UN chief calls for greater protection for children caught up in COVID-19 crisis

“Thankfully, children have so far been largely spared from the most severe symptoms of the disease. But their lives are being totally upended”, he said.
Fuente: UN - Unicef, 16 April 2020.
Fuente: UN - Unicef, 16 April 2020.
The looming global recession resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic could cause hundreds of thousands of additional child deaths this year, effectively reversing recent gains in reducing infant mortality, a new UN report issued on Thursday has revealed.