What is the Government of Canada doing to help?
Canada has been a strong advocate for the rights and well being of refugee children. The Canadian International Development Agency’s (CIDA) Action Plan on Child Protection supports Canada’s commitment to children who need special protection. This includes refugee and displaced children. The Government of Canada helps and protects them through CIDA. It supports international organizations, such as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. It also supports non-governmental organizations, such as the International Committee of the Red Cross. It supports humanitarian relief. For example, it sends food and medicine to refugee camps. CIDA contributes to programs that reunite refugee children with their families. In Sierra Leone and Uganda, CIDA funds programs that provide basic education to boys and girls. Perhaps most importantly, CIDA works to understand and eliminate the basic causes of wars, such as poverty and inequality. Through Foreign Affairs Canada, Canada acts as an import
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