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The safety and wellbeing of children at high risk in detention centres in Libya
The safety and wellbeing of at least 1,000 women and children – including five unaccompanied children and at least 30 infants – held in detention centres in Tripoli, Libya, is at immediate risk, UNICEF warned today.
On Global Handwashing Day, UNICEF warns that 3 in 10 people do not have basic handwashing facilities at home
Although handwashing with soap is critical in the fight against infectious diseases, including COVID-19, globally, around 3 in 10 people – or 2.3 billion – do not have handwashing facilities with water and soap available at home. The situation is worst in the least developed countries, with over 6 in 10 people without access to basic hand hygiene, UNICEF warned on Global Handwashing Day.
‘Shameful milestone’ in Yemen as 10,000 children killed or maimed since fighting began
This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF spokesperson James Elder – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, following his recent visit to Yemen.
Haiti: Insecurity-triggered fuel shortage threatens newborns’ lives in hospitals
About 300 children, 45 women and 150 COVID-19 patients are in danger in health facilities
At least 200 million schoolchildren live in countries that remain unprepared to deploy remote learning in future emergency school closures – UNICEF
According to a new report, among the 31 countries unprepared for remote learning, almost half kept their schools closed for at least half of the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving 102 million students without any form of education.
UNICEF Canada unveils #GiveAVax matching fund results
Canadians have donated over $9.6 million to help fully vaccinate nearly 4 million people in low-income countries
Tech Trailblazers: Dismantling the Rural-Urban Divide
In France, boys are more than twice as likely to graduate in STEM subjects than girls, and nearly four times as likely to be employed as Information and Communications Technology (ICT) specialists, according to the European Commission’s 2020 Women in Digital Scoreboard. Houda, a computer science student is working to change up this dynamic.
Nearly 240 million children with disabilities around the world, UNICEF’s most comprehensive statistical analysis finds
New report from UNICEF exposes the depth of deprivation experienced by the 1 in 10 children with disabilities worldwide across several indicators of well-being, including health, education and protection.
UNICEF Canada calls on Canadians to Go Blue for National Child Day to recognize children’s sacrifices during the pandemic
This year, UNICEF Canada is asking everyone to Go Blue on November 20 to thank the kids in their lives, across the country and around the world who have given up so much to help fight and control the pandemic.
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