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U-Matter mental health chatline surpasses 2,000 sessions

Celebrating U-Matter 1-year anniversary, more than 2,000 counselling sessions have been delivered

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Shelly-Ann to young moms: “I am strong because of my child.”

UNICEF National Ambassador Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce visited the Women’s Centre Foundation of Jamaica (WCJF) to inspire their students

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Evaluation of the Child Protection System in Jamaica

This evaluation is the first comprehensive attempt to gather and analyse evidence about the application of the Jamaican Child Protection System aiming to im

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13 January 2023

Canada boosts COVID-19 and health response

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Jamaican Sign Language ... digitally

Accessible Digital Textbooks breaking down barriers to learning and communication

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Get in the MICS, 2022

One of the largest sources of statistically sound and internationally comparable data on children and women, worldwide.

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Hurricane Dorian Bahamas
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Climate action and resilience

Promoting urgent and participatory climate action, sustainable development and enhancing the resilience and participation of children.

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Feliesha an Eve for Life client with her children
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Survive and thrive

For every Jamaican child to get the best possible start to life

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Rhyim Roach walks to school at Holy Family Primary in Parade Gardens, Kingston, a school supported by UNICEF partner Fight for Peace. He has since graduated and entered high school.
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Social policy

Inclusive and shock-responsive social protection systems and services to free children from poverty.

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Education

Jamaica’s children have lost an estimated 1.3 billion in-class hours due to COVID-19 school closures.

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In Jamaica, too many children do not have this protection. Their lives are being stained by violence – often at the hands of people they love and trust.
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Child protection

Preventing and responding to all forms of violence against Jamaican children remains a major priority for UNICEF.

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