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In Yemen, seven-year-old Hind Ali Nasser holds her arm after being vaccinated as part of an outreach campaign.
Flagship report
20 April 2023
THE STATE OF THE WORLD'S CHILDREN 2023 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
For Every Child, Vaccination

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THE STATE OF THE WORLD'S CHILDREN 2023 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (PDF, 13 MB)
11-year-old Amani Nasr gets vaccinated during a community outreach vaccination drive for children in Aden Governorate, Yemen. June 2022.
Press release
19 April 2023
New data indicates declining confidence in childhood vaccines of up to 44 percentage points in some countries during the COVID-19 pandemic
New UNICEF report shows 67 million children missed out on one or more vaccinations over three years due to service disruption caused by strained health systems and diversion of scarce resources, conflict and fragility, and decreased confidence.
A young boy collects what little water he can from a dried up river due to severe drought.
Press release
20 March 2023
A triple threat of water-related crises is endangering the lives of 190 million children - UNICEF
As world leaders prepare to attend the historic UN Water Conference, UNICEF calls for urgent investment in climate-resilient water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services to protect children
Kokobe Ashebir, 20, received UNICEF-supplied Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation (MMS) at a health centre in Oromia Region, Ethiopia, when pregnant and saw a transformation in her health.
Press release
07 March 2023
Malnutrition in mothers soars by 25 per cent in crisis-hit countries, putting women and newborn babies at risk
With half of stunting in children under 2 developing during pregnancy and before six months, new report raises the alarm on the need to invest in essential nutrition programmes for adolescent girls and women
On 22 February 2023, Sabna Mohamed plays with her 9-month-old daughter, Fatuma, at their home in Wager village, North Delta locality, Kassala State, Sudan.
Report
07 March 2023
Undernourished and Overlooked
A global nutrition crisis in adolescent girls and women.

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Full Report (PDF, 10 MB)
Executive summary (PDF, 1 MB)
Children at school in Cameroon
Press release
10 December 2022
Joint Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell and the Chair of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Mikiko Otani on the occasion of Human Rights Day
One team for children's rights video
Video
15 November 2022
One team for children's rights
Players from around the world call for children to be protected from discrimination and racism ahead of football World Cup
On 14 September 2022, a view of UNICEF’s ‘Learning Crisis Classroom’ installation at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
Press release
20 September 2022
UNICEF warns of shockingly low levels of learning, with only a third of 10-year-olds globally estimated to be able to read and understand a simple written story
Ahead of the Transforming Education Summit, UNICEF unveils the ‘Learning Crisis Classroom’ at the United Nations Headquarters in New York to draw attention to the urgent need to transform education systems worldwide
Ishrafi Khatun (10) stands in front of her school, Borobari Govt. Primary in Bangladesh, that has been submerged under water for the past few days due to severe flood.
Article
25 August 2022
Water and the global climate crisis
The world needs to get water smart. Everyone has a role to play, and we cannot afford to wait.
On 26 September 2021 a group of migrants in South Sudan, displaced from their homes by floods, use a tarp to float down the Sobat River in search of higher ground.
Article
19 August 2022
Investing in children’s survival and well-being on a healthy
World Humanitarian Day