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More than 117 million children at risk of missing out on measles vaccines, as COVID-19 surges

Publication date: April 14, 2020

Statement by the Measles & Rubella Initiative: American Red Cross, U.S. CDC, UNICEF, UN Foundation and WHO.

A young baby receives a measles vaccine.

Debt relief for the poorest countries critical in fight against COVID-19

Publication date: April 7, 2020

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore

COVID-19 pandemic could devastate refugee, migrant and internally displaced populations without urgent international action

Publication date: April 6, 2020

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore

Children wait in a crowded processing area for refugees.

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

Publication date: April 3, 2020

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

Baby wearing mask looking a doctor in a cap and mask holding a cotton swab with gloved hands

IPA, WHO and UNICEF launch Read the World on International Children’s Book Day to support children and young people in isolation

Publication date: April 2, 2020

Geronimo Stilton author to kickstart exclusive children’s book reading initiative amid COVID-19 pandemic

Children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo at risk from killer measles, cholera epidemics: UNICEF

Publication date: March 31, 2020

COVID-19 latest challenge facing battered health services

Baby in the DRC receiving liquid vaccine

Singer-Songwriter Stephen Voyce releases new track in support of UNICEF

Publication date: March 31, 2020

Song draws attention to injustices facing vulnerable children around the world.

Greater support needed for working families as COVID-19 takes hold – UNICEF and ILO

Publication date: March 31, 2020

Newly released recommendations for businesses aim to help employers strengthen support for families during the pandemic.

A child and mother study together at home.

Despite challenges, UNICEF continues to ship vital supplies to affected countries amid soaring number of COVID-19 cases

Publication date: March 30, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to grow, UNICEF is procuring and shipping vital supplies, including desperately required personal protective equipment (PPE), to countries affected.

UNICEF workers sorting COVID-19 supplies

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore on the disruption of immunization and basic health services due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Publication date: March 26, 2020

As the pandemic progresses, critical life-saving services, including immunization, will likely be disrupted, especially in Africa, Asia and the Middle East where they are sorely needed.

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More than 117 million children at risk of missing out on measles vaccines, as COVID-19 surges

Debt relief for the poorest countries critical in fight against COVID-19

COVID-19 pandemic could devastate refugee, migrant and internally displaced populations without urgent international action

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

IPA, WHO and UNICEF launch Read the World on International Children’s Book Day to support children and young people in isolation

Children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo at risk from killer measles, cholera epidemics: UNICEF

Singer-Songwriter Stephen Voyce releases new track in support of UNICEF

Greater support needed for working families as COVID-19 takes hold – UNICEF and ILO

Despite challenges, UNICEF continues to ship vital supplies to affected countries amid soaring number of COVID-19 cases

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore on the disruption of immunization and basic health services due to the COVID-19 pandemic

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