From delivering vaccines and other life-saving health supplies, to building water and hygiene facilities, to keeping girls and boys connected to education and protection, UNICEF has been working to slow the spread of COVID-19 and minimize its impact on children worldwide.

Global COVID-19 data on the number of cases and deaths among children and adolescents are limited, which makes it challenging to understand the many ways in which children and young …

Responding to COVID-19: UNICEF’s 2020 key achievements highlights how COVID-19 affected children and how UNICEF responded in 2020 across health and nutrition, education, child protection, water, sanitation and hygiene, social protection, humanitarian response, and gender.

Situation reports are the main reporting tool to monitor UNICEF’s humanitarian response. They provide an update on the situation and needs of children in a country or region, as well as information on UNICEF’s response and funding requirements.

COVID-19 (including COVAX) guidance, tools, and best practices. UNICEF is working hard to help reduce the spread and negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children, families and communities. We want to help practitioners and the public to do that too.

NEW YORK, 9 December 2021 – COVID-19 has affected children at an unprecedented scale, making it the worst crisis for children UNICEF has seen in its 75-year history, the United Nations Children’s agency said in a report released today.

Everyone is talking about coronavirus disease (COVID-19), and everywhere you look there’s information on the virus and how to protect yourself from it. Knowing the facts is key to being properly prepared and protecting yourself and your loved ones.

The COVID-19 pandemic is significantly impacting the provision of vital health, nutrition, education, child protection, and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services to women and children.

Mar 10, 2021 · In the least-developed countries, three quarters of people and more than two thirds of schools lack the basic hygiene services needed to reduce the transmission of COVID-19. On average, more than 700 children under five die every day from diseases caused by the lack of water, sanitation and hygiene.

Three years into the COVID-19 pandemic, 23 countries – home to nearly 405 million schoolchildren – are yet to fully open schools, with many schoolchildren at risk of dropping out. At least 463 million children worldwide were unable to access remote learning during COVID-19 school closures in 2020.