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  • Thursday, 15 July, 2021
    Special Report
    Delivering for the World’s Children

    In this year of summits, the United Kingdom Committee for Unicef (Unicef UK) has invited experts to set out policies that governments and companies should pursue to help the next generation overcome the Covid-19 pandemic, climate change, and economic inequity

  • Thursday, 15 July, 2021
    Special ReportDelivering for the World’s Children
    We need a specific humanitarian system for the protection of children

    Financing must match the challenges the young face in education, protection, health, and hygiene

  • Thursday, 15 July, 2021
    Special ReportDelivering for the World’s Children
    Students need radical solutions to catch up post-Covid

    Global gains in education are at risk as Covid-19 shuts 1.6bn learners out of school

  • Thursday, 15 July, 2021
    Special ReportDelivering for the World’s Children
    Why Covid means children’s health must be at the centre of all policies

    The pandemic has disrupted food programmes, education, heathcare and protection

  • Thursday, 15 July, 2021
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    Covid-19 may have pushed as many as 142m children worldwide below monetary poverty lines

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    At least 23m children worldwide have missed jabs against other diseases, say WHO and Unicef

  • Wednesday, 24 February, 2021
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    Critics say higher wages and better housing needed to help ‘left-behind’ children

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