Child rights

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 provinces, autonomous regions or…

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 exchanges between developing countries…

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 provinces, autonomous regions or…

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…

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…

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…

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   warns that as of today, only 6 per cent of…

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 Dai’s youngest child, the baby was…, A toilet stalls at the Taizi Township Health Centre in Huzhu Tu Autonomous County, Qinghai Province of China., UNICEF/China/2023/Zhang Yuwei 青海省互助土族自治县台子乡中心学校的气候适应性卫生旱厕。 zh-cn-rd-visit-08-09182023, A climate-resilient sanitary dry toilet at the Taizi Township Central School in Huzhu Tu Autonomous County, Qinghai Province of China., UNICEF/China/2023/Zhang Yuwei 位于青海省互助土族自治县台子乡中心学校的厕所。 zh-cn-rd-visit-07-09182023, Toilets stall at the Taizi Township Central School in Huzhu Tu Autonomous County, Qinghai Province of China., UNICEF/China/2023/Zhang Yuwei 位于青海省互助土族自治县台子乡卫生院的厕所。 青海省互助土族自治县台子乡中心学校的气候适应性卫生旱厕。 位于青海省互助土族自治县台子乡中心学校的厕所。 At the water-flushing sanitation facilities in the rural health centre, each flush consumes only 0.5-3 litres of water – less than half the amount required by standard toilets. The system also treats sewage on site. The newly installed eco-dry…

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 Child. This Convention, created…

The Comprehensive School Safety Framework (CSSF) 2022-2030 supports the education sector policy-makers, planners, school administrators, and their partners to promote child rights, sustainability, and resilience in the education sector. The framework provides a comprehensive approach to resilience and safety from all hazards and all risks…

BOAO, China, 31 March 2023 – UNICEF reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening its partnership with China in the promotion of the rights of every child, including the right to inclusive and equitable quality education during UNICEF Deputy Executive Director for Partnerships Karin Hulshof’s visit to Boao in southern China this week. During the…

NEW YORK/GENEVA, 8 December 2022 – “As the world observes Human Rights Day on 10 December, UNICEF and the Committee on the Rights of the Child remind world leaders that child rights are human rights, today and every day. “Under the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) – the most widely ratified human rights treaty in history – children are…