Oral briefing Of the Commission of Inquiry on Burundi* 23 September 2020, Geneva * Original: French Madam President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, We have the privilege today to submit our...
Highlights As of 30 August, a cumulative total of 2,527 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 47 deaths had been recorded with a case fatality rate (CFR) of 1.9 per cent. UNICEF continues to support risk...
INTRODUCTION Afghanistan is one of the word’s most complex humanitarian emergencies, with over forty years of conflict- and natural disaster -induced displacement. According to the 2020 Humanitarian...
As UN General Assembly meets virtually, footballer Mohamed Salah, educator Mary Maker and UNHCR chief Filippo Grandi urge world to safeguard refugee education. By Sarah Schafer NEW YORK – In a video...
Education systems around the world continue to grapple with the complex decisions of when and how to reopen schools for in-person learning following widespread closures due to the COVID 19 pandemic.1...
Highlights As of 22nd September, Ghana remained the second most impacted country in the West and Central African region after Nigeria, ranking seventh in the number of cumulative cases in the WHO...
The European Union renewed its commitment to support Palestinian refugees living in Lebanon through a EUR 30.6 million contribution from the EU Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian Crisis,...
According to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis, a total of 2.6 million people whom are living in refugee settlements, host communities, urban areas and in the Karamoja...
2020 is not just the year when the world came to a halt faced against the worst pandemic in over a century. It is also the year that saw the largest education disruption in history which forced, at...
JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN 22 SEPTEMBER 2020- UNICEF and UNESCO welcome the decision of the Government to start reopening of schools in South Sudan. The reopening will happen in phases. Phase 1 includes the...