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Hanna, who is 3-years-old, washes her hands at a water station at the Los Planes Migration Station in Gualaca Panama

Press release

19 April 2024

Finance Ministers from Latin America and the Caribbean Target $372 Billion Investment in Water and Sanitation

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A group of adolescents with different types of foods

Press release

18 April 2024

BNP Paribas Cardif and UNICEF extend their joint efforts in preventing overweight and obesity in children and adolescents in Latin America

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Maribel is sitting on the beach next to her prosthesis

Photo essay

Colombia mine action, an essential step to consolidate peace

International Mine Awareness Day

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Statement

27 March 2024

UNICEF condemns school arson by armed groups in downtown Port-au-Prince

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A un niño se le mide la circunferencia de la parte media del brazo (MUAC) en una clínica de salud móvil en Puerto Príncipe, Haití.

Press release

26 March 2024

Armed violence deepening malnutrition crisis for children in Haiti

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Padres y madres llevan a sus hijos a un hospital para consultas

Press release

16 March 2024

Critical supplies for children looted at the armed-group-controlled main port of Port-au-Prince

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Erick, 18 months, eats mashed peach with vitamins while being held by his mother.

News note

13 September 2021

3 in 10 children and adolescents in Latin America and the Caribbean have overweight

In the context of the pandemic, UNICEF calls for the prevention of childhood overweight.

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Venezuela received 693,600 vaccines against COVID-19 last Tuesday, September 7, 2021, as part of the country's first shipment made by the COVAX Mechanism, of the total acquired of 12,068,000 doses vaccines.

News note

09 September 2021

UNICEF supports strengthening Venezuela’s cold chain in preparation for vaccine arrivals through COVAX

As part of the global COVAX mechanism, UNICEF supports countries preparing to receive COVID-19 vaccines.

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Three children are singing and dancing next to a destroyed school in Lazil, Haiti.

News note

07 September 2021

Haiti earthquake: UNICEF needs US$122.2 million to bring humanitarian aid to 1.6 million people

Emergency funding appeal nearly tripled to reach people affected by the earthquake and violence in Haiti.

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el docente Luis Carlos Anchico, quien ha brindado apoyo psicosocial a sus estudiantes durante la pandemia y el cierre de escuelas

Article

07 September 2021

Haiti earthquake: over half million children at risk of waterborne diseases - UNICEF

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Jean Gough, UNICEF Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, shares a moment with children at the UNICEF Comprehensive Support Space in Tulcán, Ecuador. In this space Young people of all nationalities can take part in workshops and recreational activities.

News note

31 August 2021

COVID-19 in Ecuador has left 6 out of 10 families without access to early childhood services

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Germine Pierre, 10, and her family were affected by the devastating Earthquake in Haiti.

Article

26 August 2021

Broken childhood in Haiti: Homeless, unable to go to school

The children of Haiti face a challenging situation after the earthquake that hit the country.

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A health worker vaccinating a woman against COVID-19.

Article

25 August 2021

What you need to know about the Delta variant

Learn how to keep yourself and your family safe from the Delta variant of COVID-19.

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Article

24 August 2021

With their feet underwater, homeless, and malnourished

After the earthquake, Haitian children face again a state of shock.

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Statement

23 August 2021

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore on children in Afghanistan

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore

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Press centre

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

Finance Ministers from Latin America and the Caribbean Target $372 Billion Investment in Water and Sanitation

Colombia mine action, an essential step to consolidate peace

3 in 10 children and adolescents in Latin America and the Caribbean have overweight

UNICEF supports strengthening Venezuela’s cold chain in preparation for vaccine arrivals through COVAX

Haiti earthquake: UNICEF needs US$122.2 million to bring humanitarian aid to 1.6 million people

Protection of students’ and families' mental health

Little Lías grows in the Peruvian Amazon

A new approach to childcare transforms the lives of children

Haiti earthquake: over half million children at risk of waterborne diseases - UNICEF

COVID-19 in Ecuador has left 6 out of 10 families without access to early childhood services

Broken childhood in Haiti: Homeless, unable to go to school

What you need to know about the Delta variant

With their feet underwater, homeless, and malnourished

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore on children in Afghanistan