In 2020, UNICEF and partners responded to 455 new and ongoing humanitarian situations in 152 countries. More than half of all UNICEF expenses in 2020 supported humanitarian action.  Globally, UNICEF and partners reached millions of children with lifesaving, gender-sensitive and disability-inclusive interventions in the areas of health, nutrition,…

Seventy-four years after UNICEF was established and 31 years since the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the organization’s mission to promote the full attainment of the rights of all children is as urgent as ever.  The UNICEF Strategic Plan 2018-2021 is anchored in the Convention on the Rights of the Child and charts a course…

More than 70 years after UNICEF was established, the organization’s mission to promote the full attainment of the rights of all children is as urgent as ever. The UNICEF Strategic Plan 2018–2021 is anchored in the Convention on the Rights of the Child and charts a course towards attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals and the realization…

Across the world, 385 million children are struggling to survive on less than US$1.90 a day, and more than 663 million – or 1 in 3 – are living in multidimensionally poor households. Social vulnerabilities, resulting from personal characteristics and societal dynamics such as age, disability, ethnicity and gender, further compound the impacts of…

NEW YORK, le 13 juin 2019 –, La Suède, La Norvège, l’Islande, l’Estonie et le Portugal ont les politiques les plus favorables aux familles, parmi les 31 pays riches qui disposent de données, d’après un nouveau rapport, de l’UNICEF. La Suisse, la Grèce, Chypre, le Royaume-Uni et l’Irlande se classent parmi les derniers. Établi par le Centre de recherche – Innocenti de l’UNICEF, le rapport classe les pays de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques (OCDE) et de l’Union européenne (UE) selon leurs politiques nationales en faveur des familles.…, Notes aux rédactions :, Le rapport se fonde sur les données de 2016 de l’OCDE et d’Eurostat pour déterminer si des congés parentaux intégralement rémunérés sont proposés aux mères et aux pères, et analyser le taux d’inscription dans les crèches des enfants de moins de 3 ans et de ceux ayant entre 3 ans et l’âge d’entrer à l’école. Une homme de profil porte son nouveau-né…

NUEVA YORK, 13 de junio de 2019 –, Suecia, Noruega, Islandia, Estonia y Portugal ofrecen las mejores políticas de apoyo a la familia entre los 31 países más ricos con datos disponibles, según un nuevo informe de UNICEF. Suiza, Grecia, Chipre, el Reino Unido e Irlanda ocupan los últimos puestos. Producido por la Oficina de Investigación de UNICEF – Innocenti, el informe clasifica a…, Notas para los editores:, El informe utiliza datos de 2016 de la OCDE y de Eurostat para poner de relieve la disponibilidad de permisos remunerados para madres y padres con sueldo equivalente, así como la matriculación en guarderías para niños menores de 3 años y de edades comprendidas entre los 3 años y la edad escolar. Alex Edmonds Brown alza a su hijo Harley James en…

NEW YORK, , 13 June 2019 –, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Estonia and Portugal offer the best family-friendly policies among 31 rich countries with available data, according to a new UNICEF report . Switzerland, Greece, Cyprus, United Kingdom and Ireland rank the lowest. Produced by UNICEF’s Office of Research – Innocenti the report ranks countries across the Organisation for…, Notes to Editors:, The report uses 2016 data from the OECD and Eurostat to highlight the availability of paid leave for mothers and fathers at full-rate equivalent, and childcare enrollment for children under 3 and aged between 3 and school age. Alex Edmonds Brown holds his son Harley James, in a private room in the maternity ward of the Royal Devon and Exeter…

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In Yemen, children with albinism often face discrimination and exclusion from their peers, and sometimes from teachers as well. Learn how thirteen-year-old Hosson has gathered strength in the face of adversity, and now excels in school and supports children who have been affected by conflict.   , ADEN, Yemen, 1 May 2017, – Thirteen-year-old Hosson is a ninth grade pupil at 26 September School in Malla district, Aden. She is one of the top performing students in her class, and loves to teach younger children maths. But despite her academic success, she is regularly bullied by her classmates. They call her “Al-Barsah”, which means “leper”. But Hosson does not have…