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Latin America and the Caribbean

Haiti. Children sit at their desks at a school where UNICEF is distributing school kits.
Article
15 September 2023
5 ways UNICEF is supporting Haiti’s children
Spiraling violence, poverty and malnutrition are pushing children and their families to the breaking point
A woman carrying a child with raindrops starting to fall.
Press release
07 September 2023
Number of migrant children moving across Latin America and the Caribbean hits new record amid violence, instability and climate change
One in four people on the move in Latin America and the Caribbean is a child, the highest proportion globally
Garry Conille, Regional Director or UNICEF for Latin America and the Caribbean in Panama walking with a migrant family
Remarks
07 September 2023
UNICEF Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Director Garry Conille's remarks on the Child Alert on child migration in the region at a Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell
Press release
01 September 2023
UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell visits Brazil to highlight the impact of poverty and climate change on children
The Executive Director’s visit to Sao Paulo, Recife and Brasilia highlight the more than half of Brazil’s children living in poverty, with many more vulnerable to climate and environmental risks
Situation report
31 August 2023
LACRO Humanitarian Situation Report No. 1 (Children on the Move including Venezuelans, and other crisis-affected communities), Mid-Year 2023

Files available for download (1)

English (PDF, 4 MB)
Situation report
31 August 2023
LACRO Humanitarian Situation Report No. 1 (Children on the move and other crises - Mexico and Central America), 30 June 2023

Files available for download (1)

English (PDF, 797 KB)
Panama. A mother from Haiti carries one of her children near the Lajas Blancas Migrant Temporary Reception Centre.
Report
25 July 2023
Child alert: Child migration in Latin America and Caribbean
The region is home to one of the world’s largest and most complex child migration crises.

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Full Child Alert (English) (PDF, 2 MB)
Full Child Alert (Spanish) (PDF, 2 MB)
Full Child Alert (French) (PDF, 2 MB)
A young girl looks down at her arm while receiving a vaccination.
Article
17 July 2023
Reaching children who missed out on vaccines in Brazil
Discover how community health workers navigate rural rivers and bustling cities to reach those who need vaccines most
Remarks
29 June 2023
UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell's remarks on Haiti at the Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
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Remarks
16 June 2023
UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell's remarks at the ECOSOC Special Session on Haiti - “Saving Lives: Addressing the urgent food security needs of Haiti”
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