Mozambique: In Wake of Cyclone Freddy, Amid Disruption to Critical Services, Cholera Surges in Mozambique

One week after Cyclone Freddy made landfall for a second time in Mozambique, creating severe disruption to critical services, the threat of cholera is growing rapidly for children… Read more »

Mozambique: In Wake of Cyclone Freddy, Amid Disruption to Critical Services, Cholera Surges in Mozambique

One week after Cyclone Freddy made landfall for a second time in Mozambique, creating severe disruption to critical services, the threat of cholera is growing rapidly for children… Read more »

Malawi: Children At Risk of Cholera in Aftermath of Cyclone Freddy

Millions of children are at risk in the face of a potential increase in cholera cases in Malawi and Mozambique in the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Freddy, which has ravaged both… Read more »

Southern Africa: 40% of Children in Eastern and Southern Africa Are Not in School

Some 69 million children are currently out of school due to COVID-19 and pre-pandemic drivers Read more »

South Africa: Learners Up to One School Year Behind Where They Should Be - UNICEF

On the eve of the re-opening of school, UNICEF calls for urgent action to protect schools from vandalism and urges ongoing compliance to COVID-19 safety measures so that every… Read more »

Mozambique: Statement By Unicef Executive Director Henrietta Fore On Situation of Children Following Attack On Palma, Mozambique

"We still do not know the full impact that the deadly militant attack in Palma, northern Mozambique, has had on children, but we fear that it will be brutal. Read more »

Lesotho: Lesotho Receives its First Shipment of the Covid-19 Vaccine

Statement by UNICEF and WHO on the arrival of the first Covid-19 vaccines in Lesotho Read more »

Africa: Miriam Makeba's Hit Song 'Pata Pata' Revived to Spread Word on COVID-19

Once called the "world's most defiantly joyful song", Miriam Makeba's 'Pata Pata' has been re-recorded by UNICEF Goodwill… Read more »