Beirut, 6 April 2020 – UNICEF has procured and delivered medical supplies to 194 Primary Health Care Centres to support the healthcare frontline workers and population at risk in Lebanon. This includes 650,000 pairs of gloves, 830,000 surgical masks, 34,000 N95 respirator masks, 26,750 gowns and 3,000 infra-red thermometers, among other health items. UNICEF has…
A third of youth surveyed globally by UNICEF say their education is not preparing them with the skills to get jobs
PwC and UNICEF join forces to boost youth skills worldwide Dubai, UAE, 11 March 2020 – An online poll of 40,000 young people in over 150 countries reveals that many young people feel their current education is not preparing them with the skills they need to get jobs. One third (31 per cent) of the young…
Spreading facts, not fear, in the fight against coronavirus in Lebanon
BEIRUT, 6 March 2020.- Lebanon confirmed its first coronavirus (COVID-19) case on February 21st and, with infections spreading globally, people need to know how to protect themselves. UNICEF, in close collaboration with the Ministries of Public Health and Education, WHO Lebanon, the Lebanese Red Cross and other partners, is putting efforts on spreading the facts…
Global survey launched in Lebanon to assess the situation of children and women
The Central Administration of Statistics launches in partnership with UNICEF The Lebanon Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2020 Beirut, 28 February 2020 – The Central Administration of Statistics (CAS) and UNICEF Lebanon announced today the beginning of the data collection fieldwork for the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) to assess the well-being of children and women…
UNICEF provides cash support to more than 40,000 Lebanese children in the context of the current crisis
Beirut, 19 February 2020 –Lebanon’s deteriorating economic situation is threatening the livelihoods of the most vulnerable Lebanese households, putting children and young people’s education, protection and health at risk. UNICEF with partners have activated a cash assistance programme to support approximately 40,000 children from 15,000 Lebanese families. Working with the National Poverty Targeting Program (NPTP),…
The Ministry of Public Health and the Lebanese Pediatric Society urge parents to get their children vaccinated against measles
WHO and UNICEF call for collective actions to fight measles during outbreak February 17, 2020 – The recent measles vaccination campaign launched back in December following the outbreak that has spread across Lebanon have many parents concerned. The Ministry of Public Health, along with the Lebanese Pediatric Society, WHO and UNICEF are very concerned about…
Closing of the project “Capacity Building and Mentorship for Youth in Akkar, North Lebanon, and Beirut-Mount Lebanon”: enhancing the capacity of the youth for a better community
Beirut, Thursday February 6, 2020 – EMPOWER held the closing event of the project “Capacity Building and Mentorship for Youth in Akkar, North Lebanon, and Beirut-Mount Lebanon” at Sin El Fil Municipality in the presence of representatives from UNICEF, EMPOWER, Mada Association, and beneficiaries of the project who came from Akkar, Tripoli, Chouf and Beirut.…
UNICEF calls on all stakeholders to put children first and ensure their safeguarding in these times of crisis in Lebanon
Statement by Yukie Mokuo, UNICEF Representative in Lebanon Beirut, 10 January 2020 – “As the new year begins, it is time for all of us to put children first and ensure their safeguarding in these times of crisis in Lebanon. All of us –national and international institutions, civil society, private sector, communities, families— must act…
Nearly 1 million children to be immunized against Measles in Lebanon
The Ministry of Public Health launches the National Measles Immunization Campaign in partnership with WHO andUNICEF as outbreak remains ongoing in Lebanon December 6, 2019 – The Ministry of Public Health, in partnership with WHO and UNICEF, announced today the beginning of the national drive to fight the ongoing measles outbreak in Lebanon. Since onset…
Children and young people in Lebanon share their concerns and recommendations for a brighter future
UNICEF urges recommitment to the Convention on the Rights of the Child to ensure that every child has full access to every right Beirut, 19 November 2019 – The World Children’s Day (WCD) will mark tomorrow, 20 November, the thirtieth anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). In this global day…