East Asia and the Pacific
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Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
Water and sanitation related diseases are one of the leading causes of death for children under five years in Papua New Guinea.
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Where is the fiscal space for children
Where is the Fiscal Space for Children? is a regional study produced under the European Union – UNICEF Public Finance Facility in South Asia and East Asia. It examines trends in social sectors’ spending – health, education and social assistance – in selected countries in three subregions, namely South Asia, East A...
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The potential for ceramic water filters in PNG
Although the Island nation of Papua New Guinea (PNG) seems to be awash with water nearly everywhere, its estimated 8.5 million people are among those with the least access to safe drinking water in the world. It is estimated that over 75 percent of the people in the country get drinking water from a source that is...
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Young Manuel gets vaccinated after 2 years
“My baby was 6 months old when I took him to the clinic for his regular routine immunisation but the clinic was closed and we were sent back because it was 2020 and the spread of COVID-19 in the country was high at the time,” says Francisca Bosep, mother of four. As a result, Fransisca’s son, Manuel, could not rec...
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Inclusion - a special focus of PNG's Education in Emergencies Response and Recovery
Children living with disabilities are one of the most excluded groups in Papua New Guinean society and COVID-19 is deepening pre-existing inequities in educational access. This is why the Australian Government and the Global Partnership for Education have supported the National Department of Education and UNICEF i...
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Accessing education amidst the pandemic
International Children’s Day is celebrated every 20 th of November to bring into focus the 1989 United Nations Convention on the Rights of Child and how best these rights can be recognized at present. But since the unwelcome arrival of the COVID-19 global pandemic, many children’s rights have been impacted. Among ...
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COVID-19 causes disruptions to child protection services in more than 100 countries, UNICEF survey finds
NEW YORK, 18 August 2020 – Violence prevention and response services have been severely disrupted during the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving children at increased risk of violence, exploitation and abuse, according to a global survey by UNICEF. Of 136 countries that responded to UNICEF’s Socio-economic Impact Survey o...
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UNICEF distributes essential PPE for front line health workers
PORT MORESBY, 24 JULY 2020 – UNICEF this week delivered more than 100,000 items of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to the Port Moresby General Hospital for front line health workers responding to COVID-19 in the National Capital District. These PPE - gloves, surgical masks, protective goggles, face shields, go...
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WHO and UNICEF warn of a decline in vaccinations during COVID-19
GENEVA/NEW YORK, 15 July 2020 – The World Health Organization and UNICEF warned today of an alarming decline in the number of children receiving life-saving vaccines around the world. This is due to disruptions in the delivery and uptake of immunization services caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to new da...
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UNICEF, NDoH and St John team up to enhance coverage in maternal, newborn and child health services
PORT MORESBY, 14 July 2020 – UNICEF today signed a new partnership with St John Ambulance in Papua New Guinea to support a package of interventions aimed at enhancing pre-hospital and ambulance care for maternal, new-born and child health. The partnership, which is being supported by the Australian Government, was...
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As more go hungry and malnutrition persists, achieving Zero Hunger by 2030 in doubt, UN report warns
Rome, 13 July 2020 – More people are going hungry, an annual study by the United Nations has found. Tens of millions have joined the ranks of the chronically undernourished over the past five years, and countries around the world continue to struggle with multiple forms of malnutrition. The latest edition of the S...
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Marley family to ‘reimagine’ Bob Marley’s One Love in support of UNICEF
NEW YORK, 9 July 2020 – Members of the Marley family will reimagine the late Bob Marley’s iconic anthem One Love to support UNICEF’s work to reimagine a fairer, more just world for children whose lives have been upended by the COVID-19 pandemic. Tuff Gong International and Amplified Music will release a new versio...
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UN calls to redouble efforts to prevent and respond to violence against women and children
The United Nations supports Papua New Guinea’s Police Commissioner, Family and Sexual Violence Action Committee, and the many other national institutions calling for urgent action to bring perpetrators of violence against women and girls to justice. The UN joins the many shocked and concerned citizens in the count...