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By UNICEF Connect (EN)

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The UNICEF Blog is now on unicef.org Visit us on the global website for the latest trends and insights on child rights. Language versions are here: French, Spanish, Arabic and Chinese.   Our related blogs are here: Evidence for Action UNICEF Connect Jamaica East Asia and Pacific Regional Office   Read more →←
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Changing the narrative: Act now to protect children in armed conflict

A young woman stand ion front of the rubble of a building
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By Henrietta H. Fore

Changing the narrative: Act now to protect children in armed conflict

As the New Year begins, it is time to bring new urgency to safeguarding the rights and protecting the lives of children affected by armed conflict. Around this time last year, I reflected on the failure of the international community to protect children living through war. Today, I am writing at the end of another devastating year –… Read more →←
Top view of a table with drawings, sketches, postits, mindmaps and some clay models.

Designing better products for children: From rights and principles to practice

Top view of a table with drawings, sketches, postits, mindmaps and some clay models.
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By Steven Vosloo, Irene Leino

Designing better products for children: From rights and principles to practice

How can products and services be designed for children in a way that upholds child rights? How can a rights framework be translated into business practices? These were the questions that designers, researchers and child rights experts from 14 countries tried to answer over a recent weekend in Copenhagen. The intensive 48-hour co-creation… Read more →←
A mother, father and four children sit on the floor in a caravan.

Children of Za’atari refugee camp, five years on

A mother, father and four children sit on the floor in a caravan.
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By Toby Fricker

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Children of Za’atari refugee camp, five years on

“I was a little girl when I came from Syria, I was 11 years old and just thinking about toys; now I have grown up,” says Omaima, as the 16 year old reflects on her time in Za’atari, nearly one third of her life. “I used to think that when I got to the camp it would be like a picnic, like a garden to play with my friends. Then I… Read more →←

My wish for refugee and migrant children

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By UNICEF Connect

My wish for refugee and migrant children

At this year’s UN General Assembly in New York, world leaders gather to discuss solutions to the refugee and migrant crisis. One of UNICEF’s main goals is to remind them that over half of the refugees in the world right now are children, and that this crisis is first and foremost a children’s crisis. To raise… Read more →←
A young man in front of a paper board with lists.

Of maps, apps and earthquakes

A young man in front of a paper board with lists.
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By Mischa Liatowitsch

Story also available in: Español 中文

Of maps, apps and earthquakes

When I landed in Esmeraldas, Ecuador, I wasn’t sure what to expect. I arrived exactly three months after an earthquake with magnitude 7.8 had struck the North-West of the country and left a trail of destruction. Esmeraldas, one of the most vulnerable provinces in Ecuador, was worst hit. I had come to Ecuador to train young trainers on… Read more →←

If you see it, you can stop it

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By Yeshna

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If you see it, you can stop it

For International Youth Day, UNICEF has released the results of a new global poll of more than 100,000 young people from more than 14 countries that shows two-thirds of young people have been bullied. We asked Yeshna, a 18 year old blogger living Mauritius to write a reflection on the results and share her thoughts on bullying and why it… Read more →←
Two children holding hands

Working a system to protect children in Tanzania

Two children holding hands
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By Chiara Frisone

Working a system to protect children in Tanzania

Last week I accompanied three journalists on a field trip to southwestern Tanzania to meet Christer and Juma Mabuza, a couple fostering a young girl named Pretty* (1.5 years old). Squashed in the back of a Toyota Land Cruiser, we took a very bumpy road to Muwva, the village where the Mabuzas live. One of the journalists asked me: “Why… Read more →←

Too many windows

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By Chloe Sydney

Too many windows

Chloe Sydney is a Reports Officer in UNICEF South Sudan. She joined UNICEF one month ago, but has been working in South Sudan since February 2016. On 8 July 2016, fighting broke out in South Sudan’s capital, keeping the entire town in fear until a ceasefire was signed on Monday 11th. While hiding in her apartment, Chloe kept a diary… Read more →←
A group of boys around cooking pot.

The chief of cooks prepares a meal – and dreams of a future

A group of boys around cooking pot.
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By Nicholas Ledner

Story also available in: 中文

The chief of cooks prepares a meal – and dreams of a future

“They call me the chief of the cooks,” is how Janvier starts our conversation.  He’s been cooking for a long time now. As the youngest child in his family, he spent most his free time with his mom, who showed him the way.  He loved it from moment one.  At age 17, he’s a pro chef, and with the right ingredients, he can make… Read more →←
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