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Pandemic, war and homeless children: how UNICEF helped children in the past year
Embedded video follows Another wave of the pandemic, the war in Ukraine and the ensuing humanitarian crisis have left millions of children around the world homeless. The health, education and well-being of hundreds of thousands more children have been at risk. To fight child poverty, various campaigns of UNICEF Bu...
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The customers of the FANTASTICO supermarket chain have donated 225 255 BGN for accessible and quality education for children with special needs
January 7, 2022, Sofia, : 225 255 BGN were donated in support of the "Education for Every Child" campaign by the customers of all 45 supermarkets FANTASTICO in the period December 2, 2021 - January 5, 2022. A key role for this great result of the campaign was played by the over 700 cashiers in supermarkets, who ha...
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COVID-19 ‘biggest global crisis for children in our 75-year history’ – UNICEF
NEW YORK, 9 December 2021, – COVID-19 has affected children at an unprecedented scale, making it the worst crisis for children UNICEF has seen in its 75-year history, the United Nations Children’s agency said in a report released today. The report Preventing a lost decade: Urgent action to reverse the devastatin...
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Landmark intergenerational poll shows young people are 50% more likely than older generations to believe the world is becoming a better place – yet impatient for action on mounting crises
NEW YORK, 18 November 2021, – Children and young people are nearly 50 per cent more likely than older people to believe that the world is becoming a better place with each generation, according to a new international survey by UNICEF and Gallup released ahead of World Children’s Day. The survey shows that young p...
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Impact of COVID-19 on poor mental health in children and young people ‘tip of the iceberg’ – UNICEF
NEW YORK, 5 October 2021, – Children and young people could feel the impact of COVID-19 on their mental health and well-being for many years to come, UNICEF warned in its flagship report today. According to The State of the World’s Children 2021; On My Mind: promoting, protecting and caring for children’s mental h...
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What you need to know about the Delta variant
People around the world are concerned about the highly-contagious Delta variant of COVID-19. We’ve gathered the latest expert information to answer some of the most common questions about this new variant and will continue to update this article as more information becomes available. For more tips and information ...
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75 years of UNICEF
History, UNICEF is the only UN agency that works in the field for children and has the influence to work globally with all governments to determine future priorities in support of children in the world. UNICEF has been an unstoppable force for change in the lives of children around the world. Since UNICEF was esta...
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Schools still closed for nearly 77 million students 18 months into pandemic – UNICEF
NEW YORK, 16 September 2021 , – Eighteen 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 today by UNICEF. According to the analysis, Bangladesh, the Philippines and Panama are among th...
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Back to school
As we prepare to send our children back to school, we all have questions about how best to protect them from COVID-19. The impact of school closures on a child’s wellbeing is significant. Where possible, it’s important that children have an opportunity to socialize with their peers, to learn and to develop emotion...
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UNICEF: All schools should remain open and made safer from COVID-19
Sofia, ,, 9, September,, 2021, ., All schools should stay open and safe in-person education by adopting measures to minimize COVID-19 transmission should be a main priority. This is UNICEF’s position on the upcoming new school year in Bulgaria. According to UNICEF, schools should be the last to close and the first...
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All schools in Europe & Central Asia should remain open and made safer from COVID-19, say WHO and UNICEF
COPENHAGEN & GENEVA, August 30 – As 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 for schools to stay open and made safer by...