The distribution of hygiene supplies is part of UNICEF's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

20 April 2020 – The heads of the United Nations’ major agencies have issued a warning of the risk of COVID-19 to the world’s most vulnerable countries. International donors have pledged around a quarter of the US$2 billion the UN requested in the  Global Humanitarian Response Plan for COVID-19  in March.  Following is the text of the open letter…

BRUSSELS/ROME/NEW YORK, 21 April 2020 – Today an international alliance of UN, governmental, and non-governmental agencies working to address the root causes of extreme hunger have released a new edition of their annual Global Report on Food Crises . Key findings of the Global Report The report by the Global Network Against Food Crises indicates…

intro, Vaccines help protect children and adolescents from serious, often fatal illnesses. The table below outlines the vaccines that are recommended by most governments and doctors to keep children and populations safe from outbreaks. Vaccine Disease Symptoms and effects BCG Tuberculosis Tuberculosis (TB) is an infection that most often attacks the…

FAQ, What are vaccines? Vaccines are products that are usually given in childhood to protect against serious, often deadly diseases. By stimulating your body’s natural defenses, they prepare your body to fight the disease faster and more effectively.   How do vaccines work? Vaccines help your immune system fight infections more efficiently by sparking…

#VaccinesWork, The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak is confronting families around the world. Suddenly, parents are facing an urgent challenge: how to protect themselves and their children from a rapidly spreading infectious disease. The COVID-19 virus is terrible proof that outbreaks can happen in any country. And, in an interconnected world, an outbreak…, The power of vaccines, Stories

GENEVA / NEW YORK, 20 April 2020 – “Millions of children around the world have been driven from their homes and across borders by conflict, violence and other forms of harm – including 12.7 million refugees and 1.1 million asylum seekers. “With the rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the needs of refugee children have become even more acute.…

The numbers are unprecedented, the implications enormous. As the COVID-19 pandemic has spread across the globe, a majority of countries have announced the temporary closure of schools, impacting more than 91 per cent of students worldwide – around 1.6 billion children and young people. Never before have so many children been out of school at the…

NEW YORK, 20 April 2020 –UNICEF and Microsoft Corp. today announced the expansion of a global learning platform to help children and youth affected by COVID-19 continue their education at home.  The Learning Passport started off as a partnership between UNICEF, Microsoft and the University of Cambridge and its departments Cambridge University…

Intro text, Tropical Cyclone Harold caused widespread destruction after making landfall as a category 5 storm in the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu on 6 April, before striking the Solomon Islands, Fiji and Tonga. Thousands of children remain in urgent need in the aftermath of the cyclone, which destroyed homes, schools, medical facilities, as well as…, How UNICEF is helping, UNICEF has provided essential water, sanitation and hygiene items including soap, water containers and buckets to ensure children and families have access to clean drinking water with the majority of water infrastructure now destroyed. Emergency health and midwifery kits including basic drugs, medical supplies and equipment have also been…, Responding during COVID-19, The global COVID-19 pandemic, including border closures and other travel restrictions, makes the response to the cyclone particularly challenging. Even in normal times, travel and logistics across the vast Pacific region are difficult, a challenge now compounded by the restrictions imposed by the response to COVID-19. Read more about UNICEF's…