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25 September 2023

UN Women and UNICEF promote gender equality and the empowerment of girls and women in Latin America and the Caribbean

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20 September 2023

Novo Nordisk and UNICEF to extend joint initiative to prevent global childhood obesity

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Two Haitian boys chating with a neighbour.

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13 September 2023

Children bearing brunt of stalled progress on extreme poverty reduction worldwide – UNICEF, World Bank

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Haiti. Families gather at a site for displaced persons in Tabarre

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11 September 2023

Escalating violence threatens thousands of children in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

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A woman carrying a child with raindrops starting to fall.

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07 September 2023

Number of migrant children moving across Latin America and the Caribbean hits new record amid violence, instability and climate change

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UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell

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04 September 2023

UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell visits Brazil to highlight the impact of poverty and climate change on children

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News note

25 September 2023

UN Women and UNICEF promote gender equality and the empowerment of girls and women in Latin America and the Caribbean

Strengthening national care system policies, prevention, and attention to gender violence, promotion of gender equality and empowerment of girls and women are part of the collaboration agreement

News note

20 September 2023

Novo Nordisk and UNICEF to extend joint initiative to prevent global childhood obesity

News note

13 September 2023

Children bearing brunt of stalled progress on extreme poverty reduction worldwide – UNICEF, World Bank

333 million children globally survive on less than US$2.15 a day as new analysis reveals three lost years due to COVID-19

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11 September 2023

Escalating violence threatens thousands of children in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Nearly 200,000 people, half of whom are children, are now displaced across the country, with 130,000 in the capital alone.

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07 September 2023

Number of migrant children moving across Latin America and the Caribbean hits new record amid violence, instability and climate change

One in four people on the move in Latin America and the Caribbean is a child, the highest proportion globally

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04 September 2023

UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell visits Brazil to highlight the impact of poverty and climate change on children

The Executive Director’s visit to Sao Paulo, Recife and Brasilia highlight the more than half of Brazil’s children living in poverty, with many more vulnerable to climate and environmental risks

Dos niños sentados a la mesa de una casa, desayunando

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31 August 2023

More than 4 million children under 5 have overweight in Latin America and the Caribbean

In the region, prevalence of childhood overweight, including its most severe form, obesity, is above the global average, warns the latest regional report from UNICEF

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28 August 2023

UN Committee on the Rights of the Child calls on states to take action in first guidance on children's rights and the environment, with a focus on climate change

Today, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child published authoritative guidance to States on what they must do to uphold children’s right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment.

Atletas de Olimpiadas Especiales Panamá en una demostración del programa Atletas Jóvenes de Olimpiadas Especiales

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10 August 2023

Special Olympics and UNICEF join efforts to protect the rights of children with disabilities in Latin America and the Caribbean

The partnership will contribute so that more children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities can exercise their rights without any type of discrimination, through their active inclusion in sports.

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07 August 2023

Kidnappings of children and women spiking at alarming rates in Haiti

Close to 300 cases have been reported so far this year, nearly the total number registered for all of 2022, and three times more than 2021

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07 August 2023

Huggies and UNICEF renew their partnership, so more babies will survive their first days in life and grow up healthy

Huggies' renewed support will contribute to reach 4.5 million children, families, caregivers, and health professionals across 15 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean

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04 August 2023

Amway and UNICEF partner to prevent childhood malnutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean

The partnership will contribute towards nutrition programmes for children under 2-years old across the region

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Press centre

Access news, multimedia resources and expert commentary on children’s issues and UNICEF’s work across the region.

UN Women and UNICEF promote gender equality and the empowerment of girls and women in Latin America and the Caribbean

Novo Nordisk and UNICEF to extend joint initiative to prevent global childhood obesity

UN Women and UNICEF promote gender equality and the empowerment of girls and women in Latin America and the Caribbean

Novo Nordisk and UNICEF to extend joint initiative to prevent global childhood obesity

Children bearing brunt of stalled progress on extreme poverty reduction worldwide – UNICEF, World Bank

Escalating violence threatens thousands of children in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Number of migrant children moving across Latin America and the Caribbean hits new record amid violence, instability and climate change

UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell visits Brazil to highlight the impact of poverty and climate change on children

More than 4 million children under 5 have overweight in Latin America and the Caribbean

UN Committee on the Rights of the Child calls on states to take action in first guidance on children's rights and the environment, with a focus on climate change

Special Olympics and UNICEF join efforts to protect the rights of children with disabilities in Latin America and the Caribbean

Kidnappings of children and women spiking at alarming rates in Haiti

Huggies and UNICEF renew their partnership, so more babies will survive their first days in life and grow up healthy

Amway and UNICEF partner to prevent childhood malnutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean