Environment

“I surprised myself,” says Nita, 17. She’s standing in front of a group of 20 students, running through the basics of waste reduction and recycling. “I never thought I’d be able to stand up and speak publicly about the environment.” Nita attends a public school in Takeo province which is aiming to become zero-waste. This isn’t a small feat in…

As a parent living in Bangkok, nothing is more important to me than my children's safety and well-being. But with the increasing frequency and severity of climate-related disasters in East Asia and the Pacific, I'm deeply concerned for the future of our children. Climate change isn't some far-off threat—it's already impacting our children's lives…

Over 580 million children across the East Asia and Pacific region are vulnerable to the global environmental and climate crisis. These children, and future generations of children, will grow up living with the consequences. Recognizing the challenges, UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office (EAPRO) launched a region-wide study of the status…

Unhealthy environments have been linked to a range of significant health risks to children, including premature birth, stillbirth, increased lifelong risk for brain and behavioral problems, respiratory disorders, cardiovascular disease, cancers, dysfunction of hormonal and reproductive systems, and more. Globally, more than 1 in 4 childhood deaths…

Generations of change. , For 75 years UNICEF has been an unstoppable force for change in children’s lives. From short-term relief to long-term development programmes, we have been working tirelessly to save children’s lives, protect their rights and secure their futures.  Just as when UNICEF was born in 1946, today the world faces multiple crises, with the most…, The Wisdom Project, Like the conditions that created UNICEF out of the ashes of World War II, 2021 finds us at a moment when the lessons from the past can give us insights into how we respond to a COVID-19 world in the present and reimagine the future. We reached out to elders and youth in Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Philippines and Lao PDR to get an insight into…

Bangkok, 23 November 2021: The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), and United Nations Human Rights (OHCHR) are jointly launching today the Principles and Policy Guidance on Children’s Rights to a Safe, Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)…

Children and youth are key agents of change in tackling the climate and environmental crisis, which risks undoing decades of progress fighting for children’s basic rights. Although they are often not given space to participate in making decisions about their environment, children and youth are increasingly raising their voices because they…

Air pollution is one of the biggest threats to children’s well-being in the Asia Pacific region. UNICEF East Asia Pacific Regional Office and UNEP Regional Office for Asia Pacific have jointly developed this guide to promote 20 child-centred clean air solutions and ultimately help realize children’s fundamental rights to breath clean air and live…

NEW YORK/Bangkok, 20 August 2021 – Children and young people living in Myanmar, Philippines, Papua New Guinea and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea are the most at risk of the impacts of climate change in East Asia and the Pacific, threatening their health, education, and protection, and exposing them to deadly diseases, according to a…

The world as we know it has changed., In the space of just a few months, COVID-19 has unleashed itself with alarming speed, leaving no continent or country untouched. In East Asia and the Pacific, home to 2.2 billion people, COVID-19 has further pummelled families already struggling to put food on the table and educate their children. It has turned upside down the lives of those who…, What will that world look like?, Our COVID-19 blueprint for action: Recover, Rebound and Reimagine , may help shape the answer. It argues that we shouldn't simply be using this moment to roll back to what was. We must be bold and reimagine what a better future could be like for every child., Please join us. Let’s unite in our efforts to recover, rebound, and reimagine a stronger future for every child., Karin Hulshof, Regional Director, UNICEF East Asia & Pacific, #NotGoingBack, Recover, Rebound, Reimagine, Report cover   UNICEF predicts that an additional 22 million children in Southeast Asia and the Pacific could fall into poverty in 2020 because of the socio-economic impact of the pandemic. It is up to all of us to ensure that the hard-won gains achieved for children in the areas of health, education and protection are not only defended, but built…, The impacts of COVID-19 on children & families, What would you leave behind?, View this post on Instagram A post shared by 최시원 • Siwon Choi (@siwonchoi) Join us and Siwon Choi by sharing your messages online, using #NotGoingBack, to tell the world what you want to leave behind.  Use our stickers by searching 'notgoingback' and tag us!       Special thanks to  Indochina Starfish Foundation and Aide et Action . 

Children’s rights to a safe and clean environment are guaranteed in the Convention on the Rights of the Child but as this report shows, gaps exist in capturing these rights effectively within international law. While multilateral environmental agreements acknowledge the need to protect and conserve the environment for future generations, few refer…

Without a doubt we are seeing a new wave of youth activism around the world. While it was previously limited to school grounds at best, young people are now finding new platforms to speak out about some of society’s most pressing and urgent issues. Twelve-year-old Ralyn Saitdtanasarn, or Lilly for short, is one such activist campaigning for an end…