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Multi-vaccination campaign reaches shelters for refugees and migrants from Venezuela in Boa Vista

Boa Vista, August 22, 2022 – UNICEF, in partnership with the Municipal Health Department of Boa Vista, the Federal Subcommittee on Reception and Interiorization, the Humanitarian Logistics Task Force of Operation Welcome and the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (Adra), integrated actions to strengthen vacci...

More than 600 children vaccinated against the COVID-19 in refugee and migrant shelters in Boa Vista, Roraima

Boa Vista, 17 March 2022 – The first cycle of the vaccination campaign against the COVID-19, aimed at refugee and migrant children from Venezuela, resulted in 607 boys and girls vaccinated. The initiative that took place between January 29 and March 7, reached children aged from 5 to 11 years old in 10 shelters of...

Indigenous youth open up about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their communities

The novel coronavirus pandemic aggravated pre-existing inequalities in Brazil and increased their negative impact on the most vulnerable people. Various indigenous populations, for instance, began to face new challenges. During a live-stream video chat organized by UNICEF, themed “Indigenous youth in the context o...