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How assistive technology restores dreams for children with disabilities amid adversity and conflict
The interactive iframe below cannot be accessed via keyboard navigation due to external source limitations. From a school in Rwanda, to a playground in Afghanistan where girls are no longer allowed to play sports, to a temporary shelter in Ukraine, and war-torn streets in Syria; from regaining the ability to hear and move, to recovering from the…, Pascaline, 13, , struggled with feeling included at school, participating in different activities an...
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UNICEF’s work in Syria more critical than ever, helping children recover after a devastating year
When I first arrived in Syria, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. After 12 years of conflict and a devastating earthquake earlier this year, I feared the worst. I arrived in April for a five-week mission to support UNICEF’s earthquake response and cholera response. I traveled to Aleppo using the main highway conn...
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UNICEF’s Dubai Supply Hub: at the centre of the earthquake response
A crucial factor in quickly getting Emergencies supplies into disaster areas is having them available for transport in the event of an emergency. This is why in the aftermath of two devastating earthquakes that struck Syria and Türkiye on 6 February, UNICEF mobilized pre-positioned life-saving supplies in-country ...
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Delivering supplies to reach those affected by earthquakes in Syria and Türkiye
Thousands of children and families are facing desperate conditions after the two devastating earthquakes and hundreds of aftershocks that hit Syria and south-east Türkiye on 6 February 2023. UNICEF has been working around the clock to provide life-saving assistance to those affected by the earthquakes. Find out so...
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Inclusive construction keeps girls in school and learning
Globally, 129 million girls are out of school. Only 49 per cent of countries have achieved gender equity in primary education. At the secondary education level, the gap widens to 42 per cent in lower secondary and only 24 per cent in upper secondary. This means that in large parts of the world, girls are not given...
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How construction makes progress on the Sustainable Development Goals
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) , adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015, are 17 interlinked global goals designed as a blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and in the future. This vision cannot be achieved without realizing the rights of the child. UNICEF’s wo...
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Syria receives its first delivery of COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX Facility
AMMAN/CAIRO/GENEVA, 22 April 2021 -, “Syria received 256,800 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, the first COVAX delivery of vaccines to reach the war-torn country. This delivery of AstraZeneca vaccines (from the Serum Institute of India) will be given to frontline health workers across Syria, including the northeast and northwest. “The delivery is a ray of light for the people of Syria…