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COVID-19: A double emergency
For the hundreds of millions of children living through conflict or in some of the world’s most fragile places, limited access to essential services has become a sad daily reality. UNICEF was already working to improve healthcare, water and sanitation, access to learning and protection services for children strugg...
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Despite challenges, UNICEF continues to ship vital supplies to affected countries amid soaring number of COVID-19 cases
COPENHAGEN/NEW YORK, 27 March 2020 –, As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to grow, UNICEF is procuring and shipping vital supplies, including desperately required personal protective equipment (PPE), to countries affected. UNICEF is engaged with approximately 1,000 suppliers and industry leaders across the world, to find a solution to current market constraints. Despite the extreme…
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Alarming global surge of measles cases a growing threat to children - UNICEF
NEW YORK, 1 March 2019, – UNICEF warned today that global cases of measles are surging to alarmingly high levels, led by ten countries accounting for more than 74 per cent of the total increase, and several others that had previously been declared measles free. , Countries with ten highest increases in cases betw...
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UNICEF Statement on the situation in Venezuela
CARACAS/PANAMA CITY/NEW YORK, 25 January 2019, – “UNICEF regrets and condemns the reported loss of lives, including the deaths of teenagers, during recent demonstrations in Venezuela, and expresses its condolences to their families. "UNICEF renews its call on demonstrators and law enforcement to avoid violence and ensure the protection of children and adolescents everywhere at all times." "…