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UN Agencies Launch “Learning Is Back,” A Song On Return To Learning In The Middle East And North Africa
10/08/2020
NEW YORK (October 8, 2020) – UN Agencies in the region unveiled today “Rej’et El Sineh” [‘Learning is Back’], a song to encourage the return to learning for all children and youth across the region...
Only 1 In 3 Countries Have Re-Opened Schools In West And Central Africa
10/07/2020
NEW YORK (October 7, 2020) – UNICEF calls on Ministries of Education and Finance today to prioritize education in their COVID-19 recovery plans to reduce the negative impact of the COVID-19 crisis on...
UNICEF Statement On The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
10/06/2020
NEW YORK (October 6, 2020) – It is now 10 days since violence escalated dramatically in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone. There are already reports of four children killed and seven injured, and...
Unrelenting Violence Continues To Impact Children In Ituri, Eastern DRC
10/06/2020
NEW YORK (October 6, 2020) – UNICEF continues to be deeply concerned about thousands of children at risk amid unrelenting violence in Ituri, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Children...
On The Occasion Of World Teachers’ Day, ECW, GPE, UNESCO & UNICEF Call For The Resumption Of Salary Payments For Teachers For The Coming School Year In Yemen
10/05/2020
NEW YORK (October 5, 2020) – This World Teachers’ Day, celebrated under the theme, “Teachers: Leading in crisis, reimagining the future”, the Global Partnership for Education, Education Cannot Wait...
Statement By Henrietta H. Fore, UNICEF Executive Director At The High-Level Side Event On The ACT-Accelerator At The 75th Session Of UN General Assembly
09/30/2020
NEW YORK (September 30, 2020) – "UNICEF is proud to be part of this historic initiative. “Three decades ago, we led the universal child immunization initiative. “Today, with our partners — and thanks...
Statement By UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore On 30th Anniversary Of World Summit For Children
09/29/2020
NEW YORK (September 29, 2020) – “The 30th anniversary of the first ever World Summit for Children is an opportunity to celebrate the huge gains of the past three decades but also a stark reminder of...
Conflict, Climate Crisis And COVID-19 Pose Great Threats To The Health Of Women And Children
09/25/2020
NEW YORK (September 25, 2020) – Fragile gains made to advance women and children’s health are threatened by conflict, the climate crisis and COVID-19, according to a new report from Every Woman Every...
COVID-19 Pandemic: Countries Urged To Take Stronger Action To Stop Spread Of Harmful Information
09/23/2020
NEW YORK (September 23, 2020) – The World Health Organization (WHO) together with the UN, specialized agencies and partners today called on countries to develop and implement action plans to promote...
150 Million Additional Children Plunged Into Poverty Due To COVID-19, UNICEF, Save The Children Say
09/17/2020
NEW YORK (September 17, 2020) – The number of children living in multidimensional poverty has soared to approximately 1.2 billion due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new UNICEF and Save the...