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At the start of the pandemic, UNICEF Regions of South Asia, and Eastern and Southern Africa carried out real-time community-based mobile phone surveys across 12 countries in order to track social and behavioural trends during the pandemic. Some of the standard variables include vaccine hesitancy...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY One woman dies per minute in childbirth around the globe. Almost half of these deaths occur in SubSaharan Africa. Despite the progress made in many countries in increasing the availability of maternal healthcare, the majority of women across Africa remain without full access to...

In 2017, conflicts and disasters around the world left an estimated 201 million people in need of the ‘last resort’ of international humanitarian assistance in order to cope and survive. The conflicts in Syria, Yemen and South Sudan continued to cause suffering and displacement for many millions of...

This report analyzes existing U.S. policies and programs in sub-Saharan Africa from a budgetary and impact-based frameworks. The report highlights how persistent issues for Congress such as the appropriation of funding for U.S. foreign aid programs, and accompanying oversight of such actions must be...

Key figures on Child Mortality on the Sub-Saharan region in Africa. Newborn and Child Mortality Estimates Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest risk of death in the first month of life and is among the regions showing the least progress. However, Sub-Saharan Africa has seen a faster decline in its...

This report examines the persistent and rising problem of child hunger as a driver of child mortality in Africa and includes key findings, lessons learned, and policy recommendations. Key Findings and Messages Child hunger is unacceptably high and on the rise Millions of children in Africa go hungry...