From across East Asia & Pacific

Five year old Yuanyuan sits on her bed

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

What you need to know about the virus to protect you and your family

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How to eat well while staying home

How parents & children can stay healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic

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How children are coping with the COVID-19 in Indonesia

Participants were asked a series of questions to gauge their feelings about COVID-19 and their understanding of symptoms and prevention.

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UN Volunteer writes from Wuhan, China

UN Volunteer Yuqing Xiong from China’s Wuhan, Hubei Province, recounts her firsthand experience during the outbreak of COVID-19

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As Schools Are Out, Parents Are In

Vietnamese parents are grappling with mixed emotions as they overcome parenting at home during the coronavirus pandemic

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02 April 2020
COVID-19 pandemic could devastate refugee, migrant and internally displaced populations without urgent international action

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Regional Headlines

A baby in Indonesia

Early moments matter

A child whose brain does not develop properly may not learn as well or earn as much. Not developing to her full potential hurts both her and society

Angeline Chong (centre), a student at the Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Subang Jaya school, chats with friends in Malaysia

Adolescents’ potential unleashed

With over 60 per cent of the worlds’ youth living in the larger Asia Pacific region, supporting this age group is critical to unleashing their - and the region’s - potential

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Taronga, 16, holds her two-year-old sister Teaborenga while standing in a flooded area in the village in Kiribati

Growing up in safe & sustainable environments

Rapid urbanisation, burgeoning megacities and climate change are among the biggest challenges impacting the development of young people today