Tags: Child Protection

2020 has been a challenging year for almost everyone. However, in spite of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, UNICEF continued to make strides in protecting every child’s right to a childhood.

Young people are speaking out on the issues that matter most to them and finding innovative ways to create meaningful change.

Much of the public discussion around new contact tracing apps has focused on privacy concerns, and with good reason. However, one group of potential app users deserves special consideration: children and youth

How to start important conversations about racial injustice, implicit bias and how to be an ally - and keep them going.

Racism and violence damage children, leaving deep and lasting scars. Here are five things you and your family can do now to help create a more just society.

COVID-19 is bringing a new threat to already battered countries – and makes delivering life-saving assistance even harder.

Gers – a traditional Mongolian yurt – rely on coal stoves for heating and cooking. To help combat pollution in Mongolia, UNICEF is working on new methods of energy efficiency and indoor air quality. So far, 200 chimneys have already been replaced but there’s many more to go.

In camps for internally displaced people in Herat, Afganistan, UNICEF is on the ground supporting children and their families.

UNICEF has always stood by children through crisis and disease.

David shares his thoughts on the future - and next steps - as our understanding of COVID-19 continues to develop.