UNICEF Latin America and Caribbean

Panama. A mother from Haiti carries one of her children near the Lajas Blancas Migrant Temporary Reception Centre.

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Latin America and the Caribbean is home to one of the world’s largest and most complex child migration crises.

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Stories and news from the region

Press release

07 December 2023

Only half of young people able to identify correct definition of climate change – UNICEF, Gallup

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Statement

09 December 2023

Statement by Adele Khodr, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa on the continued killing and injuring of children in the Gaza Strip and the humanitarian situation

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News note

04 December 2023

Latin America and the Caribbean: Less than 4 per cent of climate funding considers the needs of children

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News note

01 December 2023

Latin America and the Caribbean: Every day 30 adolescents and young people become infected with HIV for the first time

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Statement

01 December 2023

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the resumption of fighting in Gaza

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Remarks

22 November 2023

UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell’s remarks at the UN Security Council briefing on the protection of children in Gaza

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Mother, father and two little kids smiling. — UNICEF/UNI216060/

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UNICEF’s work

In Latin America and the Caribbean UNICEF works in 36 countries and territories to save children's lives, to defend their rights, and to help them fulfil their potential, from early childhood through adolescence. And we never give up.

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Commitment to Action on Foundational Learning

Ensure foundational learning as a key element to transform education in the Latin America & the Caribbean Region

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Photo essay

One Planet, #OneGeneration

Young activists mobilize for climate action

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Education on hold

COVID-19: A generation of children in Latin America and the Caribbean are missing out on schooling

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Only half of young people able to identify correct definition of climate change – UNICEF, Gallup

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Commitment to Action on Foundational Learning

One Planet, #OneGeneration

Education on hold

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