Child health during COVID-19

Senegal is one of 10 countries in sub-Saharan Africa that have collaborated with the PMNCH under the CAAP initiative.   Responding to the...

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death worldwide, responsible for more than 60 percent of global mortality. In 2021 alone, they...

As the United Nations marks its landmark 80th year, global leaders will convene in New York City to build consensus and confront increasingly complex global...

The compendium supports efforts to end mistreatment and achieve respectful maternal and newborn care, marking a decade since the WHO’s 2014 statement...

The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH), the world’s largest alliance for women’s, children’s,...

Making progress for the health and human rights of women, children, and adolescents is possible, but hard-won gains are under threat. Conflict, the climate...

The world is facing more challenges and much uncertainty. Millions of women, children and adolescents continue to die from preventable causes and many...

Zambia is one of 10 countries in sub-Saharan Africa that have collaborated with the PMNCH under the CAAP initiative.   Responding to the...

Ethiopia is one of 10 countries in sub-Saharan Africa that have collaborated with PMNCH through the CAAP initiative.   Responding to the...

In recent decades, significant progress has been made for women and children. Since 2000, global under-five mortality has fallen by over half, and the maternal...

Sierra Leone is one of 10 countries in sub-Saharan Africa that have collaborated with PMNCH through the CAAP initiative.   Responding to...

In 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) published the WHO guidelines on the management of health complications from female genital mutilation....

Every day in 2023, over 700 women died from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth - meaning that approximately one woman is dying every...

Tanzania is one of 10 countries in sub-Saharan Africa that have collaborated with PMNCH through the CAAP initiative.     Responding to the need...

The development of the advocacy action plan was coordinated by Health NGO Network (HENNET).   The Kenya CAAP initiative aims to enhance...

The development of the advocacy action plan was coordinated by Amref Malawi, under the stewardship of the Ministry of Health’s Reproductive Health...

The development of the advocacy action plan was coordinated by the Africa Health Budget Network (AHBN) and supported by Education as a Vaccine (EVA). The...

The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (PMNCH) serves as a cornerstone in global health advocacy, with a focus on advancing the health...

Governments are not on track to achieve the sustainable development goals (SDGs) targets pertaining to maternal, newborn and child mortality. Progress...

This guidance note offers principles to maximize countries’ effectiveness in designing and executing remote learning.Produced by: World BankLearn...

The WHO presents a framework for school reopening through a multi-sectoral approach with special considerations for vulnerable communities. It provides...

This guidance document addresses the key aspects to consider while planning a safe and equitable return to school for displaced children.Produced by: UNHCRLearn...

This guidance document provides contextualized guidelines to guarantee continuity of education during school closures, and proposes evidence-based strategies...

These guidelines aim to inform the decision-making process regarding school reopening, support national preparations and guide the implementation process,...

Preventing the current global learning crisis from becoming a generational catastrophe requires urgent action from all. This policy brief encourages governments...

These guidelines are intended to support policy-makers designing back-to-school policies and developing school reopening procedures.The guidelines present...

This guidance note outlines key principles and practical measures for decision-makers to consider before, during and after the transition from closure...

This is an annex to the WHO Public Health and Social Measures in the context of COVID-19 replacing an earlier version and applies to educational settings...

This publication provides guidelines for reopening of services for 2-8-year-old children and their families. It includes an interactive checklist that...

The purpose of this guidance document is to provide clear and actionable guidelines for safe operations through prevention, and early detection and control...

The following document is a guidance for decision-makers on reopening schools safely in the context of Covid-19. Produced by: UNICEFLearn more

The following guidance document describes safe school operations and how to implement them with government and local partners and methods to ensure continuityof...

This document provides guidance to governments, policymakers, international organizations on the continuity of learning while schools remain closed based...

This document provides a practical guide for parliamentarians and policymakers to update of the 9 major pillars of COVID‑19 preparedness and response and...

This guidance note is intended to help parliamentarians push for and ministries of education and health maintain hygiene, and prevent Covid-19 infection...

This guidance documents presents the obstacles that ethnolinguistic minority children will face when re-entering schools and presents suggestions for policy-makers...

This guidance document offers a list of multi-sectoral recommendations concerning education, health, nutrition, protection and WASH services, to consider...

By UNICEFThis resource pack combines a number of technical guidance resources that help ensure safe and efficient online learning in young students and...

A list of Q&A to help teachers, students, parents, and school officials protect themselves at schools. (all document)Produced by: WHOLearn more      

This contextualized handbook supports the Cambodian Government in shifting classes to the online setting and preventing the loss of all gains made in the...

This contextualized document describes the impact of prolonged school closures in Latin America and the Caribbean, and includes a call to action for government...

This context-specific document highlights the efforts of the international community in enabling the government of Zimbabwe to enhance children's access...

This contextualized document shows the disruption of Yemeni children's access to education by conflict and the current pandemic combined and addresses...

This contextualized document encompasses the alternative distance learning methods used in Arab countries such as the radio and television to access educational...

This contextualized document shows the efforts of UNICEF in maintaining students' access to education and meals in spite of school closures in Guatemala.Produced...

This contextualized document provides a mapping exercise that the UNICEF in Country Offices undertook in Latin America and the Caribbean countries to inform...

The following document summarizes and analyzes the strategies and practices that are being employed to support the more marginalized young learners including...

This policy dialogue identifies the main outcomes of policies applied in the sub-region of Southeast Asia and provided policy advice and recommendations...

This document discusses the impact of school closures on the curricula and the educational staff, the methods for evaluating academic progress and highlights...

This contextualized document summarizes Shanghai's response in the academic sector during the Covid-19 pandemic. It addresses the governmental policies,...

This context-specific piece addresses the main measures conducted at the ministerial level to maintain the continuity of education in sub-Saharan African....

The following briefing paper, addresses the impact that the pandemic had on schools and students in the UK. It also focuses on the considerations to follow...