PANAMA CITY/NEW YORK, 3 August 2020 – Across Central America and the Caribbean, more than 70 million children are directly or indirectly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of those children living in coastal areas of Central America and the Caribbean could face the additional threat of catastrophic storms as the 2020 hurricane season moves…

NEW YORK, 30 July 2020 – UNICEF, in collaboration with Religions for Peace (RfP) and Joint Learning Initiative on Faith and Local Communities (JLI), has released a series of guidance documents to advise religious leaders and faith communities on how to address challenges brought about by COVID-19.  “UNICEF has a long history of working with faith-…

UNICEF and partners are supporting distance learning during COVID-19-related school closures

With schools in Indonesia closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, ensuring access to good nutrition has become a bigger challenge

Staying healthy during a pandemic poses unique challenges in IDP camps

Around 1 in 3 children – up to 800 million globally – has blood lead levels at or above 5 micrograms per decilitre (µg/dL), a level that the World Health Organization and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have stated it requires global and regional interventions. This joint report by UNICEF and Pure Earth notes that lead…, IThe Toxic Truth: Children’s Exposure to Lead Pollution Undermines a Generation of Future Potential The Toxic Truth: Children’s Exposure to Lead Pollution Undermines a Generation of Future Potential This report has been jointly produced by UNICEF and Pure Earth. We are very thankful to Michael Brauer, Jeff Zhao and Jeff Stanaway at the Institute…

NEW YORK, 30 July 2020 – Lead poisoning is affecting children on a massive and previously unknown scale, according to a new report launched today by UNICEF and Pure Earth. The report, the first of its kind, says that around 1 in 3 children – up to 800 million globally – have blood lead levels at or above 5 micrograms per deciliter (µg/dL), the…

KVATSIKHE, Georgia – Barbare, 4, has a pleased look on her face as she struts around the living room wearing her pink fluffy bunny slippers. But it’s clear she thinks there’s something missing from her outfit. Can she put on some children’s lipstick and nail polish? Her mother’s response is unequivocal: “no”. Giuli has good reason to be cautious…

This document provides recommendations that aim to help employers establish breastfeeding rooms and supportive workplace environments for workers and their families. It highlights the benefits of breastfeeding support for the company, for the mother and child, and for society and the environment and offers advice on how to provide breastfeeding…

UNICEF and partners are raising awareness about COVID-19 during the pandemic