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’12 billion kids worldwide poorer due to pandemic’

New York/London—The number of children living in multidimensional poverty has soared to approximately 1.2 billion due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new...

Honoring the Filipino teacher

From September 5 to October 5, we join the world in acknowledging the efforts of teachers in what has been known since 1994 as...

Pandemic threatens lives of millions of children — UN

Disruptions to health services due to the pandemic are putting millions of additional lives at risk worldwide, the United Nations said Wednesday, warning that...

COVID-19: UN and humanitarian partners lending a hand to the most vulnerable Filipinos

By Gustavo Gonzalez UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator   The COVID-19 pandemic is set to trigger the deepest global recession since World War II and could push...

Unicef, Grab help health workers, children amid pandemic

Grab, Southeast’s Asia’s leading super app, and Unicef have joined forces in the Philippines to provide much needed personal protective equipment and health supplies...

PH needs to develop own vaccines–Gordon

With the UNICEF warning that at least two million Filipino children below two years old who may miss out on vaccinations this year amidst...

MNL48 joins big artists in ‘One Love Asia’ benefit show

On May 27, members of MNL48 Coleen Trinidad, Sheki Arzaga, and Abby Trinidad joined other Asian stars at the One Love Asia that seeks to raise...

World Roundup: US death toll exceeds 100K – Kids at risk

Unthinkable just a few months ago, the United States on Wednesday surpassed the grim milestone of 100,000 coronavirus deaths, a sobering reminder of the...

Pandemic puts up to 86million children at risk of poverty: study

The economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic could push as many as 86 million more children into poverty by the end of 2020, a...

Surge in child mortality forecast in pandemic-hit developing countries

Deaths from preventable disease in children under five could rise by almost 45 percent over the next six months as the COVID-19 pandemic diverts...

Thunberg donates $100,000 to support kids 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...

2 million Filipino children may miss out on vaccinations amid COVID-19

UNICEF warned that at least two million Filipino children below two years old who are most vulnerable to vaccine-preventable diseases may miss out on...

‘Quarantine period could expose kids to online sexual abuse’

Children and youths are spending significantly more time online now that school and all other activities have been suspended due to the enhanced community...

Boosting students’ well-being at home with online learning

Due to the enhanced community quarantine in many parts of the Philippines, schools are faced with closures and cancelled activities. In a report, UNICEF...
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