Press release
04/10/2020
New Ebola death confirmed in the DRC as country was close to declaring end of epidemic
https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/new-ebola-death-confirmed-drc-country-was-close-declaring-end-epidemic
KINSHASA, 10 April 2020 – Just two days before the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was due to announce the end of the latest Ebola outbreak, the Government has confirmed the death of a 26-year old man due to Ebola in Beni, eastern DRC. “We are very saddened by this news, just two days before the government was set to mark an important…
Blog post
04/09/2020
UN Secretary-General: Women and girls key to COVID-19 fight
https://www.un.org/en/un-coronavirus-communications-team/put-women-and-girls-centre-efforts-recover-covid-19
COVID-19 could reverse limited progress made on gender equality and women’s rights
Blog post
04/09/2020
Finance and the pandemic of gender-based violence
https://blogs.unicef.org/blog/flattening-the-curve-finance-and-the-pandemic-of-gender-based-violence/
As the world stays home due to COVID-19, there has been a rise in gender-based violence
Blog post
04/09/2020
Gender equality during COVID-19: 5 ideas for action
https://blogs.unicef.org/blog/covid-19-gender-equality-5-actions/
Public health crises deepen gender inequalities, with devastating impacts on girls and women
Statement
04/09/2020
Don’t let children be the hidden victims of COVID-19 pandemic
https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/dont-let-children-be-hidden-victims-covid-19-pandemic
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore NEW YORK, 9 April 2020 – “The world is currently united in a shared struggle against an invisible enemy. But while our eyes are firmly focused on how to avoid or treat COVID-19, the serious consequences that will challenge us far beyond the current pandemic – the hidden impacts – are not yet…
Report
04/09/2020
The material risks of gender-based violence in emergency settings
https://www.unicef.org/reports/material-risks-gender-based-violence-emergency-settings
Finance is one of the most powerful systems on earth. This opportunity brief from UNICEF and Criterion Institute explores how gender-based violence (GBV) in emergencies can be understood as material to investment decision-making. Through a series of research literature reviews and expert interviews, UNICEF and Criterion Institute identify when the…, 1 THE MATERIAL RISKS OF GENDER- BASED VIOLENCE IN EMERGENCY SETTINGS: IS GBV IMPACTING YOUR INVESTMENT? 2 OPPORTUNITY BRIEF The Material Risks of Gender-based Violence in Emergency Settings: Is GBV impacting your investment? Finance is one of the most powerful systems on earth. Investment decisions about private and public funds are based on an…
Press release
04/08/2020
Children’s story book released to help children and young people cope with COVID-19
https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/childrens-story-book-released-help-children-and-young-people-cope-covid-19
GENEVA/NEW YORK, 9 April 2020 – A new story book that aims to help children understand and come to terms with COVID-19 has been produced by a collaboration of more than 50 organizations working in the humanitarian sector, including the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees…
Link
04/08/2020
Despite school closures, Syrian children still learning
https://www.unicef.org/mena/stories/despite-school-closures-children-syria-find-ways-continue-learning
Even as schools close over the COVID-19 threat, children are finding ways to study
Press release
04/08/2020
UNICEF providing supplies to combat COVID-19 and support integrated response in Venezuela
https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/unicef-providing-supplies-combat-covid-19-and-support-integrated-response-venezuela
CARACAS, 8 April 2020 - A shipment managed by UNICEF of approximately 90 tons of vital supplies arrived in Caracas today. The shipment includes Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits for health workers on the frontline in the battle against COVID-19. The shipment also includes hospital kits with essential medicines, hygiene and sanitation…
Document
04/08/2020
Social Protection Response to the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
https://www.unicef.org/documents/social-protection-response-covid-19
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has created a public health emergency with immediate and long-term economic consequences for children and their families. Strengthening social protection responses is essential to mitigate these staggering impacts.  UNICEF works with governments and other partners in over 100 countries to help strengthen…