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Making Masks to Protect Children and Families

Posted by UNICEF · July 30, 2020

Syrian youth are learning new skills, to help produce masks and keep children and families in their community protected against COVID-19.

In Mali’s COVID-19 fight, knowledge is power

Posted by UNICEF · July 30, 2020

Young people in camps for displaced people in Mali are being empowered with information about how to protect themselves and their communities.

A youth advocate shows off her clean hands.

Privacy not the only concern for kids and contact-tracing technology

Posted by David Morley · July 29, 2020

Much of the public discussion around new contact tracing apps has focused on privacy concerns, and with good reason. However, one group of potential app users deserves special consideration: children and youth

A group of children look at their phones.

Going Door to Door to Protect Yemen's Children

Posted by UNICEF · July 28, 2020

Every day, Saba - a health worker in Yemen - braves rough terrain to meet with families and ensure children continue to have access to vital medical services.