Explosive weapons kill and injure thousands of civilians each year, during and after armed conflict. We also work with United Nations partners tomonitor and report grave violations of childrens rightsin armed conflict. As the fighting in Ukraine moved closer to civilian populations, life for many of the countrys children moved underground. Such efforts should include increasing access to education, strengthening health and child protection systems and social safety nets, expanding opportunities for family income and youth employment, and facilitating peaceful conflict resolution and tolerance. All development goals and government priorities require behavioural and social change. Across more than 190 countries and territories, we do whatever it takes to help children survive, thrive and fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence. "I also want to thank Administrator Power and our friends at CSIS and the Eleanor Crook Foundation for bringing us together today and for taking urgent action to address the growing global nutrition crisis. Explore UNICEF's work on behalf of children. Despite challenges posed by the pandemic, a mass vaccination campaign has protected children. For more than 70 years, UNICEF has led the global fight for childrens rights. In photos: the vast majority of child migrants uprooted by violence, poverty and climate change remain in Africa. The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action. Violence against children takes many forms. We all have a part to play in welcoming uprooted children into our cities and communities. Learn about UNICEF, our partners and the people who join with us to fight for the rights of every child. UNICEFs Humanitarian Action for Children (HAC) appeal helps support our work as it provides conflict- and disaster-affected children with access to water, sanitation, nutrition, education, health and protection services. In emergency settings, the risk of gender-based violence soars. Many refugee and migrant children miss out on an education and many lack access to health care and other essential services. Around the world, millions of children are trapped in cycles of poverty and violence.
Communicable and non-communicable diseases, mental health conditions, injuries, malnutrition, environmental hazards: All pose threats to children worldwide. As the fighting in Ukraine moved closer to civilian populations, life for many of the countrys children moved underground. The world has changed, but childrens needs have not. Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals requires a global shift from treating diseases to strengthening health systems so that all children and women of reproductive age have access to affordable, quality health care. "I want to thank the governments of Norway and Sierra Leone for co-hosting this event with us and for their leadership on this critical issue. Across the world, millions of children interact with justice systems every year. We cant accept this as a new normal. We support national health plans on adolescent health and well-being, improve age-specific health services, and help countries combat non-communicable diseases, improve mental health, prevent injuries and better support children with developmental delays and disabilities. "We are, GENEVA/NEW YORK,15 July 2022 The largest sustained decline in childhood vaccinations in approximately 30 years has been recorded in official data published today by WHO and UNICEF. Get answers to some of frequently asked questions about UNICEF. Explore UNICEF's work on behalf of children. Yet in every society in which it occurs, FGM is a manifestation of entrenchedgender inequality. FGM can lead to serious health complications and even death. Economic hardship exacts a toll on millions of families worldwide and in some places, it comes at the price of a childs physical safety. They could be alleged, accused or recognized as having broken the law. Every child has the right to a legal identity, but a quarter of children born today do not officially exist. Read about our culture. During conflicts, natural disasters and other emergencies, childrens health needs can be neglected to devastating effect. Before, during and after humanitarian emergencies, UNICEF is on the ground, bringing lifesaving help and hope to children and families. More infants today live to celebrate their fifth birthday, while fewer women lose their lives during pregnancy and childbirth. Detention is harmful to childrens health and well-being, and can undermine their development. In some places, health facilities are too far or expensive to reach. UNICEFs humanitarian action for children is focused on interventions that save lives, alleviate suffering, maintain human dignity and protect the rights of affected populations, wherever there are humanitarian needs from armed conflicts, to natural disasters, to public health emergencies. Often referred to as child soldiers, these boys and girls suffer extensive forms of exploitation and abuse that are not fully captured by that term. Gender-based violence is the most pervasive yet least visible human rights violation in the world. It includes physical, sexual, mental or economic harm inflicted on a person because of socially ascribed power imbalances between males and females.
In 2022, UNICEF's HAC appeal total requirement is US$9.4 billion our largest appeal ever to assist more than three hundred million vulnerable children and their families and caregivers around the world. Children in 2030 will live in a world that is older and more urban. I am honoured to be here.
Girls who marry before 18 are more likely to experience domestic violence and less likely to remain in school. A childs migration status should never be a barrier to accessing basic services. Risk factors for these diseases are often preventable. In conflict and disaster, children suffer first and suffer most. Protracted conflicts, persistent violence and extreme poverty and disadvantage drive millions of children from their homes. Meet Dounia from Afghanistan who is back at school in Greece after a terrifying journey. They may be recruited by armed forces. How children have become frontline targets in armed conflicts, A shipment of more than a thousand devices arrive in Rwanda, 546 million schoolchildren do not have access to basic drinking water at school, Ensuring equal rights and opportunities for all refugee children, Health workers go door-to-door, meeting with families in displacement camps, As in other emergencies, children with disabilities are among the most impacted by conflict, Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICs). They save more than five lives every minute preventing up to three million deaths a year. Vaccines are among the greatest advances in global health and development. Want to change the world? Child survivors endure staggering physical injury and psychological trauma. Well-nourished children are better able to grow, learn, play and participate in their communities. UNICEF and UNFPA work to tackle FGM through interventions in 17 countries. Partnerships across every sector make all of UNICEF's work for children and young people possible. UNICEF and partners are finding new ways to ensure no child is left without life-saving vaccines, Even as floodwaters recede, families will continue to feel the effects, How UNICEF is working to end severe wasting, Bicycles are helping UNICEF to go the extra mile for children, Why play is so important and how to enable every child to benefit, UNICEF is continuing to work with partners to support children and their families across the country, Years of conflict have taken a devastating toll on the education of children in Yemen, The latest COVID-19 news and resources, as well as tips to protect you and your family, Rohingya children and young people want more than survival they want a hopeful future, too, Here's what you need to know about the outbreaks and the impact it's having on children. Around the world, as conflicts proliferate, grave violations against children continue., WASHINGTON, D.C., 18 July 2022 "Thank you, Henrietta [Fore] for your friendship and for your leadership on this critical issue. And in some places, they fail to uphold children's most basic rights. Despite the alarming statistics, road and water safety is often overlooked in public health policies. Find out how UNICEF drives change for children and young people. UNICEF has helped reduce child mortality all over the world by working to reach the most vulnerable children,everywhere. UNICEF calls on local leaders, religious groups, non-governmental organizations, the media and the private sector to combat xenophobia and nurture a greater understanding between uprooted children and families and their host communities. Far too many encounter danger, detention, deprivation and discrimination on their journeys, at destination or upon return. Despite being internationally recognized as a human rights violation, female genital mutilation (FGM) has been performed on at least 200 million girls and women across the globe. Unaccompanied and separated children should be placed in foster care, supervised independent living, or other family- or community-based living arrangements. Children should not be detained in adult facilities. The worlds largest provider of vaccines, we support child health and nutrition, safe water and sanitation, quality education and skill building, HIV prevention and treatment for mothers and babies, and the protection of children and adolescents from violence and exploitation. Still, within and among countries, stark inequities persist when it comes to accessing live-saving care. Children need champions. Warring parties use children not only as fighters, but as scouts, cooks, porters, guards, messengers and more. Despite remarkable challenges around the world, UNICEF staffers fight for the rights of every child seeking safe shelter, nutrition, protection from disaster and conflicts, and equality. UNICEFs humanitarian action also encompasses interventions addressing underlying risks and causes of vulnerability to disasters, fragility and conflict, such as system strengthening and resilience-building among vulnerable communities. See how UNICEFs commitment to children remains as strong as ever despite the complexities of our world. I want to thank Secretary-General Guterres and Deputy Secretary-General Mohammed for galvanizing global action to recover learning for millions of children and to transform education for every.
Growing up in an institution puts children at risk of physical, emotional and social harm. Newborns, children, and mothers are often cut off from essential care, including life-saving medicines and supplies. An estimated 1 in 10 children has a disability, and that number is even higher during emergencies. 6 ways to set your child on the path to a lifetime of positive habits. During a humanitarian crisis, we provide leadership and coordination for all actors involved in the response. UNICEF works all over the world to empower girls and women, and to ensure their full participation in political, social, and economic systems. 6 ways to set your child on the path to a lifetime of positive habits. Yet, many children are not getting the nutrition they need. The girls at greatest risk of early marriage are often those hardest to reach. Through it all, demographic changes threaten to strain global health systems. In areas affected by conflict, natural disasters and other emergencies, people trust aid workers to assist and protect them. UNICEF supports primary health care, especially at the community level, to help achieve universal health coverage. This is devastating proof of the need to stop the use of explosive weapons in populated areas. Evidence-based policy planning and programming for the advancement of every child. The Alliance is a global, interagency group that works across humanitarian sectors to set standards and provide technical support for protecting children. UNICEF works around the world to reduce child poverty and shield girls and boys from its lifelong consequences. Above all, protecting children means protecting their physical, mental and psychosocial needs to safeguard their futures.
And we never give up. Every child in India has access to clean water and safe sanitation facilities. Explore our latest global results in child protection. Others may be pulled away by parties involved in a violent conflict. Through public and private partnerships at the global, national and community levels, we focus on: UNICEF works to end preventable maternal, newborn and child deaths and stillbirths by scaling up essential maternal and newborn care, sustaining immunization programmes, and supporting preventive, promotive and curative services for pneumonia, diarrhoea, malaria and other child health conditions. And we never give up. Many lack access to the essential information, quality services and protective environments they need to stay healthy and well. No matter the circumstance, every child has the right to be protected from violence, exploitation and abuse. Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICs), Emergencies and other humanitarian action. Our initiatives support parents and caregivers, and build alliances at the local and global levels to leverage knowledge, raise awareness and encourage action. They promote equality, transparency, responsibility and a results-oriented approach to enablepredictable and timely collective humanitarian action. In a new report Struggling to keep the taps on UNICEF warnsthat prospects for a solution will remain, BAGHDAD, 20 July 2022 -"At least three children were killed and several wounded in Zakho, northern Iraq, today. UNICEF works with partners around the world to promote policies and expand access to services that protect all children. Read about how UNICEF and partners are working to find lasting, cost-effective responses and solutions: Children are coming under attack in conflicts across the world. Working closely with children and families, they identify and manage risks that children may be exposed to at home and elsewhere, especially those related to violence, abuse, exploitation, neglect, discrimination and poverty. Work with UNICEF. But worldwide, an estimated 2.7 million children live in residential care and the actual figure is likely much higher. UNICEF works around the world including in some of the hardest-to-reach places to help children grow up healthy and happy. We also support governments with policy, legislation and regulatory frameworks thatgive more children access to vital social services and justice. Read our report on the State of the Worlds Children, and understand the challenges facing the world's poor and isolated children. A shipment of more than a thousand devices arrive in Rwanda, Health workers go door-to-door, meeting with families in displacement camps, Datasets and interactive visualizations of health indicators, Research on health and development from UNICEF-Innocenti, Intelligence from UNICEF's Office of Global Insight and Policy, Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICs). With fertility rates dropping and life expectancies rising, more children and elderly people will be dependent on those in the workforce. Explore key UNICEF campaigns and initiatives. They are also more resilient in the face of crisis. India is among the worlds most disaster-prone countries with 27 of its 29 states and seven union territories exposed to recurrent natural hazards. UNICEFs Executive Board is the governing body of UNICEF. UNICEF is working to engage and empower adolescents in India to be the next generation of leaders and change makers. Female genital mutilation persists for various reasons, including cultural and economic factors that make it difficult for communities to abandon the practice. These children are deprived of birth certificates their first legal proof of identity simply because their parents cannot afford it, cannot reach it, or face some other barrier to learning about and accessing registration services. We work to ensure the realization of children's rights to grow up in a family environment, protected from violence, abuse and exploitation. Work with UNICEF. Climate change and environmental degradation threaten to reverse progress on child health and survival. "Im especially, ROME/NEW YORK, 6 July 2022 - The number of people affected by hunger globally rose to as many as 828 million in 2021, an increase of about 46 million since 2020 and 150 million since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic (1), according to a United Nations report that provides fresh evidence that the world is moving further away from its goal of, NAIROBI, 29 June 2022 - Girls as young as twelve are being forced into child marriage and Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) at alarming rates in the Horn of Africa, as the most severe drought in forty years pushes families to the edge warns UNICEF. Every child has the right to survive and thrive. It can be physical, emotional or sexual. Learn more about UNICEFs humanitarian work, Attacks on schools are attacks on childrens futures, Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICs), Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-A), Children on the move, including Venezuelans and communities affected by COVID-19, COVID-19, children on the move and other crises in Mexico and Central America. Learn about UNICEF, our partners and the people who join with us to fight for the rights of every ch.
UNICEF is committed to ensuring all children in India have access to inclusive and equitable quality education. Nearly 1 in 10 children across the globe are subjected to child labour, almost half of whom are in hazardous forms of work. We work to strengthen health systems to deliver integrated services for children, adolescents and women of reproductive age focusing on health, nutrition, early childhood development, HIV and AIDS, and WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene). Hundreds of millions of girls have been subjected to child marriage and female genital mutilation even though both are internationally recognized human rights violations. Children account for roughly half of the casualties from explosive ordnance. UNICEF is deeply troubled by the killing of three girls, one 1-year-old, one 12-year-old, and one 16-year-old, in the attack today in Dohuk, SOMALI REGION, ETHIOPIA, 19 July 2022 Four consecutive failed rainy seasons have brought on severe drought in Ethiopias lowland regions of Afar, Oromia, the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples (SNNPR) and Somali regions. For 75years, UNICEF has worked to improve the lives of children and their families. BEIRUT, 21 July 2022 Lebanon has managed to stave off a total collapse of its water infrastructure, but water supply systems remain on the brink, putting the health of millions of people, particularly children, at risk, UNICEF has warned. UNICEF calls for stronger policies to prevent the separation of children from their parents and other family members in transit; and faster procedures to reunite children with their families, including in destination countries. They could be in need of care or safety, or seeking to protect their rights. How do you change the culture of a school and where do you start? A Syrian mother receives life-changing news that she and her young son will finally see their family again. Recovering learning: Are, NEW YORK, 12 July 2022 - "Excellencies, colleagues, distinguished guests, "Good morning, everyone. The impact of the, NEW YORK,19 July2022 - "Excellencies, Distinguished Guests, Colleagues, "Thank you for inviting me to join this critical open debate on children and armed conflict.
UNICEF works in more than 150 countries to protect children from violence, exploitation and abuse. Work with UNICEF. Our Annual Report highlights the results we are achieving for children around the world and reports on our financial stewardship. Advocatingfor every child's right to a sustainable and healthy future. Read our global strategy to help protect children from violence, exploitation and abuse. But justice systems do not always fulfil the promise of fairness.
Communicable and non-communicable diseases, mental health conditions, injuries, malnutrition, environmental hazards: All pose threats to children worldwide. As the fighting in Ukraine moved closer to civilian populations, life for many of the countrys children moved underground. The world has changed, but childrens needs have not. Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals requires a global shift from treating diseases to strengthening health systems so that all children and women of reproductive age have access to affordable, quality health care. "I want to thank the governments of Norway and Sierra Leone for co-hosting this event with us and for their leadership on this critical issue. Across the world, millions of children interact with justice systems every year. We cant accept this as a new normal. We support national health plans on adolescent health and well-being, improve age-specific health services, and help countries combat non-communicable diseases, improve mental health, prevent injuries and better support children with developmental delays and disabilities. "We are, GENEVA/NEW YORK,15 July 2022 The largest sustained decline in childhood vaccinations in approximately 30 years has been recorded in official data published today by WHO and UNICEF. Get answers to some of frequently asked questions about UNICEF. Explore UNICEF's work on behalf of children. Yet in every society in which it occurs, FGM is a manifestation of entrenchedgender inequality. FGM can lead to serious health complications and even death. Economic hardship exacts a toll on millions of families worldwide and in some places, it comes at the price of a childs physical safety. They could be alleged, accused or recognized as having broken the law. Every child has the right to a legal identity, but a quarter of children born today do not officially exist. Read about our culture. During conflicts, natural disasters and other emergencies, childrens health needs can be neglected to devastating effect. Before, during and after humanitarian emergencies, UNICEF is on the ground, bringing lifesaving help and hope to children and families. More infants today live to celebrate their fifth birthday, while fewer women lose their lives during pregnancy and childbirth. Detention is harmful to childrens health and well-being, and can undermine their development. In some places, health facilities are too far or expensive to reach. UNICEFs humanitarian action for children is focused on interventions that save lives, alleviate suffering, maintain human dignity and protect the rights of affected populations, wherever there are humanitarian needs from armed conflicts, to natural disasters, to public health emergencies. Often referred to as child soldiers, these boys and girls suffer extensive forms of exploitation and abuse that are not fully captured by that term. Gender-based violence is the most pervasive yet least visible human rights violation in the world. It includes physical, sexual, mental or economic harm inflicted on a person because of socially ascribed power imbalances between males and females.
In 2022, UNICEF's HAC appeal total requirement is US$9.4 billion our largest appeal ever to assist more than three hundred million vulnerable children and their families and caregivers around the world. Children in 2030 will live in a world that is older and more urban. I am honoured to be here.
Girls who marry before 18 are more likely to experience domestic violence and less likely to remain in school. A childs migration status should never be a barrier to accessing basic services. Risk factors for these diseases are often preventable. In conflict and disaster, children suffer first and suffer most. Protracted conflicts, persistent violence and extreme poverty and disadvantage drive millions of children from their homes. Meet Dounia from Afghanistan who is back at school in Greece after a terrifying journey. They may be recruited by armed forces. How children have become frontline targets in armed conflicts, A shipment of more than a thousand devices arrive in Rwanda, 546 million schoolchildren do not have access to basic drinking water at school, Ensuring equal rights and opportunities for all refugee children, Health workers go door-to-door, meeting with families in displacement camps, As in other emergencies, children with disabilities are among the most impacted by conflict, Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICs). They save more than five lives every minute preventing up to three million deaths a year. Vaccines are among the greatest advances in global health and development. Want to change the world? Child survivors endure staggering physical injury and psychological trauma. Well-nourished children are better able to grow, learn, play and participate in their communities. UNICEF and UNFPA work to tackle FGM through interventions in 17 countries. Partnerships across every sector make all of UNICEF's work for children and young people possible. UNICEF and partners are finding new ways to ensure no child is left without life-saving vaccines, Even as floodwaters recede, families will continue to feel the effects, How UNICEF is working to end severe wasting, Bicycles are helping UNICEF to go the extra mile for children, Why play is so important and how to enable every child to benefit, UNICEF is continuing to work with partners to support children and their families across the country, Years of conflict have taken a devastating toll on the education of children in Yemen, The latest COVID-19 news and resources, as well as tips to protect you and your family, Rohingya children and young people want more than survival they want a hopeful future, too, Here's what you need to know about the outbreaks and the impact it's having on children. Around the world, as conflicts proliferate, grave violations against children continue., WASHINGTON, D.C., 18 July 2022 "Thank you, Henrietta [Fore] for your friendship and for your leadership on this critical issue. And in some places, they fail to uphold children's most basic rights. Despite the alarming statistics, road and water safety is often overlooked in public health policies. Find out how UNICEF drives change for children and young people. UNICEF has helped reduce child mortality all over the world by working to reach the most vulnerable children,everywhere. UNICEF calls on local leaders, religious groups, non-governmental organizations, the media and the private sector to combat xenophobia and nurture a greater understanding between uprooted children and families and their host communities. Far too many encounter danger, detention, deprivation and discrimination on their journeys, at destination or upon return. Despite being internationally recognized as a human rights violation, female genital mutilation (FGM) has been performed on at least 200 million girls and women across the globe. Unaccompanied and separated children should be placed in foster care, supervised independent living, or other family- or community-based living arrangements. Children should not be detained in adult facilities. The worlds largest provider of vaccines, we support child health and nutrition, safe water and sanitation, quality education and skill building, HIV prevention and treatment for mothers and babies, and the protection of children and adolescents from violence and exploitation. Still, within and among countries, stark inequities persist when it comes to accessing live-saving care. Children need champions. Warring parties use children not only as fighters, but as scouts, cooks, porters, guards, messengers and more. Despite remarkable challenges around the world, UNICEF staffers fight for the rights of every child seeking safe shelter, nutrition, protection from disaster and conflicts, and equality. UNICEFs humanitarian action also encompasses interventions addressing underlying risks and causes of vulnerability to disasters, fragility and conflict, such as system strengthening and resilience-building among vulnerable communities. See how UNICEFs commitment to children remains as strong as ever despite the complexities of our world. I want to thank Secretary-General Guterres and Deputy Secretary-General Mohammed for galvanizing global action to recover learning for millions of children and to transform education for every.
Growing up in an institution puts children at risk of physical, emotional and social harm. Newborns, children, and mothers are often cut off from essential care, including life-saving medicines and supplies. An estimated 1 in 10 children has a disability, and that number is even higher during emergencies. 6 ways to set your child on the path to a lifetime of positive habits. During a humanitarian crisis, we provide leadership and coordination for all actors involved in the response. UNICEF works all over the world to empower girls and women, and to ensure their full participation in political, social, and economic systems. 6 ways to set your child on the path to a lifetime of positive habits. Yet, many children are not getting the nutrition they need. The girls at greatest risk of early marriage are often those hardest to reach. Through it all, demographic changes threaten to strain global health systems. In areas affected by conflict, natural disasters and other emergencies, people trust aid workers to assist and protect them. UNICEF supports primary health care, especially at the community level, to help achieve universal health coverage. This is devastating proof of the need to stop the use of explosive weapons in populated areas. Evidence-based policy planning and programming for the advancement of every child. The Alliance is a global, interagency group that works across humanitarian sectors to set standards and provide technical support for protecting children. UNICEF works around the world to reduce child poverty and shield girls and boys from its lifelong consequences. Above all, protecting children means protecting their physical, mental and psychosocial needs to safeguard their futures.
And we never give up. Every child in India has access to clean water and safe sanitation facilities. Explore our latest global results in child protection. Others may be pulled away by parties involved in a violent conflict. Through public and private partnerships at the global, national and community levels, we focus on: UNICEF works to end preventable maternal, newborn and child deaths and stillbirths by scaling up essential maternal and newborn care, sustaining immunization programmes, and supporting preventive, promotive and curative services for pneumonia, diarrhoea, malaria and other child health conditions. And we never give up. Many lack access to the essential information, quality services and protective environments they need to stay healthy and well. No matter the circumstance, every child has the right to be protected from violence, exploitation and abuse. Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICs), Emergencies and other humanitarian action. Our initiatives support parents and caregivers, and build alliances at the local and global levels to leverage knowledge, raise awareness and encourage action. They promote equality, transparency, responsibility and a results-oriented approach to enablepredictable and timely collective humanitarian action. In a new report Struggling to keep the taps on UNICEF warnsthat prospects for a solution will remain, BAGHDAD, 20 July 2022 -"At least three children were killed and several wounded in Zakho, northern Iraq, today. UNICEF works with partners around the world to promote policies and expand access to services that protect all children. Read about how UNICEF and partners are working to find lasting, cost-effective responses and solutions: Children are coming under attack in conflicts across the world. Working closely with children and families, they identify and manage risks that children may be exposed to at home and elsewhere, especially those related to violence, abuse, exploitation, neglect, discrimination and poverty. Work with UNICEF. But worldwide, an estimated 2.7 million children live in residential care and the actual figure is likely much higher. UNICEF works around the world including in some of the hardest-to-reach places to help children grow up healthy and happy. We also support governments with policy, legislation and regulatory frameworks thatgive more children access to vital social services and justice. Read our report on the State of the Worlds Children, and understand the challenges facing the world's poor and isolated children. A shipment of more than a thousand devices arrive in Rwanda, Health workers go door-to-door, meeting with families in displacement camps, Datasets and interactive visualizations of health indicators, Research on health and development from UNICEF-Innocenti, Intelligence from UNICEF's Office of Global Insight and Policy, Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICs). With fertility rates dropping and life expectancies rising, more children and elderly people will be dependent on those in the workforce. Explore key UNICEF campaigns and initiatives. They are also more resilient in the face of crisis. India is among the worlds most disaster-prone countries with 27 of its 29 states and seven union territories exposed to recurrent natural hazards. UNICEFs Executive Board is the governing body of UNICEF. UNICEF is working to engage and empower adolescents in India to be the next generation of leaders and change makers. Female genital mutilation persists for various reasons, including cultural and economic factors that make it difficult for communities to abandon the practice. These children are deprived of birth certificates their first legal proof of identity simply because their parents cannot afford it, cannot reach it, or face some other barrier to learning about and accessing registration services. We work to ensure the realization of children's rights to grow up in a family environment, protected from violence, abuse and exploitation. Work with UNICEF. Climate change and environmental degradation threaten to reverse progress on child health and survival. "Im especially, ROME/NEW YORK, 6 July 2022 - The number of people affected by hunger globally rose to as many as 828 million in 2021, an increase of about 46 million since 2020 and 150 million since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic (1), according to a United Nations report that provides fresh evidence that the world is moving further away from its goal of, NAIROBI, 29 June 2022 - Girls as young as twelve are being forced into child marriage and Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) at alarming rates in the Horn of Africa, as the most severe drought in forty years pushes families to the edge warns UNICEF. Every child has the right to survive and thrive. It can be physical, emotional or sexual. Learn more about UNICEFs humanitarian work, Attacks on schools are attacks on childrens futures, Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICs), Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-A), Children on the move, including Venezuelans and communities affected by COVID-19, COVID-19, children on the move and other crises in Mexico and Central America. Learn about UNICEF, our partners and the people who join with us to fight for the rights of every ch.
UNICEF is committed to ensuring all children in India have access to inclusive and equitable quality education. Nearly 1 in 10 children across the globe are subjected to child labour, almost half of whom are in hazardous forms of work. We work to strengthen health systems to deliver integrated services for children, adolescents and women of reproductive age focusing on health, nutrition, early childhood development, HIV and AIDS, and WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene). Hundreds of millions of girls have been subjected to child marriage and female genital mutilation even though both are internationally recognized human rights violations. Children account for roughly half of the casualties from explosive ordnance. UNICEF is deeply troubled by the killing of three girls, one 1-year-old, one 12-year-old, and one 16-year-old, in the attack today in Dohuk, SOMALI REGION, ETHIOPIA, 19 July 2022 Four consecutive failed rainy seasons have brought on severe drought in Ethiopias lowland regions of Afar, Oromia, the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples (SNNPR) and Somali regions. For 75years, UNICEF has worked to improve the lives of children and their families. BEIRUT, 21 July 2022 Lebanon has managed to stave off a total collapse of its water infrastructure, but water supply systems remain on the brink, putting the health of millions of people, particularly children, at risk, UNICEF has warned. UNICEF calls for stronger policies to prevent the separation of children from their parents and other family members in transit; and faster procedures to reunite children with their families, including in destination countries. They could be in need of care or safety, or seeking to protect their rights. How do you change the culture of a school and where do you start? A Syrian mother receives life-changing news that she and her young son will finally see their family again. Recovering learning: Are, NEW YORK, 12 July 2022 - "Excellencies, colleagues, distinguished guests, "Good morning, everyone. The impact of the, NEW YORK,19 July2022 - "Excellencies, Distinguished Guests, Colleagues, "Thank you for inviting me to join this critical open debate on children and armed conflict.
UNICEF works in more than 150 countries to protect children from violence, exploitation and abuse. Work with UNICEF. Our Annual Report highlights the results we are achieving for children around the world and reports on our financial stewardship. Advocatingfor every child's right to a sustainable and healthy future. Read our global strategy to help protect children from violence, exploitation and abuse. But justice systems do not always fulfil the promise of fairness.