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UNICEF welcomes the release of the first batch of children awaiting trial. The Supreme Court has launched a virtual children’s court in collaboration with UNICEF as regular court proceedings have been disrupted due to the Kovid-19...

In Eastern and Southern Africa, above 127 million pre-primary, primary, and students in African schools students – who are supposed to go back to school in the running week – remain at house, because of the...

UNESCO, UNICEF, WFP and World Bank issued new guidelines on the safe reopening of educational institutes amidst ongoing closures which are affecting around 1.3 billion students all over the world. The agencies also alerted that the...

UNICEF is stepping up donations of health and hygiene items for families and doctors in 12 countries in Latin America and Caribbean, stricken by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Globally, there is a high demand for protective equipment...

Children living in the Pacific Islands remain in urgent need in the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Harold, a category five cyclone that tore through Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji and Tonga causing widespread destruction to homes, schools, medical...

Today an international alliance of UN, governmental, and non-governmental agencies working to address the root causes of extreme hunger have released a new edition of their annual Global Report on Food Crises. KEY FINDINGS OF THE GLOBAL...

UNICEF and Microsoft Corp. announced the expansion of a global learning platform to help children and youth affected by COVID-19 continue their education at home. The Learning Passport started off as a partnership between UNICEF, Microsoft and the...

UNICEF received a delivery of vital health supplies to support the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria on a flight funded by the Maersk Division APM Terminals. The supplies include 10,000 test kits, 15 oxygen...

IOM, the International Organization for Migration, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and UNICEF, the UN Children’s Fund today welcomed the relocation of 12 unaccompanied asylum-seeking children from Greece to Luxembourg. The children, who had been living...

A shipment managed by UNICEF of approximately 90 tons of vital supplies arrived in Caracas. The shipment includes Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits for health workers on the frontline in the battle against COVID-19. The shipment...