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11 November 2024

Highlights from Roy Wang's Trip to Malawi

Earlier this year, UNICEF Ambassador Roy Wang visited Malawi, connecting with cyclone survivors and children recovering from malnutrition. He also learned about the long-term impact of UNICEF and China supported programmes.

Thanva recovers from malnutrition in Laos

Vandy is treated for malnutrition in Laos

Thanva recovers from malnutrition in Laos

It’s a hot morning towards the end of the dry season in Nan District, Laos, when Bouanang brings her son Thanva to Thongkang Health Centre for a check-up. Small trucks called tok-toks drive past, with people or farm produce in the back. The sound of cockerels crowing is interspersed with the noise of chainsaws and...

Vandy is treated for malnutrition in Laos

Meena is a 20-year-old first time mother from Houay On village in Nan District, Laos. Small and just past her teenage years, she still looks like a child herself. With her six-month old baby Vandy on her back, she walks up the hill to the village hall, where a community outreach from nearby Thongkang Health Centre...

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...

A healthy start, for every child

Supporting children at the earliest stages lays the foundation for their long-term health, development, and potential. UNICEF supported babies and mothers by training almost 748,000 health professionals in early essential newborn care. Some of the most vulnerable children live in rural communities. More than 95,00...

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...

Children need a healthy diet to grow & develop well

Junk food marketing is everywhere. UNICEF China and partners have been working to regulate the marketing of unhealthy food and beverages to children.

27 February 2024

Nourishing the Future

This article was first published on the UNICEF Lao PDR website. In the serene landscapes of Champassak province in Southern Lao PDR, a transformative initiative was unfolding just as the year 2023 was drawing to a close. From December 25th to 27th, the Centre of Nutrition, bolstered by technical support from UNI...

19 February 2024

#FixMyFood Campaign in China

Children’s health is being impacted by a flood of readily available cheap, ultra-processed food including sugar-sweetened beverages that is marketed aggressively to children and young people in China. To improve children’s health and well-being, UNICEF is working to close the floodgates with the Government and oth...

05 February 2024

Healthy Food City Symposium

The progress in agricultural technology and the evolution of the food industry have led to increased abundance and accessibility of food. Nevertheless, they have also introduced fresh challenges, as children in urban settings confront a food crisis marked by the widespread availability, accessibility, and heavy pr...