Topic: #pandemic

UNICEF must ‘look to future with optimism and hope’

After a year for everyone like no other, children’s charity UNICEF must ‘look to the future with optimism and hope’ for what it can achieve together with its partners across the world.Read more

04-06-2021|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

COVID – Poorest countries’ children have lost nearly four months of schooling

Schoolchildren in low-and lower-middle-income countries have already lost nearly four months of education since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, compared to six weeks of loss in high-income countries, according to a new report. Read more

04-11-2020|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

Distance learning makes it harder for kids to exercise, especially in low-income communities

This fall hasn’t felt much like ‘back to school’ for many children. Instead, many are staying at home and attending virtual classes indefinitely.Read more

23-10-2020|Comment|author: Katelyn Esmonde and Keshia Pollack Porter

Will COVID-19 rebuild India’s cities?

India’s government has been told it must learn from this pandemic and create a robust, equitable and sustainable infrastructure for the urban poor – and especially its disease-prone children. Unhygienic conditions and malnourishment presents a serious...Read more

22-05-2020|Comment|author: Simon Weedy