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#EarlyMomentsMatter: Redesigning the family-friendly workplace of the future

#EarlyMomentsMatter: Redesigning the family-friendly workplace of the future

Experts speak

By Henrietta H. Fore

Part 1 Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand has been in the global spotlight recently, and for good reason. Not only is she the world’s youngest female head of government, but she has also asserted that one of her top priorities is “to make New Zealand the best place in the world to be a child.” That is a statement to be… Read more →←
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Time for universal child grants? 6 issues to consider

Time for universal child grants? 6 issues to consider

Experts speak

By David Stewart, Ian Orton

Story also available in: Español
Today marks the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. Despite the remarkable progress made in past decades, 736 million people still live in extreme poverty. Most worryingly children are disproportionately affected: while they make around a third of the global population, they comprise half of those struggling to survive on… Read more →←
School children line behind one another. The child at the head of the line washes his hands at a tap attached to a large black plastic container.
Clean hands: A recipe for good health

Clean hands: A recipe for good health

Experts speak

By Philippa Lysaght

Story also available in: 中文
One of my fondest memories from South Sudan was seeing an enormous queue of children fill a playground at a school in Yambio. Children, some as young as 4 or 5, were lining up to wash their hands before the midday meal. The really young ones were so hungry for lunch they were crying. But no one broke ranks in the queue to wash their… Read more →←
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How can data change children’s lives?

How can data change children’s lives?

Experts speak

By Ted Chaiban

Story also available in: Français
In education, how data is used can make all the difference. UNICEF’s Data Must Speak initiative aims to maximize the use of existing education data, so that it can drive policy decisions, inform citizens, and empower communities. Education holds the key to a better life for millions of children and adolescents worldwide: a life with… Read more →←
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What a legend and young people have in common

What a legend and young people have in common

Experts speak

By Sobel Ngom

There is a legend you may know; the story of a hummingbird whose forest catches fire. While all the animals watch helplessly as the flames ravage their home, the hummingbird fetches water, filling its tiny beak with a mere few drops at a time. At sight of what seems like a ludicrous effort, others express their scepticism:… Read more →←
Two young boys sitting in the grass looking at a piece of paper one of them has held in his hands, along with a pen in the other hand.
The role of parents and caregivers in lifewide learning

The role of parents and caregivers in lifewide learning

Experts speak

By Dr. Amy Jo Dowd, Lauren Pisani, Caroline Dusabe, Holly Jane Howell

  Parents and caregivers dominate opportunities to contribute to learning Children spend more time outside school than they do inside it. It is here that parents and caregivers can shape their learning environments and opportunities. Consider a primary school child in Malawi. According to the pie chart below, the child’s… Read more →←
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The important art of breastfeeding

The important art of breastfeeding

Experts speak

By Mimi Choi

Story also available in: Español 中文 العربية
As a recently married woman, looking forward to starting a family, the topic of breastfeeding has become more and more prevalent in conversations with my husband and friends. When UNICEF approached me with the opportunity to collaborate on a breastfeeding campaign, it really highlighted the importance of breastfeeding and I was shocked… Read more →←
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Have you ever thought of HIV as the solution?

Have you ever thought of HIV as the solution?

Experts speak

By Chewe Luo

A special supplement of the Journal of the International AIDS Society, which I have co-edited with Douglas Webb and Lucie Cluver, considers the impact the new Agenda 2030 (the outline to help institute the Sustainable Development Goals) is going to have on work in the HIV field. Will it mean our efforts no longer have the same focus as… Read more →←
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“I could not sleep in Rakhine, but I can sleep here”

“I could not sleep in Rakhine, but I can sleep here”

Experts speak

By Justin Forsyth

I was shocked by the stories I heard from Rohingya children on my recent visit to Bangladesh + to see the work of UNICEF and its partners to help 680,000 Rohingya refugees, 58% of which are children. I had barely spent an hour in Kutupalong refugee camp before hearing a flood of terrible testimonies. Two young women – 18 and 19 years… Read more →←
A young woman sits alone on a bed
A child is a child

A child is a child

Experts speak

By Justin Forsyth

Story also available in: العربية Español Français 中文
Her name is Mary*. She’s from Benin City in Nigeria. When she was seventeen, Mary tried to escape a life with no prospects to work in a restaurant in Italy. Instead, she was set up to be trafficked into the sex industry. Her story is a story that UNICEF has heard again and again. It is a byproduct of a huge industry that has grown up… Read more →←
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