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Press release

25 March 2020
A global approach is the only way to fight COVID-19, the UN says as it launches humanitarian response plan

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Press release

25 March 2020
UN launches global humanitarian response plan to COVID-19 pandemic

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Press release

26 March 2020
UNICEF scales up support in 145 countries to keep children learning, as COVID-19 forces majority of schools worldwide to close

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26 March 2020
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore on the disruption of immunization and basic health services due to the COVID-19 pandemic

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What will COVID-19 mean for our Pacific neighbours?

How UNICEF is supporting the Pacific in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak

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Press release

23 March 2020
COVID-19: Children at heightened risk of abuse, neglect, exploitation and violence amidst intensifying containment measures

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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