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Standard Chartered donates US$300,000 (Over Ugx 1 billion) for immediate COVID-19 relief efforts in Uganda

26/05/2020

Statement

Statement

In education, now is the time to ‘build back better’

Op-ed by Dr. Doreen Mulenga, UNICEF Representative in Uganda

26/05/2020

Press release

Press release

UNICEF and Airtel Africa announce partnership to support children and families affected by COVID-19

21/05/2020

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Press release

UNICEF supports Government to contain and manage COVID-19 and build back better

12/05/2020

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Press release

Despite COVID-19 challenges, Uganda receives Polio and Pentavalent Vaccines

Vaccines will ensure uninterrupted routine immunization services for children in Uganda

24/04/2020

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Press release

UN in Uganda appeals for US$ 316 million to assist 12.8 million people as COVID-19 threaten disrupt critical systems

Thirty-four humanitarian and development organisations in Uganda – including United Nations agencies, NGOs and the Red Cross – combine efforts to combat the ripple effects of coronavirus, especially on vital systems

23/04/2020

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Press release

WHO and UNICEF to partner on pandemic response through COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund

Unprecedented fund an ‘all hands on deck’ approach to tackle COVID-19 pandemic

04/04/2020

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Press release

UNICEF scales up support in 145 countries to keep children learning, as COVID-19 forces majority of schools worldwide to close

26/03/2020

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Press release

UNICEF statement on COVID-19 outbreak

12/03/2020

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Press release

COVID-19: IFRC, UNICEF and WHO issue guidance to protect children and support safe school operations

Guidance includes practical actions and checklists for administrators, teachers, parents and children

12/03/2020

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Press release

25 years of uneven progress: Despite gains in education, world still a violent, highly discriminatory place for girls – UNICEF

Two and a half decades after the historic Beijing women’s conference, violence against women and girls still not only common, but accepted

04/03/2020

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Press release

World failing to provide children with a healthy life and a climate fit for their future: WHO-UNICEF-Lancet

As climate and commercial threats intensify, WHO-UNICEF-Lancet Commission presses for radical rethink on child health

20/02/2020

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