NEW YORK, 29 January 2020 – A UNICEF shipment of respiratory masks and protective suits for health workers landed in Shanghai, China, today to support China’s response to the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak. Weighing 6 metric tons, the supplies were sent from UNICEF’s global supply hub in Copenhagen and will be dispatched to Wuhan. UNICEF…

BARCELONA, 29 January 2020 — Boosting efforts to fight pneumonia could avert nearly 9 million child deaths from pneumonia and other major diseases, a new analysis has found ahead of the first ever global forum on childhood pneumonia in Barcelona (January 29-31). According to a modelling by Johns Hopkins University, scaling up pneumonia treatment…

Many people associate pneumonia with the elderly, but it is actually the biggest infectious killer of children worldwide. It claims the lives of over 800,000 children under five every year, including over 153,000 newborns, who are particularly vulnerable to infection. That means a child dies from pneumonia every 39 seconds and almost all of these…

Attacks on children and violence across the Central Sahel continue to surge and more than 4.3 million children are now in need of humanitarian assistance. This advocacy brief highlights the impact of the insecurity on children and their families, advocating for attacks and threats to stop, and for critical human and financial resources needed to…, ACentral Sahel Advocacy BriefUNICEF January 2020 January 2020 Central Sahel Advocacy Brief The surge in armed violence across Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger is having a devastating impact on children’s survival, education, protection and development. The Sahel, a region of immense potential, has long been one of the most vulnerable regions in Africa…

DAKAR/GENEVA/NEW YORK, 28 January 2020 – Close to 5 million children in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger will need humanitarian assistance over the course of 2020, UNICEF said today, up from 4.3 million. This projection is linked to a surge in violence that has included attacks against children and civilians, abductions and recruitment of children…

Intro, UNICEF’s Data Must Speak Initiative (DMS) helps countries unlock existing data to expand access to education and improve learning for all. DMS provides direct technical assistance in Chad, Madagascar, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, the Philippines, Togo and Zambia. Our profile cards have also been a source of inspiration in countries like Kenya and Uganda…, Madagascar, In Madagascar, DMS has supported the development, production and use of district and school profile cards that provide comparative education data. The profile cards are shared with policymakers, school management and community members to catalyse discussions on how to improve school performance. General presentation DMS Madagascar .pdf General…, Nepal, In Nepal, DMS helped develop an equity index that can be used to inform government planning and budgeting and direct support to lagging school districts. The Government of Nepal used the index in 2016–17 to identify the five most disadvantaged districts and provide additional funding to reduce the number of out-of-school children in those…, Philippines, In 2016, the Government of the Philippines, with support from DMS, developed a hardship index to determine the level of special allowances to teachers working in the most challenging areas – with the aim of deploying and retaining experienced teachers in disadvantaged schools. The index combines factors of hardship, including travel times,…, Togo, In Togo, DMS has supported the development, production and use of district and school profile cards that provide comparative education data. The profile cards are shared with policymakers, school management and community members to catalyse discussions on how to improve school performance. General presentation of the DMS initiative in Togo Profile…, Zambia, In Zambia, DMS has supported the development, production and use of district and school profile cards that provide comparative education data. The profile cards are shared with policymakers, school management and community members to catalyse discussions on how to improve school performance. General presentation DMS Zambia.pdf General presentation…

Intro, To address challenges that keep children from going to school and learning, decision makers need data. Information on who's missing out on education and why is critical for building stronger and more equitable education systems. With reliable data, policymakers, school managers, teachers and communities can identify problems, pose solutions and…, Data Must Speak on the ground, In collaboration with national stakeholders, Data Must Speak develops context-specific tools and resources for understanding education data. These materials can be shared with and adapted for other country settings, arming communities around the world with information on how their schools are resourced and how they perform relative to others…, Related news and stories, Resources, Data Must Speak Formative Evaluation Final Report Evaluation and Knowledge Generation Plan, Contact us, For further information, please contact Nicolas Reuge ( nreuge@unicef.org ).

BRUSSELS, 27 January 2020 – The European Investment Bank (EIB) and UNICEF today announced a new partnership aimed at increasing access to quality education and reducing the impact of climate change on children. Under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by EIB Group President Werner Hoyer and UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore, the two…

NEW YORK, 24 January 2020 – “The entire UNICEF family is deeply saddened by the sudden death of Dr. Peter Salama from a heart attack in Geneva.  “Pete was a tireless advocate for children, a committed humanitarian and a highly respected professional.  “He was an inspiring and caring leader across a number of roles within UNICEF, as Chief of Health…

COPENHAGEN/NEW YORK, 24 January 2020 – UNICEF today announced the launch of a new generation of innovative multi-purpose tents which will provide a wide range of humanitarian support for children affected by conflict and disasters around the world. The new and improved High Performance Tents include multiple add-on features aimed at meeting the…