Learn more about UNICEF’s work under the topic "Child Protection".

Protecting every child from vaccine-preventable disease

UNICEF’s latest State of the World’s Children Report states 1 in 5 children are unvaccinated, leaving them vulnerable to a range of vaccine-preventable diseases.

A girl wearing a blue dress looks directly at the camera, holding a bandage up to her recently vaccinated arm. She is smiling.

Building Back Better: Stories of Success from 2021

As we close out 2021 – UNICEF’s 75th year of working to defend every child’s right to a childhood – we look back on some of our success stories from the past year.

A young girl holds her UNICEF-supplied backpack.

Going the Distance to Eliminate MNT with Female Health Workers

UNICEF-trained community health workers won't stop until they've vaccinated every woman of reproductive age against tetanus, even in the hardest-to-reach parts of the world.

UNICEF-supported "lady health workers" Jameela, right, and Shamul visit the village of Peer Jo Goth in Pakistan's Kambar District to vaccinate women of childbearing age against tetanus.

Finding Light in the Dark: Top 5 Stories of Success in 2020

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.

Friends sit by a UNICEF-supplied mosquito net in Bienythiang in Akoka county, Upper Nile state, South Sudan.

Youth Advocates Step Up For Global Action

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

A group of young girls sit facing a sunset.

Privacy not the only concern for kids and contact-tracing technology

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

A group of children look at their phones.

Talking to Your Kids About Racism

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

Two girls, holding hands, walk across a bridge.

5 Ways to Stand Up Against Racism and Injustice

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.

A child sits on a man's shoulders holding a protest sign.

COVID-19: A Double Emergency

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

A child stands in front of her tin house in Bangladesh.

Clean air for children in Bayankhongor

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.

Smog clouds sit over the capital of Mongolia.