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03/18/2020
Fact or fiction: How much do you know about the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)?
https://www.unicef.org/coronavirus/fact-or-fiction-how-much-do-you-actually-know-about-coronavirus-covid-19
As the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) spreads, so is misinformation. Knowing the facts is key to being properly prepared and protecting yourself and your loved ones against the virus.  Test how much you know about the virus and please help us tackle misinformation by sharing this quiz with your family, friends and colleagues.   Loading... <…
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03/18/2020
Poems for Peace
https://www.unicef.org/children-under-attack/poems-for-peace
Intro, What does peace mean for a child who has grown up experiencing little, if any? What does a better future look like to a young person who has lived every day amidst violence, uncertainty and displacement? With its Poems for Peace project, UNICEF gives children a chance to explain in their own words. By amplifying the voices of children living in…
Statement
03/18/2020
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore on the COVID-19 pandemic
https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/statement-unicef-executive-director-henrietta-fore-covid-19-pandemic
NEW YORK, 18 March 2020 – “One week since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, the number of cases continues to soar around the world. Hundreds of millions of children are not in school. Parents and caregivers are working remotely whenever they can. Borders have been closed. Lives have been upended. “These are uncharted waters for all of us. At…
Document
03/17/2020
Protection of Children during the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic: Technical Note
https://www.unicef.org/documents/technical-note-protection-children-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic
This technical note from the Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action, of which UNICEF is a member, supports child protection practitioners to better respond to the risks children face during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Part 1 presents potential risks COVID-19 poses for child protection. Part 2 presents…
Press release
03/17/2020
One year after Cyclone Idai, 2.5 million people in Mozambique remain in need of humanitarian assistance
https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/one-year-after-cyclone-idai-25-million-people-mozambique-remain-need-humanitarian
Download video, b-roll and images here: https://weshare.unicef.org/Package/2AM408XP8HN9 BEIRA, Mozambique/NEW YORK, 13 March 2020 – One year after Cyclone Idai made landfall in Mozambique and set off a series of unprecedented climate-related disasters, 2.5 million people, almost half of them children, remain in need of humanitarian assistance.…
Partner site
03/17/2020
UN web portal for COVID-19 response
https://www.un.org/en/coronavirus
Bringing together information from the United Nations and UN agencies
Partner site
03/16/2020
Coping with coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
https://www.voicesofyouth.org/campaign/studying-home-due-coronavirus-how-young-people-around-world-are-keeping-their-mood
How young people around the world are staying positive
Press release
03/15/2020
Almost 5 million children born into war in Syria, 1 million born as refugees in neighbouring countries
https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/almost-5-million-children-born-war-syria-1-million-born-refugees-neighbouring
AMMAN/NEW YORK, 15 March 2020 – Some 4.8 million children were born in Syria since the conflict began nine years ago. An additional 1 million were born as refugees in neighbouring countries. They continue to face the devastating consequences of a brutal war, UNICEF said today. “The war in Syria marks yet another shameful milestone today,” said…
Partner site
03/14/2020
Cyclone Idai aftermath, one year on
https://www.unicef.org/mozambique/en/press-releases/one-year-after-cyclone-idai-25-million-people-mozambique-remain-need-humanitarian
A year after Cyclone Idai, 2.5 million people in Mozambique remain in need of humanitarian assistance
Document
03/14/2020
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) focus group discussion guide for communities
https://www.unicef.org/documents/coronavirus-disease-focus-group-discussion-guide-communities
This guide for risk communication and community engagement, from UNICEF and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), helps practitioners run focus group discussions with communities to find out perceptions and questions surrounding the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The guide was last updated in March 2020.…