1980, before widespread vaccination campaigns were common public health practices, measles led to an estimated 2.6 million deaths each year. Beginning in 2001, UNICEF and the Measles Initiative spearheaded immunization activities globally. As a result, worldwide measles mortality decreased by an impressive 78 percent, from 733,000 deaths in 2000 to 164,000 in 2008. Our efforts continued and, earlier this year, we reached an historic milestone through the vaccination of our one billionth child. The child who received the history-making measles vaccination was one of 3.5 million immunized in Mozambique this past May.


CHILD SURVIVAL

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