Three years ago, as many European borders closed to people fleeing violence in the Middle East, a community centre in the heart of Athens opened its doors, welcoming stranded refugees and migrants. Run by women who came to Greece as migrants themselves, the Melissa Network is a community centre empowering uprooted women and girls to… Read more →←
Inclusiveness is a theme of 2018’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities. What kind of progress are we making to ensure that children with disabilities can realise their fundamental right to an education? Inclusion – the promise to leave no one behind – lies at the heart of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Nowhere… Read more →←
When it comes to implementing education sector policies, educators across Sub-Saharan Africa face a common set of challenges. These include: Lack of clarity as to the practical steps needed to turn national policy into tangible outcomes. Poor co-ordination at national level means policy priorities vary between councils, boards and… Read more →←
E kore au e ngaro, he kākano i ruia mai i Rangiātea. — Māori proverb, meaning: I will never be lost, for I am a seed sown in Rangiātea Rangiātea is the origin of Māori migration, representing the wider world, and marking the start and the end of the journey of potential. The concept of he kakano portrays the child as a seed ready… Read more →←
In October, UNICEF and Comics Uniting Nations launched the global School Superhero Comic Contest unmasking the ultimate super villain — The Silence, a dark force stopping billions from speaking up and taking action against violence in schools. We called on you to create superheroes to defeat The Silence and #ENDviolence in and around… Read more →←
A lock. A light. A secure shelter. All three can prevent violence against girls and women in emergencies, and provide a sense of security in a time of increased vulnerability and stress. Violence against women and girls does not discriminate by race, religion, culture, class or country. Worldwide, one in three women have experienced… Read more →←
In October, UNICEF and Comics Uniting Nations launched the first global School Superhero Comic Contest, calling on the world’s young people to design a superhero with powers to defeat the ultimate supervillain — The Silence. Newly unmasked and menacing, this supervillain uses its powers to prevent students from speaking out about… Read more →←
As New Zealanders, we feel we are a privileged nation with accessible, clean water and great health care. We are not under a massive threat of genocide or human trafficking. To many other countries we are a great place to be a child. But we can be better. Mental health, trauma and suicide are dark parts of New Zealand’s landscape. They… Read more →←
November 20 is World Children’s Day – a day to take action for children! It’s the day when the most widely ratified human rights treaty in history, the Convention on the Rights of the Child, was adopted. It’s a day to celebrate, but also recognize that children continue to have their rights denied every day. Despite… Read more →←
When you get that feeling … when you can’t hold it any longer and you just have to go … where do you do it? I grew up in Australia and remember spending summers in the outback. When nature called, I would have to use an outhouse — a long drop toilet in a tiny shed in the backyard. I would go as quickly as possible, terrified that… Read more →←
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