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Millions more children to benefit from malaria vaccine as UNICEF secures supply

Publication date: August 16, 2022

With malaria one of the biggest killers of children under 5, the world’s first vaccine against a parasite is a major breakthrough for child health

Depriving girls of secondary education translates to a loss of at least US$500 million for Afghan economy in last 12 months

Publication date: August 14, 2022

New analysis by UNICEF has found that depriving girls in Afghanistan of their right to secondary education will have a devastating effect on the country’s economy.

Joint statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell and WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the occasion of World Breastfeeding Week

Publication date: August 3, 2022

Fewer than half of all newborn babies are breastfed in the first hour of life, leaving them more vulnerable to disease and death

New global alliance launched to end AIDS in children by 2030

Publication date: August 2, 2022

The new Global Alliance for Ending AIDS in Children by 2030 was announced by leading figures at the International AIDS Conference taking place in Montreal.

A close up of a child's hand being pricked by a medical professional's hands who is wearing white latex gloves.

UNICEF delivers life-saving supplies to Odesa in southern Ukraine to help over 50,000 children affected by war

Publication date: July 27, 2022

UNICEF has delivered life-saving supplies to Odesa to help an estimated 50,000 children in the war-ravaged districts of southern Ukraine.

A van with the back door open and a several boxes with the words UNICEF written on them. Two women stand in front of the boxes looking at them. One man is unloading the boxes and two other men are standing to the side.

New guidelines provide first global policy framework on protecting children on the move in face of climate change

Publication date: July 25, 2022

The Guiding Principles for Children on the Move in the Context of Climate Change provides a set of 9 principles that address the unique and layered vulnerabilities of children on the move both internally and across borders as a result of the adverse impacts of climate change.

A group of children sit on top of a tarp of belongings on the sides of a flooded river bank.

Lebanon’s water infrastructure struggles on, but remains on the brink - UNICEF

Publication date: July 21, 2022

Inadequate supplies of safe water pose a huge risk to infants and young children, who are particularly vulnerable to water- and sanitation-related diseases, one of the leading causes of death for children under age 5.

a boy squats in front of a water tap which is filling up a gallon bottle with water.

UNICEF Emergency Director: Immediate scaled up humanitarian response needed to save millions of children in drought stricken Somali region

Publication date: July 20, 2022

“In Somali region alone, over 900,000 people have been displaced. Drought not only means lack of water. It means that children are going hungry and thirsty every day"

A child wrapped in a red polka dotted blanket looks up to the camera. he is held by his mother whose face is cast down.

COVID-19 pandemic fuels largest continued backslide in vaccinations in three decades

Publication date: July 15, 2022

WHO and UNICEF sound the alarm as new data shows global vaccination coverage continued to decline in 2021, with 25 million infants missing out on lifesaving vaccines

A girl sitting cross legged, looking very calm while getting an injection by a nurse, another woman is next to the child, looking at her.

Valuing young people’s voices – from research to policy

Publication date: July 6, 2022

It’s Difficult to Grow Up in an Apocalypse and Life in Colours reports highlight what young people experience, fear, and hope for during and after the pandemic