While Schools Are Closed, Radio Lessons Keep Students Learning
In the fall of 1937, a rapidly spreading virus with no known cure made it too dangerous for children to attend school in Chicago. The solution? Radio school.
Nutrition Crisis Looms As More Than 39 Billion In-School Meals Missed Since Start Of Pandemic – UNICEF And WFP
NEW YORK (January 28, 2021) – More than 39 billion in-school meals have been missed globally since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic due to school closures, according to a new report released today...
12 Weeks Into The Conflict, ‘Deeply Troubling’ Situation For Children In Tigray
NEW YORK (January 27, 2021) – “The very little we know about the impact of the conflict on children in Tigray – from limited partner accounts and UN assessments – is deeply troubling. “Across Tigray...
Up To 90,000 Children In Central Mozambique Urgently Need Humanitarian Assistance In Wake Of Cyclone Eloise
NEW YORK (January 26, 2021) – More than 176,000 people, including 90,000 children, in central Mozambique are likely to need humanitarian assistance in the aftermath of Cyclone Eloise, UNICEF said...
In Mozambique, 90,000 Kids Need Help in Wake of Cyclone Eloise
UNICEF emergency response teams are on the ground in Sofala province, where an estimated 170,000 people have been severely affected by the tropical superstorm. The worst of the winds are over, but flooding remains a major threat in the days to come.
Thank You for Stepping Up to Help the World's Children
COVID-19 made it harder to reach those in need, but UNICEF remains on the front lines, working in more than 190 countries and territories to save and protect the world's youngest citizens.
In Syria, A Harsh Winter for Children Displaced by Conflict
Donate Now Ten years since the start of the Syrian civil war, children are still caught in the crossfire , being killed, injured, displaced and deprived of basic daily necessities. In January alone...
After Almost Ten Years Of War In Syria, More Than Half Of Children Continue To Be Deprived Of Education
NEW YORK (January 25, 2021) – “Children in Syria continue to bear the brunt of the crisis that will be marked by a grim milestone of ten years in March this year. The education system in Syria is...
New Year Brings Little Hope For Children And Families In Syria
NEW YORK (January 25, 2021) – “Ten years since the war in Syria started, children continue to be killed, injured, displaced and deprived of basic necessities. “Just on Thursday, two children, 1 and 10...
Remarks by Henrietta Fore, UNICEF Executive Director, at WHO press briefing on COVAX
NEW YORK (January 22, 2021) – “The COVID-19 pandemic has turned everyone’s life upside down. And children, in particular, will bear its consequences for years. “The pandemic has disrupted their...