Latin America and the Caribbean

Dear Ministers of Education of Latin America and the Caribbean,, We, the young people of the region, are reaching out to you because we know that the current educational crisis is jeopardizing the future and right to education of children, adolescents and young people. However, being here at this ministerial meeting sets a fundamental precedent, as we will be able to share experiences, challenges and propose…, Seven priorities for transforming education, Priorities that, as young people and students, we believe are essential to address in order to transform education Iluastración de una adolescentes levantando la mano Youth and student participation Ilustración de un escudo Safe and violence-free spaces Ilustración roja y negra de dos flecha en distintas direcciones Change in educational…, Fundamental proposals, Fundamental proposals on the central themes to be discussed at the ministerial forum Ilustración de signos de exclamación In relation with: Data and information for decision-making Pedagogical and curricular transformation Diversity, equity and inclusion Comprehensive response to violence Blocks Learning recovery Ilustración de símbolo de dolar…

Panama City, Panama. December 1, 2023.- In Latin America and the Caribbean, approximately 30 new cases - 11,000 a year - of infections are registered every day. among adolescents and young people, aged between 10 and 19 years old, highlights the new publication of UNICEF on children with HIV and AIDS . To a large extent, new infections in this age…

PANAMA CITY, 20 November 2023 – Most child-related Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicators are off-pace to meet their targets by the 2030 deadline in Latin America and Caribbean, UNICEF warned on World Children’s Day. At the current pace, the region will not achieve 58 per cent of the indicator targets related to children’s rights and well-…

NEW YORK, PANAMA 13 November 2023 – 1 in 6 children – or 27.5 million  – already live in areas exposed to high or very high water scarcity in Latin America and the Caribbean, with climate change threatening to make this worse, according to a new UNICEF report. Further, the double burden of dwindling water availability and inadequate drinking water…

PANAMA CITY, 31 August 2023 - A new UNICEF report shows that, in Latin America and the Caribbean, overweight affects more than 4 million children under 5 years of age and almost 50 million children and adolescents aged 5 to 19 years. The report “Childhood overweight on the rise. Is it too late to turn the tide in Latin America and the Caribbean?”…

PANAMA, 4 August 2023.- Recent UNICEF data shows that only 43 percent 1  of children under six months of age in Latin America and the Caribbean are exclusively breastfed, which is below the global average of 48 percent. And just 48 percent 2  of children aged between 12 and 23 months in the region receive continued breastfeeding, falling well…, Notes to the editors:, About UNICEF and Deloitte’s survey, In 2022, UNICEF and Deloitte S-Latam published the regional report “Qué están haciendo las empresas por la ninez y adolescencia?”, which presents the main actions implemented by surveyed companies operating in 13 countries in Latin America in favor of children and adolescents across three areas (workplace, marketplace, and community and…, About the World Breastfeeding Week, World Breastfeeding Week is held in the first week of August every year, supported by WHO, UNICEF, Ministries of Health, and civil society partners. This World Breastfeeding Week will focus on breastfeeding at the workplace, providing a strategic opportunity to advocate for essential maternity rights that support breastfeeding – paid maternity…, Notas para los editores:, Sobre Estudio de Deloitte y UNICEF, UNICEF y Deloitte S-Latam lanzaron en 2022 el informe regional denominado ¿Qué están haciendo las empresas por la niñez y adolescencia?, el cual hace un balance de las acciones que implementan las empresas en 13 países de América Latina a favor de niños, niñas y adolescentes en tres ámbitos (lugar de trabajo, mercado, y comunidad y medioambiente…, Sobre la semana de la lactancia materna, La Semana Mundial de la Lactancia Materna se celebra la primera semana de agosto de cada año, con el apoyo de la OMS, UNICEF y muchos Ministerios de Sanidad y socios de la sociedad civil. El tema de este año se centra en la promoción de la lactancia materna en el lugar de trabajo, brindando una oportunidad estratégica para defender los derechos…

Panama City, Panama. 17 July 2023.- In the lead up to the EU-CELAC Summit, around 20,000 youth in Latin America and the Caribbean participated in a U-Report poll conducted by UNICEF and the European Union (EU) to get their opinions on technology, education, climate change, and security. Two in three young people consulted think limited access to…, For further information, please contact:, Sendai Zea, UNICEF LACRO, Tel: + 507 6821 0843, sczea@unicef.org Marco Carraro, UNICEF Brussels Office, + 962 7 90322776 mcarraro@unicef.org 20.000 jóvenes de América Latina y el Caribe participaron en una encuesta U-Report realizada por UNICEF y la Unión Europea (UE) para conocer sus opiniones con respecto a la tecnología, educación, seguridad y…

NEW YORK, 11 May 2023 – “Migrant children have the right to request asylum, to be protected from harm and to be with their families. “UNICEF hopes that the lifting of the public-health related asylum restrictions at the U.S.-Mexico border under Title 42 will help to restore and safeguard those rights. “We commend recent efforts to provide children…

PANAMA CITY/SANTIAGO/WASHINGTON D.C., 2 June 2022 – The significant loss of learning during COVID-19 school closures in Latin America and the Caribbean is now putting millions of children at risk of dropping out of school, the World Bank, the Inter-American Dialogue, UNESCO and UNICEF warned today during an event streamed live worldwide.  The…

PANAMA CITY, 10 March 2022 – Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, 46 per cent of households with children in eleven Latin American countries and the Eastern Caribbean only have enough savings to cover their basic needs for two weeks or less, according to a new regional survey conducted by UNICEF and the applied research organization IMPACT…

PANAMA CITY, 16 September 2021 – A year and a half into the pandemic, about 86 million children remain out of the classroom in Latin America and the Caribbean, according to the latest UNICEF estimates. However, at least 47 million children have resumed in-person learning across the region thanks to the recent efforts of several countries to…