"CHILD MORTALITY"

Opening the 76th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said, “To be clear, COVID-19 is still with us, it still kills, it’s still changing, and it still demands our attention, but it no longer represents a public health emergency of international concern.” WHO

Fran Equiza, UNICEF Afghanistan Representative. He will brief on the situation in Afghanistan.

En parlant de la République Centre Africaine, le Haut-Commissaire des Nations Unies aux droits de l’homme, Volker Türk, a dit, “Il est rare qu'un pays dont le bilan en matière de droits de l'homme est si alarmant soit à ce point oublié par le reste du monde.” UNTV CH

According to UNICEF, 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 and families. UNICEF

Daily Press Briefing by the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General

According to a new UN report, a child or youth died once every 4.4 seconds in 2021. UNICEF

UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell concluded a three-day visit to Viet Nam, commending the country for its many gains for children. Russell also called for urgent action to address challenges like malnutrition and inequalities that have been exacerbated by COVID-19 and climate shocks. UNICEF

Achieving full gender equality, one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), could take close to 300 years if the current rate of progress continues, according to a report published on Wednesday by UN Women and the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). UNIFEED

“Unprecedented numbers” of children in Somalia are facing a “malnutrition crisis,” UNICEF warned on Tuesday. UNTV CH

Press Conference by Afshan Khan, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia, on how children are being affected by the war in Ukraine, following a mission to the country.