Delivering for children in a time of crisis
Children in Myanmar are experiencing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. Multiple challenges, including escalating conflict and violence, the COVID-19 pandemic, climate-related disasters, rising poverty and a collapse in public services, have left an estimated 14.4 million people [1] , including 5 million children [2] , in need of humanitarian…, A generation in peril, UNICEF Myanmar Before the current crisis, about 34 per cent of the country’s 17 million children lived below the poverty line. A further 33 per cent of the population were living just above the poverty line. These people are now at great risk of falling back into poverty due to economic disruptions resulting from the current crisis [4] . The…, Keeping children out of extreme poverty, UNICEF Myanmar A UNICEF study carried out in 2020 estimated that COVID-19 could push an additional third of children in Myanmar into poverty, adding to the almost one third of children already living in poor households. This significant increase in poverty will result in millions of children being cut off from basic services, depriving them of…, Keeping children healthy, UNICEF Myanmar With health services seriously disrupted, almost 700,000 children are missing out on routine immunizations and almost 5 million children are missing out on vitamin A supplements, putting them at risk of infections and blindness. The spread of COVID-19 continues to affect millions of lives and, if the current disruption of health…, Keeping children nourished, UNICEF Myanmar Before the current crisis, many children in Myanmar were already experiencing malnutrition, with almost 7 per cent experiencing wasting (being seriously underweight for their height) and 27 per cent experiencing stunting (being too short for their age) [9] . The crisis is making it increasingly difficult for families, in both urban…, Keeping children learning, UNICEF Myanmar Since 2020, the learning of almost 12 million children and young people has been disrupted by COVID-19. With limited safe and continuing learning opportunities, children are still being denied access to learning, with the result that many will never be able to catch up. How UNICEF is responding UNICEF, together with partners, is…, Keeping children safe, UNICEF Myanmar Even before the current crisis, it was a major challenge to keep children safe from violence, abuse and exploitation in Myanmar. Since February 2021, at least 114 children have been killed as a result of shootings, airstrikes, indiscriminate artillery fire, use of explosives and being used as human shields. In the first 10 months of…
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