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A hand holding up a vaccine vial
Experts speak
By Henrietta H. Fore, John Denton

The vaccine scramble that risks leaving everyone behind

A syringe held up by a hand
Impact

Transporting 1 billion syringes to the world

A group of young boys standing in a newly prepared football court
Impact

Despite the odds, green shoots of hope are growing in South Africa

Sesame Street's Mae and Elmo hugging
Reimagining the future of parenting, with a little help from Elmo and his mom

Reimagining the future of parenting, with a little help from Elmo and his mom

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By Paloma Escudero, Henriette Ahrens, Danny Labin, Sarah Bouchie

Story also available in: Español Français 中文 العربية
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, families around the world are facing new and evolving challenges every day — even on Sesame Street. Elmo’s mom, Mae, like many caregivers, is juggling having Elmo home fulltime and adjusting to new family routines. Elmo has also struggled to adapt to his new reality during the COVID-19 pandemic.… Read more →←
Two sanitation workers pull a wheelbarrow in Kenya
Learning from history: Sanitation for prosperity

Learning from history: Sanitation for prosperity

Experts speak

By Kelly Ann Naylor, Bruce Gordon

The disposal and treatment of human waste has been an integral part of human civilization for thousands of years. From Mesopotamia’s first clay sewage pipes in 4000 BCE, to indoor plumbing in ancient Rome, to flush toilets in the Industrial Revolution, sanitation has helped human health, development and economic prosperity. Sanitation… Read more →←
Parents dropping their children off at school as teachers await them
Reopening schools in Uruguay during a health emergency

Reopening schools in Uruguay during a health emergency

Impact

By Julia Perez Zorrilla

Story also available in: Español
2020 has been a very peculiar year. I started working as an Education Officer in UNICEF Uruguay at the end of January. One month later, a new President assumed office. Two weeks after that, the first case of COVID-19 was detected, and the President declared a national emergency and closed all schools. We switched to working from home,… Read more →←
Three young children read a school text book together
Reimagining education in Timor-Leste: Learning Passport

Reimagining education in Timor-Leste: Learning Passport

Insider

By Maria Lujan Tubio

COVID-19 has upended everything in Timor-Leste, but it has also been a catalyst for experimentation and rethinking how the education system works. It’s been the most exciting time of my career, to seize the opportunity to do so much to transform how the education system works in just a few short months. I feel like the country has… Read more →←
A girl using laptop at home in South Africa.
South Africa: COVID-19, schools reopening and digital learning

South Africa: COVID-19, schools reopening and digital learning

Insider

By Wycliffe Otieno

COVID-19 has jolted a South African education sector that has not seen a mass disruption of learning on this scale. An immediate, coordinated response was required. The strategic relationships we had built with key influencers in government and quasi-government bodies came in handy. Through a phone call with the CEO of the National… Read more →←
Children peering through a tarp.
Let’s convert unpayable debt into investments for children

Let’s convert unpayable debt into investments for children

Impact

By Henrietta H. Fore, Kevin Watkins

Article co-authored by Henrietta Fore (Executive Director of UNICEF) and Kevin Watkins (Chief Executive of Save the Children UK), first published in El País newspaper on Sunday 18th October. At the height of Africa’s debt crisis in the mid-1980s, Tanzania’s then President, Julius Nyerere, asked his country’s creditors a simple… Read more →←
Henrietta Fore, Executive Director, UNICEF.
To my 15-year-old self

To my 15-year-old self

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By Henrietta H. Fore

To my 15-year-old self, Your shyness makes it hard for you to speak up and have others hear your voice but know when you are passionate about something your words will tumble out! You have such big dreams studying science, technology, space and math. Stay firm in that commitment to be shoulder to shoulder to boys who study STEM –… Read more →←
A girl in traditional headgear in an orphanage
The time for a child mental health revolution is now

The time for a child mental health revolution is now

Insider

By Benjamin Perks, Zeinab Hijazi

“Tell my wife I love her.” The last words spoken by an Italian pensioner isolated in the ICU early in the COVID-19 pandemic echo the anguish and loss of families and children the world over. With global fatalities surpassing the one million mark and total cases nearing 36 million, we are living through the biggest shared… Read more →←
A health worker carries out a temperature check on a child
A digital platform of ideas for child-focused Sustainable Development Goals

A digital platform of ideas for child-focused Sustainable Development Goals

Experts speak

By Uyen Kim Huynh, Sanchi Ravishanker, Marta Lasota

Our global community has been fundamentally impacted by COVID-19. Although we are yet to fully understand the impact of the pandemic on our younger generations, this much is certain: children could suffer from the consequences for years to come. More than ever, we need innovative and equitable solutions to ensure their health, well-being… Read more →←
A child stands on a weighing machine as adults look on, in Indonesia
Budgeting for a better future, for every child

Budgeting for a better future, for every child

Experts speak

By Joanne Bosworth, Jennifer Asman

2020 has not turned out as planned. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact populations around the world, governments have been forced to take a fresh look at their spending and how to meet additional costs of pandemic response as they expect a fall in revenue. Budget information has become even more critical. Critical knowledge… Read more →←
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