Health workers describe how they feel about their jobs on the frontline of the COVID-19 fight

NEW YORK, 21 May 2020 – Since early March, at least 1,000 unaccompanied migrant children have been returned from the United States to Mexico and northern Central America – El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras – despite serious protection risks in their communities of origin aggravated by COVID-19, UNICEF reported today. Over the same period, at…

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – “It feels good to help others, especially children,” says Tirusew Getachew, a social worker based in Ethiopia’s capital. “But there aren’t many of us [social workers], and it’s challenging work.” Tirusew is one of three social workers currently attached to five quarantine centres for Ethiopian migrants who have been…

Intro, “One love. One heart.”, Bob Marley’s everlasting message about the power of love and solidarity is more important than ever as families face the COVID-19 pandemic and millions call for equality.  UNICEF is teaming up with the Marley family, Tuff Gong International and Amplified Music to reimagine the iconic song One Love – bringing people together to help children and…, Re-imagining a new world through One Love, To find out more about the song and artists visit www.oneloveoneheart.org . The song can be streamed and downloaded on these sites . With special thanks to Primary Wave Publishing, Blue Mountain Music, Amplified Music, Tuff Gong International and UNICEF partners Pandora Jewellery Brand, ING and TikTok. “Over 40 years ago, my father wrote One Love…, The urgent action we take today can prevent the COVID-19 pandemic from becoming a lasting crisis for children, especially the most vulnerable. , Help us prevent the COVID-19 pandemic from becoming a lasting crisis for children, There is no time to lose. Without immediate funding and lifesaving interventions, an additional 6,000 children could die every day over the next six months as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to weaken health systems and disrupt routine services. Already on the ground in more than 190 countries, UNICEF is responding. But we urgently need support to…, One Love in action, A nurse takes a girl’s temperature at a Primary Health Care Centre in Beirut, Lebanon. Your donation will go towards UNICEF’s emergency efforts to support children and their families with what they need to stay safe, delivering:  Soap Masks Gloves Hygiene kits  Protective equipment Life-saving information Support to healthcare systems COVID-19…, Are you with us?, We will do whatever it takes. Are you with us?, A donation, no matter how small, can make an impact on a child whose health, safety, education and rights are at risk. With your support, UNICEF will do whatever it takes to ensure children and their families get the urgent help they need., Other ways to help stop coronavirus, Icon showing hand washing Learn how to protect yourselves and your families Icon of a computer screen Share your voice and be an advocate for change Icon of a quiz Fight misinformation: test your knowledge

KATHMANDU / NEW YORK, 20 May 2020 – At least 19 million children in parts of Bangladesh and India are at imminent risk from flash flooding, storm surges and heavy rain as Cyclone Amphan makes landfall today, UNICEF has warned. The Indian state of West Bengal, home to more than 50 million people, including over 16 million children, is expected to…

UNICEF partners with Romanian Post to keep the most vulnerable families informed during the pandemic

A new campaign is ensuring children from all walks of life have access to learning

DAKAR/NAIROBI, 20 May 2020 – UNICEF announced a new partnership with Airtel Africa aimed at providing children with access to remote learning and enable access to cash assistance for their families via mobile cash transfers. Under this partnership, UNICEF and Airtel Africa will use mobile technology to benefit an estimated 133 million school age…

KINSHASA, 20 May 2020 – Over a quarter of a million people, the majority of them children, have fled intensifying violence in Ituri Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since the beginning of the year, UNICEF warned today. This is putting further pressure on already stretched humanitarian services in one of the poorest, most…

As classrooms remain closed, children in an informal settlement continue learning