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Lack of handwashing with soap puts millions at increased risk to COVID-19 and other infectious diseases

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One stillbirth occurs every 16 seconds, according to first ever joint UN estimates

COVID-19-related health service disruptions could worsen the situation, potentially adding nearly 200,000 more stillbirths over a 12-month period

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore on 30th anniversary of World Summit for Children

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Conflict, climate crisis and COVID-19 pose great threats to the health of women and children

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Technology and digital innovation for children

This report highlights examples of country-level COVID-19 response initiatives employing digital innovation in support of humanitarian action

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150 million additional children plunged into poverty due to COVID-19, UNICEF, Save the Children say

New analysis reveals the number of children living in multidimensional poverty – without access to education, health, housing, nutrition, sanitation, or water – has increased by 15 per cent since the start of the pandemic

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COVID-19 could reverse decades of progress toward eliminating preventable child deaths, agencies warn

With the number of under-five deaths at an all-time recorded low of 5.2 million in 2019, disruptions in child and maternal health services due to the COVID-19 pandemic are putting millions of additional lives at stake

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UNICEF to lead procurement and supply of COVID-19 vaccines in world’s largest and fastest ever operation of its kind

UNICEF will work with manufacturers and partners on the procurement of vaccine doses as well as freight, logistics and storage of COVID-19 vaccines, on behalf of global COVAX Facility

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Business, government, multilateral agency and UN leaders commit to connecting children and young people to the internet by 2030

As half the world’s population remain unconnected, a virtual ‘Generation Unlimited’ event calls for urgent action and investment to bridge the digital divide and scale-up digital learning and skilling opportunities

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COVID-19: At least a third of the world’s schoolchildren unable to access remote learning during school closures, new UNICEF report says