Introduction
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A UNICEF staff member counsels a 16-year-old girl who was raped by her step-father, at the girl’s home, Thailand. |
UNICEF works to ensure that children enjoy the rights guaranteed to them in the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), which every country in the East Asia and Pacific region has ratified.
The following pages highlight the issues affecting children and adolescents in East Asia and the Pacific and UNICEF's response in each of its regional programme areas:
