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Charles Young, Jamaican Youth Ambassador for the UN General Assembly
UNICEF
Nurse demonstrates to a mother how to correctly hold and breastfeed her newborn daughter
Press release
09/11/2020
Exclusive breastfeeding in COVID-19 still baby's healthiest start in life
First vaccine, best source of nutrition, and bolsters brain development
Kayon Haughton and her son Dontree aged 2 in their community of Parade Gardens in Kingston.
Press release
09/08/2020
UNICEF study reveals impact of COVID-19 challenges on children and families in Jamaica
Representative survey of just over 500 households with children gathered between June and August
These children were among those in Annotto Bay and Dover, St. Mary to receive educational kits in the latest distribution for young children in previously quarantined communities to help them keep learning at home during COVID-19 pandemic.
Press release
07/24/2020
FFP partners with UNICEF to donate 1,100 educational kits to children
Helping small children keep learning at home in communities previously quarantined due to COVID-19
One Love Album Artwork Bob Marley UNICEF Jamaica COVID0-19
Press release
07/17/2020
Marley family releases reimagined One Love single worldwide in support of UNICEF
Marley family releases reimagined One Love single worldwide in support of UNICEF
A Jamaican mother-in-law with her two children
Press release
07/12/2020
As summer begins, children’s agencies appeal for efforts to prevent child abuse
CPFSA, OCA and UNICEF concerned Jamaican children now face greater risk of all forms of abuse
Bob Marley One Love UNICEF
Press release
07/09/2020
Marley family to ‘reimagine’ Bob Marley’s One Love in support of UNICEF
Re-recording of iconic anthem will support UNICEF’s Reimagine campaign, a global fundraising appeal to respond, recover and reimagine a post-COVID-19 world fit for children.
UNICEF U-Report poll on COVID-19 - One third of Jamaican youth believe they are not at risk
Press release
06/25/2020
UNICEF U-Report poll on COVID-19: One third of Jamaican youth believe they are not at risk
Alexander Causwell, Advisor/Consultant in the Office of the Minister of National Security; Ella Ghartey Policy Director and We Transform Programme Manager;  Mariko Kagoshima, Country Representative, UNICEF Jamaica; Lieutenant Colonel. (Retired) Gary Rowe, Commissioner of Corrections; Claudeth Hamilton, Director of Juvenile Services and Dexter Thompson External Alliance Specialist.
Press release
05/29/2020
DCS receives $1 million from UNICEF Jamaica for COVID-19 Response
Protecting children in juvenile institutions
Rosalee Gage-Grey, CEO of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), and Mariko Kagoshima, Country Representative of UNICEF at an official handover of JMD $2.4 million worth of sanitation and hygiene supplies to help protect nearly 1,700 children in 50 residential care facilities against COVID-19.
Press release
05/18/2020
UNICEF donates supplies to children’s homes for COVID-19
Sanitation and hygiene supplies to help help protect nearly 1,700 children
Lingokids Playlearning
Press release
04/29/2020
Three months of free access to an English learning platform for children
Lingokids and UNICEF grant free access to an educational app in English during confinement
Photograph of a Father and daughter at Little World Early Childhood Development Centre in May Pen, Clarendon
Press release
04/07/2020
NPSC launches parent support helplines amid COVID-19 crisis
UNICEF supporting service to offer much needed psychosocial care to parents across Jamaica
Photograph of workers from the Early Childhood Commission and Food for the Poor packing the learning kits.
Press release
04/01/2020
ECC, UNICEF and partners provide learning kits for children in communities affected by quarantine
Play therapy is a proven strategy to help provide relief and support mental health