Tropical Storm Amanda leaves destruction and grief as it passes through El Salvador Publication date: June 2, 2020 Hundreds of Salvadoran families have had to evacuate their homes due to the devastation caused by Tropical Storm Amanda
UNICEF AIRLIFTS ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES TO RESPOND TO COVID-19 IN YEMEN AS CASES INCREASE Publication date: June 1, 2020 In response to the increase in the number of cases of COVID-19 in Yemen, a UNICEF chartered plane on Saturday, 30 May landed at Sana’a airport with lifesaving supplies to help curb the spread of the disease in the conflict-hit country.
COVID-19: Number of children living in household poverty to soar by up to 86 million by end of year Publication date: May 28, 2020 New analysis from Save the Children and UNICEF reveals that without urgent action, the number of children living in poor households across low- and middle-income countries could increase by 15 per cent, to reach 672 million
Food crisis likely to worsen in the Middle East and North Africa as COVID-19 continues Publication date: May 27, 2020 From the Regional Directors of UNICEF, FAO, WFP and WHO
Countries failing to stop harmful marketing of breast-milk substitutes, warn WHO and UNICEF Publication date: May 27, 2020 Agencies encourage women to continue to breastfeed during the COVID-19 pandemic
Surge in violent attacks during COVID-19 lockdown puts children’s lives at risk in eastern Ukraine – UNICEF Publication date: May 22, 2020 UN Children’s Agency calls for all parties to the conflict to join global ceasefire and end more than six years of fighting
2.3 million children in need of protection in the Central Sahel region in 2020, a more than 80 per cent increase in one year Publication date: May 22, 2020 Existing child protection crisis worsens amid COVID-19
At least 80 million children under one at risk of diseases such as diphtheria, measles and polio as COVID-19 disrupts routine vaccination efforts, warn Gavi, WHO and UNICEF Publication date: May 22, 2020 Agencies call for joint effort to safely deliver routine immunization and proceed with vaccination campaigns against deadly vaccine-preventable diseases.
COVID-19: Dangers mount for migrant children forcibly returned to northern Central America and Mexico during pandemic Publication date: May 21, 2020 Virus fears compound existing discrimination and violence for returned migrant children, leaving them doubly at risk, UNICEF warns
At least 19 million children at imminent risk as Cyclone Amphan makes landfall in Bangladesh and India Publication date: May 20, 2020 Cyclone and COVID-19 present dual threats to children and families in the region, warns UNICEF
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