Press release
First UNICEF flight lands in Yangon carrying vital supplies for children and families impacted by Myanmar earthquake
BANGKOK/YANGON, 3 April 2025, – In the first humanitarian flight by an aid organization to land in Myanmar following the devastating earthquake of 28 March, UNICEF has flown in 80 metric tonnes of emergency supplies to support children and families in urgent need across the worst-affected areas of the country. Sup...
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Young people demand healthier food environments in East Asia and the Pacific
BANGKOK, BEIJING, 27 February 2023 , – The food systems in East Asia and the Pacific, known for its diverse and vibrant food culture is changing rapidly. Traditional healthy fresh food diets are being replaced by an increasing consumption of highly processed ‘junk’ food and drink full of sugar, salt, and unhealthy...
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Empowering Youth Leadership, mainstreaming innovations for Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia Pacific
BEIJING and Brisbane, 20 September 2022, — Young delegates from Asia and Africa and top officials from China today took on a central role to advocate for children and young people’s active role in sharing their innovative solutions to reduce disaster risks at a major regional conference in Brisbane. Held this week...
Report
China Case Study
This case study provides a snapshot of the educational responses and effects of COVID-19 in China and is part of a comprehensive assessment of the effects of and responses to COVID-19 on the Education Sector in Asia. The case study considers the direct effects of school closures and reopening and identifies its im...
Report
COVID-19 Education Situation Analysis in Asia
This regional situation analysis provides a snapshot of the educational responses and effects of COVID-19 across Asia and has been undertaken as part of the broader analysis initiated by UNICEF and UNESCO to assess the progress of countries in the region towards the targets of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4....
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Recover, Rebound, Reimagine
This report sheds light on the many ways COVID-19 has impacted the region’s 2.2 billion people – with the most vulnerable families often hit the hardest. UNICEF predicts that an additional 22 million children in Southeast Asia and the Pacific could fall into poverty in 2020 because of the socio-economic impact of ...
Statement
End stigma and discrimination against migrant workers and their children during COVID-19 pandemic
Joint op-ed by ILO, IOM, UNICEF, UNODC and UN Women , Jeremy Douglas, Karin Hulshof, Nenette Motus, Mohammad Naciri and Tomoko Nishimoto., COVID-19 has caused mass global disruption and placed the most vulnerable, including men and women migrant workers and their children, in great hardship. Containment measures, ...