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Coping with COVID-19

A pandemic through a girl's eyes: 16 adolescent girls from nine countries film their lives under lockdown.

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

A mother feeding her baby at the Primature health center of San Pedro, in the South West of Côte d’Ivoire.

Going Door to Door to Protect Yemen's Children

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.

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

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.

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

Two girls break used batteries to get pieces of metal out of them for recycling.

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

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.

Making Masks to Protect Children and Families

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

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

On 11 December 2019 in The Bahamas, girls jump rope during a break at Hugh H. Campbell Primary School in Freeport.

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

A woman is evacuated from the partially destroyed Beirut neighbourhood of Mar Mikhael on August 5, 2020 in the aftermath of a massive explosion in the Lebanese capital. - Rescuers searched for survivors in Beirut today after a cataclysmic explosion at the port sowed devastation across entire neighbourhoods, killing more than 100 people, wounding thousands and plunging Lebanon deeper into crisis.

Breastfeeding Safely During COVID-19

UNICEF spoke with experts to answer your questions about breastfeeding during COVID-19.