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NEW YORK, 11 March 2020 – “Characterizing COVID-19 as a pandemic is not an indication that the virus has become deadlier. Rather, it is an acknowledgement of the disease’s geographical spread. “UNICEF has been preparing and responding to the epidemic of COVID-19 around the world, knowing that the virus could spread to children in any country or…

Child marriage – marriage before the age of 18 – is a human rights violation. Despite laws against it, the harmful practice remains widespread. Child marriage can lead to a lifetime of suffering. Girls who marry before they turn 18 are less likely to remain in school and more likely to experience domestic violence. Young teenage girls are more…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has made the assessment that COVID-19 (coronavirus) can be characterised as a pandemic and the virus has now spread to many countries and territories. While COVID-19 continues to spread, it is important that communities take action to prevent further transmission, reduce the impacts of the outbreak and support…, Interim Guidance for COVID-19 PREVENTION AND CONTROL IN SCHOOLS March 2020 UNICEF, WHO, IFRC 1 GUIDANCE FOR COVID-19 PREVENTION AND CONTROL IN SCHOOLS March 2020 © United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) March 2020 Acknowledgements This document was written by Lisa Bender (Education UNICEF NYHQ), with technical support from the UNICEF COVID-19…

NEW YORK, 11 March 2020 – A multi-country initiative to end child marriage and help protect the rights of millions of girls worldwide will be renewed for an additional four years, UNICEF and UNFPA announced today. By 2023, the UNFPA-UNICEF Global Programme to End Child Marriage will reach over 14 million adolescent girls across 12 countries in…

Download the joint guidance on protecting children and schools from COVID-19: https://uni.cf/33hxaSd   GENEVA/NEW YORK, 10 March 2020 – The International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) today issued new guidance to help protect children and schools from transmission of…

GENEVA/LONDON, 10 March 2020 – An online poll of 40,000 young people in over 150 countries reveals that many young people feel their current education is not preparing them with the skills they need to get jobs. One third (31 per cent) of the young people responding via the UNICEF engagement platform U-Report say that the skills and training…

Photos and b-roll available for download: https://uni.cf/32Y2cOx GAZIANTEP, Turkey, 7 March 2020 – UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore has just concluded a two-day trip to Gaziantep, Turkey, where she visited the humanitarian logistics hub in Bab Al Hawa on the border with Syria. She also toured a Syrian refugee camp in Kahramanmaras. The…

NEW YORK, 6 March 2020 – “All around the world, people are taking necessary precautions to protect themselves and their families from coronavirus. Sound preparation, based on scientific evidence, is what is needed at this time. “However, while many people are sharing information about the virus and how to protect against it, only some of that…

Download multimedia content here PANAMA CITY / NEW YORK, 6 March 2020 — The number of migrant children crossing the Darien Gap, a jungled portion of land separating Colombia from Central America, increased more than seven-fold to nearly 4,000 in 2019 from 522 the year before – UNICEF announced today. Approximately 50 per cent of the children were…