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Schools still closed for nearly 77 million students 18 months into pandemic, UNICEF said
Sep 16, 2021Eighteen months into the COVID-19 pandemic, schools for nearly 77 million students in six countries continue to be almost completely closed, according to an updated data analysis released by UNICEF. According to the analysis, Bangladesh, the... -
Over half a million children at risk of waterborne diseases in Haiti
Sep 5, 2021According to UNICEF, over 540,000 children in the southwest of earthquake-stricken Haiti are now at risk of contracting waterborne infections. Acute respiratory infections, diarrhoeal illnesses, cholera, and malaria are all on the rise in southern Haiti,... -
All schools in Europe & Central Asia should remain open and made safer from COVID-19, say WHO and UNICEF
Aug 31, 2021As millions of school children return to school across the European Region where the highly transmissible SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant is dominant, the WHO Regional Office for Europe and UNICEF Europe and Central Asia Regional Office call... -
We cannot abandon the children of Afghanistan in their time of need: UNICEF
Aug 30, 2021UNICEF has published a note to show solidarity with the children of Afghanistan. Here it is attached. “In the past weeks, with increased conflict and insecurity, it is children, those least responsible for the crisis in... -
First day of school ‘indefinitely postponed’ for 140 million first-time students around the world, UNICEF said
Aug 26, 2021A child’s first day of school—a landmark moment for the youngest students and their parents around the world—has been delayed due to COVID-19 for an estimated 140 million young minds, UNICEF said in a new analysis... -
Amidst Kabul airport blockage, WHO and UNICEF call for assistance to deliver support
Aug 23, 2021As the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan worsens, the country’s ability to respond is fast deteriorating. WHO and UNICEF appeal for immediate and unhindered access to millions of people in need of assistance, including 300,000 people who... -
New shipment of UNICEF humanitarian aid arrives in earthquake-struck Haiti
Aug 21, 2021In response to the powerful earthquake that struck Haiti last week, the first UNICEF shipment of 9.7 tonnes of medical and water and hygiene supplies has arrived in Port Au Prince. Other flights containing 30 metric... -
One billion children at ‘extremely high risk’ of the impacts of the climate crisis, UNICEF said
Aug 21, 2021Young people living in the Central African Republic, Chad, Nigeria, Guinea, and Guinea-Bissau are the most at risk of the impacts of climate change, threatening their health, education, and protection, and exposing them to deadly diseases,... -
Over half a million children affected by Haiti earthquake
Aug 18, 2021UNICEF estimates that about 1.2 million people, including 540,000 children, have been affected by the powerful earthquake that hit Haiti on Saturday. The hardest hit departments of South, Nippes and Grand’Anse are now being drenched by... -
1 in 3 countries not taking action to help students catch up on their learning post-COVID-19 school closures
Jul 14, 2021Around one in three countries where schools are or have been closed are not yet implementing remedial programmes post-COVID-19 school closures, according to a UNESCO, UNICEF, World Bank and OECD global “Survey on National Education Responses...
