Press release
03/23/2020
COVID-19: More than 95 per cent of children are out of school in Latin America and the Caribbean
https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/covid-19-more-95-cent-children-are-out-school-latin-america-and-caribbean
PANAMA CITY, 23 March 2020 - In Latin America and the Caribbean, over 154 million children, about 95 per cent of the enrolled, are temporarily out of school due to the COVID-19, UNICEF reported today based on UNESCO [1] data. About 90 per cent of early childhood centers and pre-primary, primary and secondary schools in Latin America and the…
Press release
03/23/2020
UN Secretary-General to launch COVID-19 Global Humanitarian Response Plan
https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/un-secretary-general-launch-covid-19-global-humanitarian-response-plan
WHO: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Mark Lowcock, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, and UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore WHAT: Launch of the COVID-19 Global Humanitarian Response Plan WHEN: Wednesday 25 March 2020. Opening remarks and presentation of the plan from…
Press release
03/21/2020
World Poetry Day: Young people in war zones across the world share heart-wrenching poems calling for peace
https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/world-poetry-day-young-people-war-zones-across-world-share-heart-wrenching-poems
NEW YORK, 21 March 2020 – Young people living through war and conflict around the world have shared powerful and emotive poems calling for peace in their home countries, in a new initiative launched today by UNICEF. Marking World Poetry Day the Poems for Peace initiative draws attention to the plight of the millions of children living in conflict…
Statement
03/20/2020
COVID-19 does not discriminate; nor should our response
https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/covid-19-does-not-discriminate-nor-should-our-response
As the world confronts the COVID-19 pandemic, the United Nations Network on Migration salutes the immense efforts to date to combat this crisis and urges that all – including migrants regardless of migratory status – are included in efforts to mitigate and roll back this illness’s impact.  To that end, migrants must be seen as both potential…
Press release
03/20/2020
COVID-19: Children at heightened risk of abuse, neglect, exploitation and violence amidst intensifying containment measures
https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/covid-19-children-heightened-risk-abuse-neglect-exploitation-and-violence-amidst
Download photos, video and b-roll: https://uni.cf/2WydpEk  NEW YORK, 20 March 2020 – Hundreds of millions of children around the world will likely face increasing threats to their safety and wellbeing – including mistreatment, gender-based violence, exploitation, social exclusion and separation from caregivers – because of actions taken to contain…
Link
03/20/2020
Working from home: UNICEF Executive Director's video diary
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzfcpxK7Y8rThIAIopFBkTs0VfYoLdY38
Henrietta Fore discusses UNICEF's work on COVID-19 and other issues
Article
03/20/2020
Water and the global climate crisis: 10 things you should know
https://www.unicef.org/stories/water-and-climate-change-10-things-you-should-know
Climate change is disrupting weather patterns, leading to extreme weather events, unpredictable water availability, exacerbating water scarcity and contaminating water supplies. Such impacts can drastically affect the quantity and quality of water that children need to survive. Today, a change in climate is felt primarily through a change in water…
Document
03/19/2020
WASH Programme contribution to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) prevention and response
https://www.unicef.org/documents/wash-programme-contribution-coronavirus-disease-covid-19-prevention-and-response
UNICEF's water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) scope of work in the COVID-19 response is to support affected, at-risk, low-capacity and fragile countries to secure WASH services and infection prevention control in health facilities, and sustain availability and access to WASH services in schools, households and community settings. This technical…
Statement
03/19/2020
Message from UNICEF
https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/message-unicef
UPDATE: NEW YORK, 19 March 2020 - UN Medical Services advised us yesterday evening that one of our UNICEF New York colleagues has tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19). Our colleague is in frequent contact with UN Medical Services and, thankfully, is recovering well.  ##### NEW YORK, 13 March 2020 – We have just been informed that three …
Article
03/19/2020
“Water makes us beautiful”
https://www.unicef.org/stories/water-makes-us-beautiful
DIALANGOU, Mali – A sizeable crowd has gathered near the school in Dialangou village, and for a very good reason: water is flowing out of a brand-new pump. Clean water is a rare resource in these parts. Here in the Mopti region of Mali, the weather has become extreme, with droughts alternating with flooding at increasing frequency. Rains are…