Tag: Unicef
Stalled vaccine programmes ‘putting children’s lives at risk’
Millions of children could die from preventable disease because of severe disruptions to vaccination programmes caused by coronavirus, experts warn. At least 68 countries have…
Xylem, UNICEF partner to provide COVID-19 relief and safe water families in vulnerable communities
Xylem Watermark, the corporate citizenship program of global water technology company Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL), recently announced support for UNICEF’s COVID-19 relief efforts. The partnership will…
Health system overload threatens pregnant women and newborns
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) estimates that 116 million babies have been born since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and on Thursday called for…
Thunberg donates $100,000 to support children during pandemic
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has donated a $100,000 prize she won from a Danish foundation to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for use…
UNICEF and Microsoft launch global learning platform to help address COVID-19 education crisis
UNICEF and Microsoft Corp. today announced the expansion of a global learning platform to help children and youth affected by COVID-19 continue their education at…
Measles resurgence fear amid coronavirus
Measles outbreaks may occur as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, officials say, because some vaccination programmes are having to be delayed. Unicef says 117…
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