Under-five mortality has increased by 39% since 2000.

UNICEF is scaling up its humanitarian response across Latin America and the Caribbean to help children and families recover from successive hurricanes in the region and two earthquakes in Mexico. After Hurricane Maria left an estimated 90 per cent of buildings damaged or destroyed in Dominica, UNICEF is supporting the government to get students…, DOMINICA, 13 October 2017, – Deltin Eugene, 16, stares at the chalkboard at the front of what used to be his classroom at the Goodwill Secondary School. The only words written there are “Friday 15 September 2017”. It was the last day he and more than 18,000 other students in Dominica went to school. When classes were dismissed that Friday afternoon, he had no idea that…

PANAMA CITY, 3 October 2017 –, UNICEF said it needs $6.2 million to meet the urgent needs of children affected by Hurricane Maria in Dominica. The category 5 storm, which hit the Caribbean island on September 19, forced 65,000 people, including 20,000 children, away from their homes. The funds are part of a broader $28 million appeal by humanitarian agencies to provide…, For more information, please contact:, Marisol Quintero, UNICEF Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, Panama Phone: +507 6569- 2718, E-mail mquintero@unicef.org mquintero@unicef.org

El huracán María ha marcado un antes y un después en la isla

Un programa de transferencia de efectivo trae alivio a las familias afectadas en Dominica.

El conmovedor relato de una niña de 4 años que sobrevivió al huracán María.

...ارتفع معدل وفيات الأطفال دون سن الخامسة بنسبة 39% منذ عام 2000. 

La tasa de mortalidad de niños menores de 5 años ha aumentado un 39% desde 2000.

La mortalité des moins de cinq ans a augmenté de 39 % depuis 2000.

自2000年以来，五岁以下儿童死亡率上升了39%。