Schoolchildren Worldwide Have Lost 1.8 Trillion Hours And Counting Of In-Person Learning Due To COVID-19 Lockdowns, Says UNICEF
NEW YORK (September 17, 2021) – Schoolchildren around the world have lost an estimated 1.8 trillion hours – and counting – of in-person learning since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent...
Back to School in a Pandemic
Please Donate As children and teachers around the world head back to the classroom, UNICEF is working with UNESCO, the World Food Program and ministries of education to ensure schools are operating...
UNICEF Welcomes Reopening Of Secondary Schools In Afghanistan, Stresses That Girls Must Not Be Left Out
NEW YORK (September 17, 2021) – “UNICEF welcomes news that secondary schools in Afghanistan will be open tomorrow after closing down for months due to COVID-19. “We are deeply worried, however, that...
Schools Still Closed For Nearly 77 Million Students 18 Months Into Pandemic – UNICEF
NEW YORK (September 16, 2021) – Eighteen months into the COVID-19 pandemic, schools for nearly 77 million students in six countries continue to be almost completely closed, according to an updated...
One Month After Haiti Earthquake: 260,000 Children Still Need Humanitarian Assistance - UNICEF
NEW YORK (September 16, 2021) – One month after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake jolted southwest Haiti, an estimated 650,000 people, including 260,000 children, still need urgent humanitarian assistance...
Loss and Resilience, Again, One Month After Haiti's Earthquake
14-year-old Peterson survived two major earthquakes in Haiti. UNICEF is helping him and thousands of other kids reclaim their lives.
Statement By UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore At The High-Level Ministerial Meeting On The Humanitarian Situation In Afghanistan
NEW YORK (September 13, 2021) – “Children in Afghanistan have long suffered disproportionately from the humanitarian, security, social and economic crises that have plagued the country for decades...