Tag: UNICEF
‘Alarming’ decline in vaccination rates
The decline in vaccination rates has been described as alarming and governments in Latin America and the Caribbean have been called on to strengthen...
UNICEF: Access to schooling for 405 million pupils limited by COVID-19
Schools in 23 countries, with 405 million pupils, are still partially or fully closed because of coronavirus (COVID-19), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)...
Fore: School closures would be disastrous for children
UNITED NATIONS –The Executive Director of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Henrietta Fore, on Friday said that despite the rise of the highly transmissible...
UNICEF officials voice concerns about abduction of women and children in Haiti
United Nations – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned that the number of children and women abducted in Haiti up to the...
UNICEF wants CXC exams adjusted
UNICEF, the United Nations watchdog over the rights of children, is calling on the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) and regional ministers of education to...
Unicef warns of effect on children after UK cuts funding
The UK government is to cut 60% of its funding to Unicef, the United Nation’s children’s fund, as part of its move to reduce...