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COVID-19 may push millions more children into child labour – ILO and UNICEF

Child labour down by 94 million since 2000, a gain now under threat

Geneva Palais briefing note on the humanitarian situation of children in Yemen

This is a summary of what was said by Marixie Mercado, UNICEF spokesperson in Geneva – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

Ethar is 4 months old and recovering from malnutrition at the 22 May Hospital in Sana'a. There are currently over 360,000 children suffering from severe acute malnutrition in Yemen

An additional 51,000 children under the age of five might die in the Middle East and North Africa by end of 2020 due to COVID-19’s disruption in primary health care

From Ted Chaiban, UNICEF Regional Director in the Middle East and North Africa and Dr. Ahmed Al-Mandhari, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Braving COVID-19 to Document Nigeria's Children

While COVID-19 is making the experience of registering each new birth difficult, birth registrars are braving the virus to ensure each newborn is registered.

A registrar shows a new mother a birth registration form.

Universal child benefits critical in reducing poverty, new ODI and UNICEF report finds

As the economic fallout of COVID-19 deepens, investment in social protection systems key to protecting families from catastrophic levels of deprivation and financial hardship

Happy child smiling in Gonzagueville, in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.

Safa’s pink bed: One Refugee Girl’s Journey to Canada

UNICEF has been supporting Safa, a Syrian refugee girl, since 2014. Abedelmajeed El-Noaimi, a Communications Specialist with UNICEF Jordan shares his experiences with Safa over the past 6 years.

Safa (right) laughs with her twin sister and older sister.

Supporting Your Child Through COVID-19 Losses

A psychologist's advice for parents on helping your children process loss and grief during the coronavirus pandemic.

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.

Ahmed Abdullah Al-Azani is 30 years old and works trucking water to communities in Sana'a, Yemen. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic UNICEF and partners have scaled up their WASH response to provide more families with access to clean water so they can wash their hands and practice good hygiene.

Countries failing to prevent violence against children, agencies warn

Global status report on preventing violence against children calls for more government action and warns of ‘dramatic impact’ of COVID-19

Mahery, 8, was repeatedly physically abused by his mother. Thanks to the support of social workers, he has received care and support from the child care center run by CDEF (the collective on the rights of children and the family) in the city of Mahajanga.

Simu Liu

Simu Liu is an actor and UNICEF Canada Ambassador