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West and Central Africa
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Press release
23 August 2022
Children suffering dire drought across parts of Africa are ‘one disease away from catastrophe’ – warns UNICEF
Number of drought-hit people in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia without reliable access to safe water has risen from 9.5 million to 16.2 million in the space of five months, meanwhile children in the Sahel also facing extremely high levels of water vulnerability
Press release
09 July 2021
UNICEF signs first COVID-19 vaccine agreement to supply African Union
The agreement will supply up to 220 million single-dose vaccines by 2022 as part of UNICEF’s broader support for the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT) to help provide vaccines for the 55 AU Member States
Statement
08 July 2021
Concerns deepen over attacks against children and child abductions in parts of West and Central Africa
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore
Press release
21 April 2020
Global Report on Food Crises reveals scope of food crises as COVID-19 poses new risks to vulnerable countries
Annual report on acute food insecurity and malnutrition published today
Press release
26 March 2020
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore on the disruption of immunization and basic health services due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Press release
25 March 2020
UN launches global humanitarian response plan to COVID-19 pandemic
Remarks by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore
Press release
23 August 2019
School closures in West and Central Africa triple since 2017, as education comes under fire across the region
UNICEF Child Alert warns that upsurge in attacks and threats of violence against schools, students and teachers have pushed more than 1.9 million children out of school
Press release
19 July 2019
‘Transformative shift’ in support for families of young children urgently needed worldwide - UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund has released new recommendations on family-friendly policies including paid parental leave, breastfeeding support, childcare and child benefits
Press release
15 May 2019
1 in 7 babies worldwide born with a low birthweight - The Lancet Global Health, UNICEF, WHO
Progress is also slow in high-income countries including the UK, Finland, France, Germany, USA, Australia, and New Zealand.
Press release
27 November 2018
Millions of the world's poorest urban children are more likely to die young and less likely to complete primary school than their rural peers - UNICEF
New report demonstrates ‘urban paradox’— some of the poorest children in cities fare worse in well-being, education or health than poorest rural children
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