The world has more information than ever before about which children are thriving, which are being left behind, and where work is needed to reach the most vulnerable. Along with this abundance of data comes an opportunity to improve the lives and living conditions of children, but to do so we must get these data where they belong when… Read more →←
Even in countries where gender equality is a main driver in policy design, the division of childcare among parents is unequal. We need to ask some important questions: Are we doing enough to promote gender equality? How can social policies be better designed to close the gender gap and empower all women and girls? How can social… Read more →←
Children in every country deserve fair, humane, age-appropriate treatment when encountering their nation’s justice system. Systematically monitoring and evaluating these systems is a necessity. Safeguarding children who come into contact with the law — whether as victim, perpetrator, witness or parties in court proceedings — is a… Read more →←
Millions of girls and boys around the world live or work on the street. Widely recognized as being acutely vulnerable and marginalized, these children routinely experience severe and persistent rights violations. But as much as the international community understands the intense risks associated with living on the streets, relatively… Read more →←
In sub-Saharan Africa, the number of pregnant women living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) has almost tripled over the last decade. But children living with HIV are being left behind. How can we do a better job providing the life-saving interventions they need and reaching every woman and child? Since 2010, we have seen… Read more →←
Reflections from the world’s premier conference on ending violence against women and violence against children from the Sexual Violence Research Initiative Forum 2019 Nearly 800 researchers, policy-makers, practitioners and activists descended on Cape Town, South Africa for the world’s key conference on ending violence… Read more →←
Leading Minds Call on Global Action to Support and Protect Mental Well-Being for Youth The following blog is the transcript of the closing remarks for the Leading Minds 2019 Conference for Children and Young People on Mental Health by Chantelle Booysen, Global Mental Health Advocate and Social Impact Entrepreneur. In the last… Read more →←
In this blog, Anja Nielsen and Alexander Carnwath from UNICEF UK explore how WASH programming supports girls’ education in fragile and conflict-affected states. Ensuring no child is excluded on the basis of gender is a priority identified in UNICEF’s new Education Strategy. To reach this goal, a commitment to strong… Read more →←
A l’heure actuelle, il existe encore des jeunes filles que la vie laisse au bord de la route. Beaucoup d’entre elles se trouvent en l’Afrique de l’Ouest et du Centre. Il pourrait s’agir de Fatima, dans l’ouest du Cameroun, qui, à 12 ans, se cache derrière sa mère, car elle est sur le point d’être mariée… Read more →←
West and Central Africa today is the home of the forgotten girl. She may be Fatima in Western Cameroon, who at 12 years old can be found hiding behind her mother, about to be forcibly married to a 22-year-old man. Or 15-year-old Umu, hiding her pregnancy so she can finish high school in Sierra Leone. Or 10-year-old Sanya in Northern… Read more →←