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Mothers have light moments as they await immunization of their children at Nabilatuk H/C IV, Kaabong District.

Partners join forces for social protection

The Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors, the ILO and UNICEF join forces to expand social protection for all through sustainable financing

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Essential medicines worth $100,000 to treat patients with COVID-19 to be delivered to the Ministry of Health with the support of the European Union and UNICEF

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Essential medicines for COVID-19 patients from EU and UNICEF

The medicines, worth $100,000, are part of an EU funded project implemented by UNICEF to respond to COVID-19 crisis in Kyrgyzstan

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19 October 2020

L'Union européenne et l’UNICEF maintiennent leur soutien à la lutte contre la malnutrition infantile en République centrafricaine

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08 October 2020

European Commission and UNICEF launch pilot programme in 7 Member States to break the cycle of child poverty and social exclusion

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23 September 2020

As classrooms for half the world’s schoolchildren remain closed, UNICEF and EU urge countries to prioritise schools in re-opening plans

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On 6 August 2020, UNICEF employees engage in the safe transfer of vaccines from a damaged warehouse of the Ministry of Public Health, located in the port area of Beirut, Lebanon. Two days prior, the warehouse, along with numerous other buildings, was damaged by an enormous explosion that took over 150 lives and left hundreds of thousands of people homeless. Despite the explosion and ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, vaccines remain available for children in Lebanon.

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UNICEF, EU & Belgium support victims of Beirut explosion

UNICEF delivers critical supplies to support children and families affected by Beirut explosions

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European Union provides EUR 2 million (ZMW 42.1 million) to UNICEF to support the COVID-19 response and help drought-affected children in Zambia

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European Union provides support to Zambia COVID-19 response

European Union provides EUR 2 million (ZMW 42.1 million) to UNICEF to support the COVID-19 response

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The medical assistance and the Personal protective equipment of Covid 19 cargo shipment plane arrive to Sana'a International Airport supported by UNICEF and European Union.

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EU increases vital support for children in Yemen

As COVID-19 intensifies suffering in Yemen, the EU increases vital support for children and their families

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49 children relocated to Portugal and Finland are boys aged 12-17

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UN agencies welcome relocations of unaccompanied children

UN agencies welcome latest relocations of unaccompanied children from Greece, call for further action and solidarity

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COVID-19: EU Humanitarian Air Bridge helps deliver supplies

COVID-19: EU Humanitarian Air Bridge helps deliver over 50 tonnes of UNICEF supplies for vulnerable children and families

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A plane chartered by UNICEF landed today at N’Djamena airport, Chad, carrying vital health supplies and goods to support the COVID-19 response.

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UNICEF Chad receives lifesaving supplies from the EU

A plane chartered by UNICEF landed at N’Djamena airport, Chad, carrying vital health supplies and goods to support the COVID-19 response

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The European Commission Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) in collaboration with UNICEF, today flew in a shipment of over 26 metric tons of vaccines in support of the expanded programme on immunization, amidst the Covid 19 pandemic.

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EU humanitarian aid’ jets in

Over 26 metric tons of lifesaving immunization vaccines, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic

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Ali Abubakar smiles while recovering from severe malnourishment at UNICEF supported Damazin Hospital Stabilization Centre in Ad-Damazin, the capital of the Blue Nile State in Sudan.

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EU supports a regional response in the Horn of Africa

The EU has today announced a €60 million package to help tackle the health and socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

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Amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, ECHO and UNICEF teamed up to ensure continuity of life-saving care for malnourished children in Niger

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EU and UNICEF team up for children in Niger amidst Covid-19

In Niger, the nutrition situation of children under five is expected to deteriorate with the current Covid-19 crisis

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Early on Sunday, a shipment organised by UNICEF Tajikistan and financed by the European Delegation in Tajikistan of approximately 13 tons of vital medical supplies arrived in the Dushanbe.

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The EU and UNICEF support Tajikistan respond to COVID-19

The EU Delegation in Tajikistan and UNICEF deliver critical medical supplies to support the Ministry of Health and Social Protection

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Refugee mother feeding her baby at ADRA community centre in Belgrade.

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New UNICEF-EU programme to reach children in six countries

With financial support from the European Union UNICEF launches the ‘RM Child-Health’ project to strengthen vulnerable refugee and migrant children’s health

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Partners join forces for social protection

The Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors, the ILO and UNICEF join forces to expand social protection for all through sustainable financing

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Essential medicines for COVID-19 patients from EU and UNICEF

The medicines, worth $100,000, are part of an EU funded project implemented by UNICEF to respond to COVID-19 crisis in Kyrgyzstan

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Ujas 11 shows how to correctly wear masks.

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Reimagining a liveable future for today´s children

Children and young people are sounding the alarm: if we do not act now, they will be living with the impacts of COVID-19 and the climate crisis for years

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