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Yemen. A healthcare worker walks to a patient's home.

Healthcare heroes continue work in Yemen

Despite the challenges posed by COVID-19, healthcare workers are still providing vital services

On 3 March 2020 in the Syrian Arab Republic, UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta H. Fore (second from right) speaks with students Tal-Amara school in southern rural Idlib. The school is the only elementary school in Tal-Amara village. With support from UNICEF, the school is providing 130 children with formal education and an accelerated learning programme (Curriculum B) for children who have missed out on years of education. The school is also part of the World Food Programme's School Feeding Programme in t

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore ahead of the 2020 Brussels video conference on supporting the future of Syria and the region

Yemen. A girl wearing a face mask looks at the camera.

Yemeni children face deadly hunger and aid shortages as COVID-19 pandemic spreads - UNICEF

Number of malnourished children could reach 2.4 million by end of year, a 20 per cent increase

Yemen. A woman holds a small child.

Yemen 5 years on: Children, conflict and COVID-19

After 5 years of conflict, Yemen's children are in desperate need of aid

Syria. A volunteer talks with children.

In Syria, young volunteers bring joy and information

Volunteers are keeping children’s spirits up during the COVID-19 pandemic

A UNICEF chartered plane landed at Sana’a airport on Saturday 30 May with lifesaving supplies to help curb the spread of COVID-19 in Yemen

UNICEF airlifts COVID-19 testing kits to Yemen to boost response as cases soar

عاملة تثقيف مدرَّبة تشرح كيفية غسل اليدين بشكل صحيح في مركز للأسر الفارّة من انعدام الأمن في اليمن.

Geneva Palais briefing note on the humanitarian situation for children in Yemen

This is a summary of what was said by Marixie Mercado, UNICEF spokesperson in Geneva – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

Yemen. A child's arm is measured.

Remarks by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore at the High-Level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen

A UNICEF chartered plane landed at Sana’a airport on Saturday 30 May with lifesaving supplies to help curb the spread of COVID-19 in Yemen

UNICEF airlifts essential supplies to respond to COVID-19 in Yemen as cases increase

Yemen. A doctor measures the arm of a child in Sanaa.

Statement on Yemen by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee