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A group of school children with a few adults standing beside in front of a painted wall mural.

Street art as a messenger for climate change action

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By Stephen Donofrio

Street art as a messenger for climate change action

The future belongs to young people with an education and the imagination to create. That is the source of power in this century. – Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States We’re all in the awesome position to be a part of the climate solution, and young people understand this more than the rest. They’re the ones who… Read more →←
A man addresses a group of people surrounding him in a grassy field.

Young innovators as agents of change

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By John Hewko

Story also available in: العربية Español

Young innovators as agents of change

There’s no question that young people are the future. In fact, that’s the impetus behind Generation Unlimited, a UNICEF and partner initiative to help develop opportunities for young people as they head into their second decade of life. We reflect on the challenges that those under 30 face and ask ourselves what can a global… Read more →←
A group of girls in school uniforms sit on a bench.

For every girl: Empowering adolescent girls is investing in a brighter future

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By Anju Malhotra, Patty Alleman

Story also available in: Français

For every girl: Empowering adolescent girls is investing in a brighter future

There are 600 million adolescent girls in the world, most of them living in the developing world. 600 million adolescent girls who each overflow with the potential to become an entrepreneur, a scientist, a visionary change-maker, or the leader of her country. But so many of these girls face daily, arduous barriers that prevent them from… Read more →←
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Remembering Hans Rosling: friend, teacher, inspiration

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By Stefan Swartling Peterson

Remembering Hans Rosling: friend, teacher, inspiration

Hans Rosling, who died last Tuesday, was my friend and mentor for 25 years. He was a man who cared about facts. He was passionate about statistics. He pioneered new ways of visualizing data, bringing dry figures to colourful life. But Hans’ primary mission was not about data, it was about people. Hans recognized that to do good, we… Read more →←
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Innovation in education: learning from experience

Children sit on a patterned rug, bent over brightly lit tablet screens
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By Jo Bourne, Nicholas Burnett

Story also available in: Français 中文

Innovation in education: learning from experience

Scaling up an innovation for maximum use and maximum benefit is never easy. The road to success is bumpy, and good ideas inevitably stumble into barriers – especially when the purpose of the innovation is to improve children’s learning experiences. But innovation that can be effective, scaled up and replicated is precisely what is… Read more →←
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Child well-being 2.0?

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By Yulia Oleinik

Child well-being 2.0?

Driven by the best intentions, parents and society have always attempted to ‘manipulate’ children – be it through spiritual guidance, education, nutrition, or vaccines. But now, with the latest biotechnologies, are we entering an era in which we can manipulate children’s genes, to free them from genetic diseases and improve their… Read more →←
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Virtual Obama meets a young Iraqi entrepreneur

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By Chris Niles, Jeffrey Bates

Story also available in: العربية Español Français 中文

Virtual Obama meets a young Iraqi entrepreneur

In Harsham Camp on the outskirts of Erbil, there’s a window on the world — and it’s painted bright gold. The displacement camp is home to a Portal – a space where immersive audio visual technology allows people from all over the world to virtually meet and share ideas. When you step into a Portal, you feel as if you are in the… Read more →←
A young man addressing a group of people.

Changing young Liberia through innovation

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By Pascal Wilson

Story also available in: العربية Español Français 中文

Changing young Liberia through innovation

I own two mobile phones, like almost every other Liberian I know. We keep a phone each for every mobile network, or pack two sim cards in phones that allow it, for making calls to people on different networks. Liberia has roughly 2,000,000 mobile network subscribers. Studies have shown that over 75 percent of youth have one or two mobile… Read more →←
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Equity = universal access to information

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By Guillaume Michels

Story also available in: العربية Français

Equity = universal access to information

Equity is an ideal that I love to pursue everyday through the work I am doing with UNICEF. You know the feeling. When you know there are situations where solutions exist, you can see it and you know that the opportunity is there to have an impact and make the world a better and fairer place for everyone. We’re living such a historic… Read more →←

World Prematurity Day: Saving “Every Newborn” born too soon

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By UNICEF Connect

World Prematurity Day: Saving “Every Newborn” born too soon

In Bangladesh’s Tangail Medical College Hospital, Bithy Akhter anxiously waits as her daughter, Jannat, is treated at the Special Care Newborn Unit (SCANU). Jannat was delivered preterm at 33 weeks in a private clinic. After taking Jannant home, Bithy and her husband Amin Khan noticed she had started to look bluish and she wasn’t… Read more →←
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