UNICEF is sad and shocked at Beirut explosions, concerned about wellbeing of children, and supporting partners on the ground
Statement from Ms. Yukie Mokuo UNICEF Representative in Lebanon
Children in Central America and the Caribbean facing dual threat of stronger hurricane season and COVID-19
Displacement and service interruption caused by storms could leave children and families more vulnerable to virus, UNICEF warns
A third of the world’s children poisoned by lead, new groundbreaking analysis says
UNICEF and Pure Earth call for urgent action to abolish dangerous practices including the informal recycling of lead acid batteries
UNICEF: An additional 6.7 million children under 5 could suffer from wasting this year due to COVID-19
As part of its Reimagine campaign, UNICEF calls for accelerated action to prevent and treat malnutrition caused by pandemic as humanitarian community appeals for $2.4 billion to improve maternal and child nutrition
Millions of children affected by devastating flooding in South Asia, with many more at risk as COVID-19 brings further challenges
Weeks of torrential monsoon rains, widespread flooding and deadly landslides in Bangladesh, India and Nepal have affected millions of children and families
Yemen sees return to alarming levels of food insecurity
Economic crisis, conflict, floods, desert locusts – and now COVID-19 - could wipe out improvements in food security in parts of Yemen, UN agencies warn
As more go hungry and malnutrition persists, achieving Zero Hunger by 2030 in doubt, UN report warns
Securing healthy diets for the billions who cannot afford them would save trillions in costs
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
Urgent action needed to safeguard futures of 600 million South Asian children threatened by COVID-19: UNICEF
Cash transfers and other measures can prevent families slipping into poverty
UNICEF airlifts COVID-19 testing kits to Yemen to boost response as cases soar
A first batch of 10,000 COVID-19 tests arrived in Sana’a on a UNICEF-chartered plane today, to increase the COVID-19 testing capacity amid the rapid increase of cases in Yemen.
