The world’s nearly 240 million children living with disabilities are being denied basic rights – UNICEF
All around the world, the nearly 240 million children living with disabilities -- 1 in 10 children worldwide -- are being denied basic rights, UNICEF said ahead of International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
Joint Statement on Dose Donations of COVID-19 Vaccines to African Countries
A joint statement from the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT), the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and COVAX
A child was infected with HIV every two minutes in 2020 – UNICEF
A prolonged COVID-19 pandemic is deepening the inequalities that have long driven the HIV epidemic, UNICEF warns Ahead of World AIDS Day.
UNICEF Canada calls on Canadians to Go Blue for National Child Day to recognize children’s sacrifices during the pandemic
This year, UNICEF Canada is asking everyone to Go Blue on November 20 to thank the kids in their lives, across the country and around the world who have given up so much to help fight and control the pandemic.
Nearly 240 million children with disabilities around the world, UNICEF’s most comprehensive statistical analysis finds
New report from UNICEF exposes the depth of deprivation experienced by the 1 in 10 children with disabilities worldwide across several indicators of well-being, including health, education and protection.
UNICEF Canada unveils #GiveAVax matching fund results
Canadians have donated over $9.6 million to help fully vaccinate nearly 4 million people in low-income countries
At least 200 million schoolchildren live in countries that remain unprepared to deploy remote learning in future emergency school closures – UNICEF
According to a new report, among the 31 countries unprepared for remote learning, almost half kept their schools closed for at least half of the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving 102 million students without any form of education.
Haiti: Insecurity-triggered fuel shortage threatens newborns’ lives in hospitals
About 300 children, 45 women and 150 COVID-19 patients are in danger in health facilities
‘Shameful milestone’ in Yemen as 10,000 children killed or maimed since fighting began
This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF spokesperson James Elder – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, following his recent visit to Yemen.
On Global Handwashing Day, UNICEF warns that 3 in 10 people do not have basic handwashing facilities at home
Although handwashing with soap is critical in the fight against infectious diseases, including COVID-19, globally, around 3 in 10 people – or 2.3 billion – do not have handwashing facilities with water and soap available at home. The situation is worst in the least developed countries, with over 6 in 10 people without access to basic hand hygiene, UNICEF warned on Global Handwashing Day.
