SÉVARÉ, Mali – “I’m scared,” says 15-year-old Hawa when the topic of the coronavirus comes up. “I know [it] has killed a lot of people around the world.” Hawa already had a lot to cope with even before the emergence of COVID-19 . She comes from the Mopti region in Mali, which has seen a surge in violent attacks and intercommunal clashes since 2017…

Village health teams are bridging the health service gap during lock down

The Guidelines are intended to support the design of meaningful and equitable Adolescent Participation and Civic Engagement. They provide information on the ‘why’, ‘what’ and ‘how-to’ of adolescent participation and civic engagement. The main sections include guidance on: Conceptual understanding, Main strategies and key interventions ,…

More than 70 years after UNICEF was established, the organization’s mission to promote the full attainment of the rights of all children is as urgent as ever. The UNICEF Strategic Plan 2018–2021 is anchored in the Convention on the Rights of the Child and charts a course towards attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals and the realization…, Global Annual Results Report 2019 GOAL AREA 5 Every child has an equitable chance in life Cover image: © UNICEF/Zambia/2020/Schermbrucker Nola, a six-year-old living in Zambia, whose grandmother, Albertina, is the recipient of a UNICEF-supported cash transfer programme. In 2019, Zambia experienced below-normal rainfall, leading to widespread crop…

DAKAR, 17 July 2020 – More than 15 million cases [1] of acute malnutrition are expected in children under the age of five in West and Central Africa in 2020 – one-third of cases in the most severe form – if adequate measures are not urgently put in place, UNICEF and the World Food Programme (WFP) warned today. This represents a 20 per cent…

Text, ICC and UNICEF are calling for greater collaboration on the following measures:   1. Making diagnostics, treatments and vaccines available for everyone, everywhere. COVID-19 has hampered the availability and accessibility of life-saving supplies such as medicines, vaccines, water facilities and sanitation, and education supplies. The pandemic has…

NEW YORK, 17 July 2020 – Members of the Marley family, including Stephen, Cedella, and Skip Marley, have launched a reimagined version of the late Bob Marley’s iconic anthem One Love to support UNICEF’s work for children affected by COVID-19. The song, released today by Tuff Gong International and Amplified Music Ltd and available on all major…

Lu Wei Pearson, Lu Wei Pearson © UNICEF Lu Wei Pearson, Chief of Health Full credit must be given. Dr. Luwei Pearson is the acting Associate Director and Chief of Health Programme, UNICEF NYHQ. In this role, she provides strategic leadership, management support and overall direction to UNICEF’s global health programme. Dr. Pearson has worked with UNICEF for over…, Resources for the press, Media contacts See UNICEF's range media contacts, available as communications resources for press colleagues. Press centre Browse our extensive resources for journalists and media, showcasing UNICEF's efforts around the world. Experts Talk to our leading experts, available for commentary on child health, nutrition, protection, water, sanitation,…, More UNICEF to explore

When Munnibala Suman got on a bike for the first time in March, it wasn't for fun. The 50-year-old health worker had been administering vaccines in the state of Bihar, India, for the past 30 years when a nationwide lockdown was announced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Suddenly many health workers found it difficult to travel, but Munnibala…

Nearly 1 in 4 girls aged 15–19 globally are not in education, employment or training, compared to 1 in 10 boys. There is catalytic promise for social impact and economic growth if more public, non-profit and private interventions are intentionally designed with and for adolescent girls and young women – one in eight people in the world – to close…, Investing in the Pathways to Employment For adolescent girls and young women in low and middle-income countries A Guide for Investors Gender-Smart Capital At Scale Unlocking 2 This report was initiated and coordinated by the GenderSmart team and UNICEF, in partnership with VOLTA, and published in July 2020. VOLTA conducted the research and…