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Helping an Afghan girl hold onto childhood

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When I first met Samira Azizi, she was overjoyed by the return of her mother with a three-day-old baby girl – the latest member of the Azizi family and Samira’s new sister. Her mother had just returned to the Tabanovce refugee and migrant transit centre, only four days after giving birth to her fifth child at a nearby hospital in… Read more →←
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No right age for school

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In Chad, the Daresalam refugee camp hosts more than 5,000 refugees from Nigeria and Niger. Here, every individual has fled atrocities and violence that plague their countries. The camp’s school is the only place where Yande Tchari, 17 years old and in first grade, feels safe. “Only in class am I able to take my mind off things.… Read more →←
Four girls sitting on the ground, playing at a refugee camp. UNICEF photo

10 things women’s studies taught me

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Courtney Young is a lover of gender equality from Canada, and a former UNICEF Voices of Youth intern (check out her profile here). Courtney is a graduate of two Women’s Studies programs and is currently pursuing a degree in digital communications.   I am a privileged white, educated Canadian woman. One of my most memorable… Read more →←
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A safe environment for child trafficking survivors

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It’s 10 o’clock in the morning, and the children are busy learning in the outdoor classrooms set up at the reception centre run by the NGO Goutte d’eau in Poipet, a town in northwestern Cambodia on the Thai border. This morning, the teacher tells stories to teach the children about the importance of personal hygiene. The children… Read more →←
Legs and feet of a group of children in sports class.

Nadine and Jonathan: hopes for a bright future

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When the headmaster calls her name, Nadine* jumps from her seat and runs up to the stage. She greets the teachers, grabs her certificate and turns to face dozens of cheering children. She is trying to hide her smile behind her hand, out of shyness, but everyone in the room can sense her happiness and pride. Just four months after being… Read more →←
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Global Goals for Girls and Women at Davos Summit

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It is a pretty incredible experience to speak in front of a room full of very powerful people – and that is exactly what I did Thursday night, 21 January, at the Schatzalp Hotel in Davos. It happened at the official launch of the Global Goals Campaign for Girls and Women. I was there to represent UNICEF – in my role as a National… Read more →←
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“We need people to teach others that girls are important”

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This week, we are paying tribute to an amazing voice for children in Burundi who left our world too early. UNICEF is extremely sad to report that Carlène Kaneza, 16, child journalist and U-Reporter with UNICEF Burundi, passed away last week following a long struggle with illness. She was brave, intelligent, and possessed enormous… Read more →←
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In Ukraine, helping young minds to thrive again

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The soldiers at the fifth military checkpoint of the morning wave us on. We finally enter Hranitne. The village lies sandwiched between the Ukrainian military on one side and armed groups of the Donetsk de-facto authorities, across a small bridge. This is the frontline of Ukraine’s eastern conflict and it’s 16-year-old Dasha’s… Read more →←

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