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COVID-19 response

UNICEF’s call to protect children, especially the most marginalized, is essential now more than ever and our global databases can inform that response by painting a picture of children around the world. In the face of this crisis, where are children especially vulnerable to physical punishment? Are sufficient hygiene facilities available in schools? And is healthcare accessible for children with acute respiratory symptoms?

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How COVID-19 is changing the world: A statistical perspective

COVID-19 is altering the lives of children, especially the most vulnerable, to a catastrophic extent. Children already left behind will likely bear the brunt of the pandemic’s impact, whether through missing out on life-saving vaccinations, increased risk of violence, or interrupted education.

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Handwashing data to inform the COVID-19 response

Adequate water, sanitation and hygiene services for households, schools and healthcare facilities are essential to prevent the spread of infectious diseases including COVID-19. The low levels of coverage of these basic services in many parts of the world reflect substantial inequalities between and within countries and contribute to the vulnerability of these populations to the pandemic.

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Children and the Sustainable Development Goals

Children and the Sustainable Development Goals

We believe that consistent, credible data about children’s situations are critical to the improvement of their lives – and indispensable to realizing the rights of every child.

1 in 4

births of the global population of children under five have never been registered

More than 2 in 3

children are subjected to violent discipline by caregivers

More than 175 million

children do not have access to pre-primary education

3 billion

people do not have a handwashing facility with water and soap at home

6.2 million

children under 15 years died in 2018

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Migrant and displaced children in the age of COVID-19

Millions of children live outside of their country of birth as migrants or refugees, or are displaced within their own borders. This article examines the enormous socioeconomic challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic poses for children on the move across four dimensions: poverty, survival and health, learning and protection and safety.

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Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates - 2020 edition

New estimates on child malnutrition for the indicators of stunting, wasting, severe wasting, and overweight released by UNICEF, WHO and the World Bank, to describe the magnitude and patterns of malnutrition in children under 5 around the world. Timely, disaggregated, and quality data help identify where vulnerable children live so that interventions to counteract the potential adverse effects of COVID-19 can be implemented targeting those most in need.

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Child marriage among boys: A global overview of available data

The practice of child marriage has been well-studied among girls, but there has been little information to date about child marriage among boys. This paper presents an analysis of all nationally representative and internationally comparable data on the prevalence of child marriage among boys.

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Rapid situation tracking for COVID-19 socioeconomic impacts data visualization

Measures taken by governments to contain and mitigate the pandemic are having persistent and far-reaching impacts on children’s lives. Children are missing out on life-saving vaccines and much-needed free meals because of the suspension of services. And many, especially the most vulnerable, even risk losing their lives to preventable diseases because access to healthcare is disrupted.

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