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A group of men sitting on benches

Collecting behavioural insights into COVID-19 in Pakistan

A group of men sitting on benches
Insider

By Ginger Johnson

Collecting behavioural insights into COVID-19 in Pakistan

When Pakistan’s polio vaccination campaigns were suspended in late March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, my work researching vaccine acceptance in the country was also suspended. Lockdowns made it difficult to continue working with local communities about their vaccine beliefs, misconceptions and concerns. Soon after, Deepa Pokharel,… Read more →←
Three women sit on a bed in a room. The girl in the center has a laptop on her lap while the woman to her left is carrying a child.

Design for girls, by girls. Period.

Three women sit on a bed in a room. The girl in the center has a laptop on her lap while the woman to her left is carrying a child.
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By Gloria Lihemo, Rosemary Arnott

Design for girls, by girls. Period.

Solutions should always be grounded in the people who use them. This is the value of “human-centred design”, an approach UNICEF is using to complement traditional expert- and research-based thinking. By understanding the people who will use the solutions — their wants and needs — UNICEF is developing creative, sustainable… Read more →←
Teenage girl holding bucket of water

Down to the river

Teenage girl holding bucket of water
Big picture

By Daniel Timme

Down to the river

Driving around the corner on this sunny morning, I look down and see, squeezed between the steep cliff of a high mountain and the glistening river, a lovely little village. The bright green of its wheat fields, its colourful traditional houses and rose gardens make an enchanting contrast to the grey rock formations and pebbles. As I walk… Read more →←
Two girls smile for the camera

Reaching the most isolated after an earthquake

Two girls smile for the camera
Children in emergencies

By Daniel Timme

Story also available in: 中文

Reaching the most isolated after an earthquake

“We were playing a silly game at the bank of the river, throwing a half empty water bottle at each other, laughing every time one of us had to duck away from it, when suddenly the earth began to shake. It started very slowly, but then we were thrown violently back and forth. We saw that a large part of the mountain above our village… Read more →←
A woman in Pakistan uses pit latrine which she has constructed by herself outside her house.

The challenge of sanitation in Pakistan

A woman in Pakistan uses pit latrine which she has constructed by herself outside her house.
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By Geeta Rao Gupta

The challenge of sanitation in Pakistan

Recently I attended the Pakistan Conference on Sanitation, PACOSAN II, which took place in Islamabad. Among the many interesting issues raised, one stood out as a serious problem for communities within Pakistan. I am talking about the problem of open defecation. It is not a pleasant subject and nobody really likes to talk about it.… Read more →←

What does it take to prepare for a humanitarian emergency?

Children in emergencies Impact

By UNICEF Connect, World Food Programme

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What does it take to prepare for a humanitarian emergency?

Here are five ways that UNICEF and the World Food Programme (WFP) are working together to ensure countries are better prepared for the moment when disaster strikes. 1. Keeping life-saving supplies close at hand Certain parts of the world are prone to floods, droughts, earthquakes and other crises. In these areas, one of the best ways to… Read more →←

In the aftermath of the Peshawar tragedy

Insider

By Daniel Timme

In the aftermath of the Peshawar tragedy

At noon the terrible news came over us: 132 children and several teachers were brutally and deliberately killed in a school in Peshawar. The phone doesn’t stop ringing. Our colleagues in New York, Geneva and all over the world must be informed about the terrible incident. Together we reflect on what can be done in this situation to… Read more →←

Photo of the Week: World Polio Day

Insider

By Christine Nesbitt

Photo of the Week: World Polio Day

A polio team, accompanied by an armed escort, vaccinates children in a nomad community during a national polio immunization campaign in Pakistan in 2013 in this week’s Photo of the Week taken by Asad Zaidi . The world is closer than ever to eradicating polio. Just three endemic countries (including Pakistan) remain. Acceptance of the… Read more →←

Photo of the Week: Helping newborns survive

Insider

By Christine Nesbitt

Photo of the Week: Helping newborns survive

Displaced newborn twins and their older brother are seen sleeping in this photograph taken by Marta Ramoneda in Mardan Medical Complex, North West Frontier Province in Pakistan in 2009. The world has made noticeable progress in reducing under-5 child deaths; but progress for newborns has lagged behind. Most newborn deaths are from… Read more →←
A child receives a dose of oral polio vaccine in Pakistan.

Polio eradication in Pakistan gets the selfie treatment

A child receives a dose of oral polio vaccine in Pakistan.
Impact Insider

By Abid Hasan

Polio eradication in Pakistan gets the selfie treatment

Towards the end of 2013 and the beginning of 2014, the Pakistani media repeatedly warned that if the country does not curtail the spread of the polio virus, it would be highly likely that travelers will have to obtain a polio vaccination certificate before traveling abroad. It was during this time that India, declaring itself polio free… Read more →←

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