COVID-19 affects all age groups in multiple ways. These effects vary according to individuals’ ages and wider circumstances, be they frail older people, children and youth in education, or workers of all ages. They are also occurring within broader crises of intergenerational justice. The notion of...
Accessible, affordable, and quality childcare helps parents return to work, improves children’s development, and promotes a more gender equitable society. Our new report 'Where Do Rich Countries Stand on Childcare?' ranks high-income countries based on their national childcare and parental leave...
Abstract When infectious disease outbreaks strike, health facilities acquire labels such as “war zones” and “battlefields” and healthcare professionals become “heroes” on the “front line.” But unlike soldiers, healthcare professionals often take on these dangerous roles without any prior intention...
The COVID-19 pandemic confronts the world with urgent and unsolved challenges. The pandemic marks the third deadly outbreak due to a coronavirus after severe acute respiratory syndrome in 2003 and Middle East respiratory syndrome in 2012.1, 2 In the absence of effective testing and contact tracing...
The Lancet COVID-19 Commissioners, Task Force Chairs, and Commission Secretariat Executive summary The Lancet COVID-19 Commission was launched on July 9, 2020, to assist governments, civil society, and UN institutions in responding effectively to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Commission aims to offer...
UNICEF’s Response to COVID-19 in Eastern and Southern Africa - Animation Video Since the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic, UNICEF country offices in Eastern and Southern Africa have been working closely with national governments, civil society and private sector partners, United Nations...
Thank you for joining us for the global launch of the report of the independent evaluation of the Rights, Education and Protection (REAP) programme, on 2nd June 2021, or for expressing interest in the material. The REAP programme promotes inclusive development approaches which fulfil the rights of...
This light-touch regional analysis of the UNICEF response to COVID-19 in the Eastern and Southern Africa Region (ESAR) was undertaken between October 2020 and January 2021. It has involved a desk-based review of secondary information and data provided by UNICEF ESARO Evaluation Section and analysis...
Attention: Education Agencies, Education Providers and Parents/Guardians The U.S. Department of Education hosted a webinar to support educational settings in safely sustaining or returning to in-person instruction. The series features lessons learned and best practices from teachers, faculty, staff...