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03 January 2024

Number of children killed in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, reaches unprecedented levels

20 November 2023

“Children live in a world that is increasingly hostile to their rights”

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on attacks against schools in Kabul, Afghanistan

20 November 2016

UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake statement on Universal Children's Day: Protect the rights of every child

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13 September 2024

Highlights from UNICEF Ambassador Roy Wang's visit to Malawi

Watch highlights from UNICEF Ambassador Roy Wang's recent visit to Malawi, where he witnessed the long-term impact of UNICEF's work for children. The Government of China is supporting UNICEF projects in more than 20 countries in Africa & Asia, including Malawi.

09 September 2024

African children deserve safe, healthy, and joyful growth environment, says UNICEF ambassador

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Ambassador Wang Yuan interacts with children in Therere Village, Nsanje District in southern Malawi on Aug. 27, 2024. United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Ambassador Wang Yuan interacts with children in Therere Village, Nsanje District in southern Malawi on Aug. 27, 2024. BLANTYRE, Malawi, Sept. 4 (Xinhua…

02 September 2024

Chinese singer-songwriter Wang Yuan visits UNICEF programmes for children in Malawi

Beijing/Lilongwe, 2 September 2024 – The highly popular Chinese musician, actor and UNICEF Ambassador Wang Yuan has returned from his first international mission with UNICEF to Malawi, where he visited China-supported UNICEF programmes for children. From 26 to 30 August, Wang Yuan, a member of the boy band TFBOYS,...

A YEAR OF PROGRESS FOR CHILDREN IN CHINA AND BEYOND

Building on over 40 years of cooperation with the Government of China, in 2023 UNICEF continued to work towards realizing the rights of the world’s second largest child population, who make up approximately 13 per cent of the world’s children. UNICEF worked with 25 partners in 217 counties or districts across 31 p...

Working to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, for every child

South-South cooperation (SSC) – the exchange of knowledge, solutions, know-how and resources – can accelerate the progress of developing countries towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals for children, reduce inequities, and safeguard the rights of vulnerable children.In 2023 UNICEF co-organized exchang...

A YEAR OF PROGRESS FOR CHILDREN IN CHINA AND BEYOND

Building on over 40 years of cooperation with the Government of China, in 2023 UNICEF continued to work towards realizing the rights of the world’s second largest child population, who make up approximately 13 per cent of the world’s children. UNICEF worked with 25 partners in 217 counties or districts across 31 p...

03 January 2024

Number of children killed in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, reaches unprecedented levels

AMMAN, 28 December 2023 – “This year has been the deadliest year on record for children in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, with conflict-related violence reaching unprecedented levels. “83 children have been killed in the past twelve weeks – more than double the number of children killed in all of 2022, amid increased military and law…

20 November 2023

“Children live in a world that is increasingly hostile to their rights”

NEW YORK, 20 November 2023 – “Each year on November 20, we mark World Children’s Day to commemorate the 1989 adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) – the most widely ratified human rights treaty in history. By ratifying this international legal framework, world leaders acknowledged that all children have…

27 September 2023

Reasons to work for UNICEF: The journey to achieve disability equality and inclusion

Li Shenrui, who has a background in life sciences and public health, started his career at UNICEF China carrying out quantitative research and then, with the support of his colleagues, expanded his role. Now, as a Child Protection Officer, he focuses on child rights, child protection, disability equality, and inclusion through the piloting of…

18 September 2023

Two-thirds of global goals for children’s rights and well-being off-pace to meet 2030 target - UNICEF

NEW YORK, 18 September 2023 – At the halfway mark towards the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), two-thirds of child-related indicators are off-pace to meet their targets, according to a new UNICEF report released today. Progress on Children's Well-Being: Centring child rights in the 2030 Agenda &nbsp...

18 September 2023

“It’s all about children thriving”

Dai Lanli, 34, lives in an underdeveloped and ethnically diverse region in Qinghai Province with her three daughters aged 12 years, 6 years and 18 months respectively. When the youngest child was delivered, Dai’s experience was quite different from the births of her other children. Immediately after the birth of D...

UN Committee on the Rights of the Child calls on states to take action in first guidance on children's rights and the environment, with a focus on climate change

GENEVA/NEW YORK, 28 August 2023 - For the first time, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child has explicitly affirmed the children’s right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment, issuing comprehensive interpretation of Member States’ obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of the...