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Impact of COVID-19 on girls in Latin America

COVID-19. Impact across the globe and in Latin America and the Caribbean, women and girls are especially hit hard by the consequences of the pandemic

Video stills: BTS and Big Hit renew commitment to “LOVE MYSELF” campaign to support UNICEF in ending violence and neglect as well as promoting self-esteem and well-being

BTS and Big Hit renew commitment to “LOVE MYSELF” campaign to support UNICEF in ending violence and neglect as well as promoting self-esteem and well-being

Grammy-nominated group recommit with $1 million donation and message of love and togetherness as pandemic-related social distancing enters second year

A family crosses the Suchiate River at the Mexico-Guatemala border in Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico, on January 31, 2019.

Death threats and gang violence forcing more families to flee northern Central America – UNHCR and UNICEF survey

A 3-year-old boy hugs a teddy bear.

United Nations warns about the increased risk of violence in the home against children and adolescents amid COVID-19 and issues recommendations to address it

Jesus, 15, looks out of the UNICEF-supported Fundacion National Para Desarrollo de Honduras (FUNADEH; National Foundation for Honduran Development), in Chamelecon, San Pedro Sula, Cortes, Honduras, Friday 8 April 2016. FUNADEH supports children and young people in the area who are affected by gang violence

Violence against children in the time of COVID-19

COVID-19 Report

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Rafael Alfonso Araujo, 27, holds his daughter Selva, 2, outside of their home in Paraguay

Toolkit for violence prevention in ECD

Guidance for families to prevent violence in early childhood in the time of COVID-19

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A child from the caravan of Central American migrants

Preventing and responding to violence against children

Regional status report 2020

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Technical note

Interrelation between violence against women and violence against boys and girls

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19 million children internally displaced by conflict and violence in 2019, highest number ever – UNICEF

Internally displaced children among the world’s most vulnerable to COVID-19

COVID-19: Children at heightened risk of abuse, neglect, exploitation and violence amidst intensifying containment measures – UNICEF

Newly released technical guidance aims to help authorities strengthen protection measures for children during pandemic