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Latin America and the Caribbean

Press release
04/12/2021
UNICEF providing humanitarian assistance to nearly 5,000 children affected by volcano eruption in Saint Vincent
Suriname. The first deliveries of the COVID-19 vaccine arrive in Suriname.
News note
03/29/2021
Suriname receives first vaccines through COVAX Facility
The delivery is part of the historic effort to ensure the equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines worldwide
Empty classroom with UNICEF backpacks on chairs
Press release
03/24/2021
114 million children still out of the classroom in Latin America and the Caribbean
The world’s largest number of children without face-to-face schooling
Peru. A UNICEF staff member checks vaccine freezers.
Article
03/11/2021
In Peru, the sun helps vaccines keep their cool
Solar-powered freezers, procured through UNICEF, will help COVID-19 and other routine vaccines reach Peru’s remote communities
Press release
02/25/2021
New approach needed to ensure protection and care for unaccompanied migrant children in the United States
UNICEF issues report – “Building Bridges for Every Child: Reception, Care and Services to Support Unaccompanied Children in the United States”
Guatemala. A family stand outside a shelter.
Article
01/20/2021
Normal life washed away in Guatemala
Hurricanes in late 2020 were a double blow to a country already reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic
Peru. A family has dinner at their home.
Link
12/21/2020
In Peru, migrants get help in facing pandemic
Cash transfers are helping migrant families cope with the socio-economic crisis created by COVID-19
A family crosses the Suchiate River at the Mexico-Guatemala border.
Report
12/17/2020
Families on the run
Death threats and gang violence forcing more families to flee northern Central America
A mother cries in anticipation of meeting her son, who had been deported from Mexico, at the governmental reception shelter "Nuestras Raices" ("Our Roots", in English) in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala on May 3, 2018. All minors deported from Mexico are sent to this center by bus.
Press release
12/17/2020
Death threats and gang violence forcing more families to flee northern Central America – UNHCR and UNICEF survey
Situation report
12/16/2020
Central America Humanitarian Situation Report (Hurricanes Eta and Iota), 9 December 2020

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