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05/04/2020
Community health volunteers help keep Kenyan families safe
https://www.unicef.org/kenya/stories/Community-health-volunteers-help-keep-Kibera-families-safe-from-COVID-19
Volunteers are helping curb the spread of COVID-19 in an informal settlement in Nairobi
Press release
05/04/2020
Schools remain locked for more than 127 million children in Eastern and Southern Africa
https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/schools-remain-locked-more-127-million-children-eastern-and-southern-africa
NAIROBI/JOHANESSBURG, 4 May 2020 - More than 127 million pre-primary, primary, and secondary school students in Eastern and Southern Africa - who are supposed to return to school this week - remain at home, due to the COVID-19 outbreak. In response, UNICEF has announced advanced support to this unprecedented education crisis, while advocating for…
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05/04/2020
Community-Based Health Care, Including Outreach and Campaigns, in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic
https://www.unicef.org/documents/community-based-health-care-outreach-campaigns-covid-19-pandemic
The community-based platform, with its distinct capacities for health-care delivery and social engagement, has a critical role to play in the COVID-19 response. This guidance outlines the role of community-based health care and adaptations to keep people safe, maintain the continuity of essential services, and ensure an effective response to COVID…
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05/01/2020
Reaching the most vulnerable in East Asia and the Pacific
https://www.unicef.org/eap/stories/migrant-refugee-and-internally-displaced-children-centre-covid-19-response-and-recovery
UNICEF is keeping migrant, refugee and internally displaced children at the forefront of its COVID-19 response
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05/01/2020
Supporting Children’s Nutrition during the COVID-19 Pandemic
https://www.unicef.org/documents/supporting-childrens-nutrition-during-covid-19-pandemic
UNICEF and WFP are scaling up efforts to prevent and treat child wasting, in response to the impact of COVID-19. The pandemic puts malnourished children at an ever-high risk of death and – for the children who survive – poor growth, development and learning. Download file (PDF, 702,57 KB)
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05/01/2020
Supporting Children’s Well-being During the COVID-19 Pandemic
https://www.unicef.org/documents/supporting-childrens-well-being-during-covid-19-pandemic
In response to the impact of COVID-19, UNICEF and WFP are scaling up their partnership on school health and nutrition. This will include working together to provide meals to school-aged children during school closures and helping governments prepare to support the health and nutrition of students when schools reopen. Download file (PDF, 1,08 MB)
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05/01/2020
Protection of Children during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Children and Alternative Care
https://www.unicef.org/documents/protection-children-during-covid-19-pandemic-children-and-alternative-care
This technical note aims to support child protection practitioners and government officials in their immediate support for children at risk of separation or in alternative care during the COVID-19 pandemic. The note was published by Better Care Network, the Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action and UNICEF on 14 April 2020. Download…
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05/01/2020
Technical Note: The Care and Protection of the Social Service Workforce during the COVID-19 Response
https://www.unicef.org/documents/technical-note-care-and-protection-social-service-workforce-during-covid-19-response
This technical note lists key recommendations for the care and protection of the social service workforce during the COVID-19 response. The technical note was published by UNICEF, Global Social Service Workforce Alliance, the International Federation of Social Workers, and the Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action on 28 April 2020.…
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05/01/2020
Advocacy Messages for Child Protection Actors: Prioritizing Child Protection in COVID-19 Response Plans
https://www.unicef.org/documents/advocacy-messages-child-protection-actors-prioritizing-child-protection-covid-19-response
These advocacy messages complement the Technical Note on the Protection of Children during the COVID-19 Pandemic , for child protection actors to prioritize child protection in COVID-19 response plans. Download file (PDF, 285,64 KB)
Press release
05/01/2020
Geneva Palais briefing note on the impact of COVID-19 mitigation measures on vaccine supply and logistics
https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/geneva-palais-briefing-note-impact-covid-19-mitigation-measures-vaccine-supply-and
GENEVA, 1 May 2020 – “UNICEF is calling for support to unlock a massive backlog in vaccine shipments due to unprecedented logistical constraints related to COVID-19 mitigation measures including lockdowns in some countries. “In 2019, UNICEF procured 2.43 billion doses of vaccines for 100 countries, to reach approximately 45 per cent of all…