Partner site
04/08/2020
How young people can take action against COVID-19
https://www.voicesofyouth.org/campaign/take-action-and-help-fight-covid-19
A new toolkit offers practical steps on how young people can help fight COVID-19
Press release
04/08/2020
COVID-19: UNICEF Spain makes first delivery of health supplies to fight Coronavirus
https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/covid-19-unicef-spain-makes-first-delivery-health-supplies-fight-coronavirus
MADRID, April 8 2020- UNICEF Spain has delivered a first batch of medical supplies to the Spanish health authorities to support the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The shipment includes 48,000 batches of hand sanitiser and 7,200 gloves, which have been provided to the health authorities for further distribution. More supplies are expected in…
Link
04/07/2020
When information is the only treatment
https://www.unicef.org/southsudan/stories/when-information-only-treatment
In South Sudan, UNICEF is moving quickly to disseminate critical messages about COVID-19
Press release
04/07/2020
Debt relief for the poorest countries critical in fight against COVID-19
https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/debt-relief-poorest-countries-critical-fight-against-covid-19
NEW YORK, 7 April 2020 – “COVID-19 is generating an unprecedented global economic crisis. And as we witness in all such crises, this economic destruction is cruelly and unequally distributed. “For the world’s poorest countries, the financial fallout caused by the pandemic, combined with debilitating debt-service obligations, are hampering their…
Document
04/07/2020
Global resource guide on public finance for children in early childhood development
https://www.unicef.org/documents/global-resource-guide-public-finance-children-early-childhood-development
This resource guide aims to support UNICEF country teams, development partners and governments to deliver at-scale and sustainable results for early childhood development (ECD). It explains how to diagnose and analyse public finance issues in different country contexts, and describes core actions and key analytical tools to generate essential…
Statement
04/07/2020
Launch of Global Multi-Religious Faith-in-Action Covid-19 Initiative
https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/launch-global-multi-religious-faith-action-covid-19-initiative
JOINT STATEMENT FROM UNICEF AND RELIGIONS FOR PEACE NEW YORK, 7 April 2020 – The COVID-19 pandemic has presented us with an unprecedented global challenge, touching every community in every nation of the world. The pandemic is causing systems of work, education, finance and domestic lives to grind to a halt, affecting nearly every aspect of people…
Press release
04/06/2020
UNICEF is providing supplies and technical support to fight COVID-19 in Lebanon
https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/unicef-providing-supplies-and-technical-support-fight-covid-19-lebanon
BEIRUT, 6 April 2020 – UNICEF has procured and delivered medical supplies to 194 Primary Health Care Centres to support the healthcare frontline workers and population at risk in Lebanon. This includes 650,000 pairs of gloves, 830,000 surgical masks, 34,000 N95 respirator masks, 26,750 gowns and 3,000 infra-red thermometers, among other health…
Blog post
04/06/2020
COVID-19 support for refugee and migrant children in Italy
https://blogs.unicef.org/blog/covid-19-support-refugee-migrant-children-italy/
UNICEF is working with partners to help ensure the protection and inclusion of refugee and migrant children
Press release
04/06/2020
Urgent need to secure learning for children across South Asia
https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/urgent-need-secure-learning-children-across-south-asia
KATHMANDU, 6 April 2020 – Even before the COVID-19 crisis, South Asia had a chronic education crisis with 95 million children of school age being out of school. With the current COVID-19 crisis unfolding, many of the 430 million children affected by school closures in the region are now in danger of dropping out of the education system. Vulnerable…
Press release
04/04/2020
European Union and Government of Denmark support UNICEF in shipping vital supplies to Mali
https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/european-union-and-government-denmark-support-unicef-shipping-vital-supplies-mali
BRUSSELS/COPENHAGEN/BAMAKO/DAKAR, 4 April 2020 - A UNICEF shipment of 7.5 tons of vital health supplies is arriving in Bamako, Mali today on a Danish flight, co-financed between the European Union (EU) and the Government of Denmark. The supplies will support UNICEF’s humanitarian work for children and families in Mali, as well as providing support…