Thread by @WHO

Women’s & children’s health has suffered globally, as the impacts of conflict, the #COVID19 pandemic & #ClimateChange converge with devastating effects on prospects for children, young people & women.

🆕 report by WHO, @UNICEF, @UNFPA & @PMNCH:
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Since the last Every Woman Every Child Progress Report published in 2020:

↗️ food insecurity
↗️ hunger
↗️ child marriage
↗️ risks from intimate partner violence
↗️ adolescent #depression and anxiety

have all increased.

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📷 © @UNICEF /UN0635253/Shahan

An estimated 2⃣5⃣ million children were un- or under-vaccinated in 2021 – 6 million more than in 2019 - increasing their risk of contracting deadly and debilitating diseases.

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The 🆕 report provides wide-ranging evidence that children and adolescents face wildly divergent ↔️ chances of leading a healthy life simply based on:
🔸 where they are born
🔸 their exposure to conflict
🔸 the economic circumstances of their families

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🏥 Better health systems
🍲 Improved food supply
⚖️ Empowered women & young people

These are the solutions.

#ProtectThePromise:
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