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What we do
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Find out how UNICEF fights for the rights of every child, every day, across the globe.
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United Nations Children need peace and protection. On Thursday's International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression, see how the works for safety & protection #ForEveryChild: 49h
"The COVID-19 crisis is an opportunity to reimagine human mobility" | United Nations
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COVID-19 continues to devastate lives and livelihoods around the globe — hitting the most vulnerable the hardest. This is particularly true for millions of people on the move — such as refugees and internally displaced persons who are forced to flee...
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United Nations "#COVID19 continues to devastate lives and livelihoods around the globe — hitting the most vulnerable the hardest." highlights need to protect refugees & migrants amid the #coronavirus crisis and recover better for the benefit of all. 57h
World No Tobacco Day 2020
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United Nations Tobacco products kill over 8M people yearly - & for decades, the tobacco industry has employed tactics to attract young people to their products. On Sunday’s World #NoTobacco Day, show your support for achieving a tobacco-free generation. #TobaccoExposed 6d
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United Nations Children & adolescents who use e-cigarettes at least double their chance of smoking cigarettes later in life & are at risk of heart disease & lung disorders. On Sunday’s World #NoTobacco Day, show support for a tobacco-free generation. #TobaccoExposed 6d
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United Nations Tobacco products are not essential during the #COVID19 pandemic - or ever. Sunday is World #NoTobacco Day. Help create a generation that is free from tobacco and the death & disease that it causes. #TobaccoExposed 6d
COVID-19 AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: | Human Development Reports
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United Nations The #COVID19 pandemic has left 60% of world’s children missing education. New data shows universal internet access could help children get back to learning and reduce generational inequalities. 6d
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United Nations The #COVID19 pandemic is threatening decades of hard-won human development achievements, widening existing inequality. calls for immediate socio-economic response to help countries recovering from the crisis. 34h
Fostering Freedom of Expression
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This foundation is why UNESCO today promotes policies for press freedom and the safety of journalists, and why we support independent journalism based on professional ethics and self-regulatory principles.  
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United Nations Journalism is not a crime. A free press is essential for peace, justice & human rights for all. See how supports press freedom. 7d
‘Verified’ initiative aims to flood digital space with facts amid COVID-19 crisis | United Nations
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As the world unifies amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the United Nations recently launched ‘Verified’ -- an initiative aimed at delivering trusted information, life-saving advice and stories from the best of humanity. The initiative also invites the...
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United Nations "#COVID19 is not just this century’s largest public health emergency, but also a communication crisis." --UN global communications chief on the new 'Verified' initiative to bring people trusted information & life-saving advice. 8d
HungerMap LIVE
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United Nations #COVID19 will likely leave millions more people food insecure. On Thursday's World Hunger Day, see how has expanded food security monitoring systems to help those most in need. #ZeroHunger 9d
High-Level Event on Financing for Development in the Era of COVID-19 and Beyond | United Nations
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United Nations World leaders will come together on Thursday to share financing solutions for the health & development challenges created by #COVID19 pandemic. 9d
End the stigma. Period.
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Periods. Menstruation. Monthlies. Call it what you want. But there’s a whole lot to talk about.
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United Nations Thursday is #MenstrualHygieneDay. Nearly 1.25 billion women & girls don't have access to a safe, private toilet, which affects how they're able to manage their periods. In some cases, these challenge are worsened by the #COVID19 crisis. via 9d
Financial and Programmatic reports
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United Nations 72 years after was founded, the world is in the grips of the #coronavirus crisis. Now more than ever, the world needs , not only to defeat #COVID19 but to build a healthier, safer, fairer world for everyone. 10d
Socio-economic impact of COVID-19 | UNDP
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United Nations As the world grapples with #COVID19, there are still many unknowns about the short- and long-term impacts of the crisis. New findings from shed light on how the pandemic may impact future socio-economic development. 10d
When health crises collide
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Tackling malaria, COVID-19 and Ebola in Burundi
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United Nations In Burundi, health workers are fighting against #COVID19, malaria & Ebola simultaneously. calls for more investment in the country’s health system to help tackle disease outbreaks. 11d
Q&A on vaccines
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United Nations Vaccines are safe. They help prevent millions of deaths every year & are continuously monitored to make sure they are safe & effective. More facts about why #VaccinesWork from : 11d
UNESCO places music and the fight against COVID-19 at the heart of Africa Day celebration
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United Nations On Monday's #AfricaDay, will use music to help fight the wave of misinformation on #COVID19. 🎶 Tune in at 1PM UTC for a virtual concert to bring the continent together in solidarity against #coronavirus: 12d
COVID-19 amplifying inequalities for transgender people | UNDP in Thailand
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United Nations For many #LGBTI people, #COVID19 can pose unique challenges, including risks to their well-being and safety, increased exposure to violence, and higher levels of anxiety & depression. More from . 12d
Building the #ZeroHunger Generation | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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United Nations #COVID19 and school closures do not need to mean an end to learning opportunities. Free activity books from have important lessons about healthy diets, #ClimateAction and much more: 13d
OHCHR | Africa: We must act now to avoid a catastrophe, say rights chiefs
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United Nations The lives & livelihoods of hundreds of millions Africans are at stake not just due to #COVID19, but mostly due to the economic impacts of the response. -- chief on mitigating the impacts of the #coronavirus crisis in Africa. 13d
We Need to Take Action to Address the Mental Health Crisis in this Pandemic
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In the midst of the global health crisis, there is a growing mental crisis. The UN Secretary General on how the world needs to address it.
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United Nations "Unless we act now to address the mental health needs associated with the pandemic, there will be enormous long-term consequences for families, communities & societies." -- on mental health & #COVID19 in . 13d
Messages - Biological Diversity | United Nations
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United Nations "#COVID19 — which emanated from the wild — has shown how human health is intimately connected with our relationship to the natural world." -- on Friday's #BiodiversityDay. 15d
Bangladesh: Cyclone Amphan affects 10 million people amid COVID-19
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A girl stands in front of her damaged home after Cyclone Amphan destroyed her village in the south of Bangladesh. Credit: UNICEF Bangladesh/Aronno Cyclone Amphan made landfall around 5 p.m. local time between India and Bangladesh, causing strong...
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United Nations Up to 500,000 families may have lost their homes across India and Bangladesh as a result of #CycloneAmphan. & humanitarian partners are on the ground to assess the situation and provide support. 15d