Statement
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on global foreign aid reductions
NEW YORK, 6 March 2025 , – “Announced and anticipated funding cuts will limit UNICEF’s ability to reach millions of children in dire need. “These cuts by numerous donor countries follow two years of aid reductions at a time of unprecedented need. Millions of children are affected by conflict, need to be vaccinate...
Flagship report
Legal regulations on personal data in academic institutions
In today's digital world, academic institutions increasingly rely on advanced and innovative technologies for managing and transmitting vast amounts of sensitive personal information.This guide, developed with UNICEF support, emphasizes the importance of processing personal data, concerning students, teachers, and...
Flagship report
Criminal investigations with juveniles
Children sometimes become victims or witnesses of a crime, and when a criminal investigation is under way, they require a suitable and age-appropriate consideration, support, and care that does not adversely affect their physical and psychological development.This guide addresses the needs of children and adolesce...
Flagship report
Concluding observations on the combined fifth and sixth periodic reports of Armenia
The concluding observations is a public and official document of the United Nations that the Treaty Bodies, including the Committee on the Rights of the Child, produce at the end of every session for every State under review. With the concluding observations, the Committee on the Rights of the Child assesses the S...
Press release
Birth registration steadily increases worldwide, but 150 million children still ‘invisible’ - UNICEF
NEW YORK, 12 December 2024, — Over 500 million – or close to 8 in 10 - children under five have had their births registered in the last five years, reflecting notable strides in securing legal identity worldwide, according to a new UNICEF report released today. The Right Start in Life: Global levels and trends in ...
Press release
UNICEF joins Armenian State Symphony Orchestra to mark World Children’s Day in Armenia
YEREVAN, 21 November 2024, – To mark World Children’s Day and show support for the 35 th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, Armenia joined other countries to light buildings, monuments and landmarks in UNICEF blue with a renewed concept. With the support of the Armenian State Symphony Orches...
Statement
“Children live in a world that is increasingly hostile to their rights”
NEW YORK, 20 November 2023 – , “Each year on November 20, we mark World Children’s Day to commemorate the 1989 adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) – the most widely ratified human rights treaty in history. By ratifying this international legal framework, world leaders acknowl...
Report
I am a child
This book simplifies the United Nations' Convention on the Rights of the Child, making it easily understandable for children. Almost every country, including Armenia, has ratified or officially accepted this Convention. Each right outlined in this document is interconnected and holds equal significance for child p...
Press release
Kapan Child and Family Support and Barnahus Centers strengthen protection services for children in Syunik
KAPAN, – UNICEF marked the opening of Armenia’s second Barnahus safe corner, located in Kapan, established in partnership with Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs and with the financial support of the European Union. As the first child-friendly safe space in Syunik marz, Barnahus will provide multidisciplinary an...
Press release
For children with children. The Human Rights Defender’s Office and UNICEF hold a community event in Sotk to mark the Day of Child Protection in Armenia
VARDENIS, - On 1 June, The Human Rights Defender’s Office of the Republic of Armenia and UNICEF office in Armenia held a community event-forum in Sotk village of Vardenis consolidated community, Gegharkunik region, to mark the Day of Child Protection in Armenia. The event was attended by over 170 children and adol...
Press release
Sergey Smbatyan appointed as UNICEF National Ambassador
Yerevan, 17 May 2023 –, Sergey Smbatyan, the Founding Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra and the Principal Conductor of the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra has been appointed as newest UNICEF National Ambassador. Previously, Mr. Smbatyan joined UNICEF and Public TV of A...
Press release
Ahead of World Children’s Day Armenia lit up in blue iconic buildings to highlight what children need to grow happy and healthy
YEREVAN, ,, 20 November 2022, : To mark World Children’s Day and show support for the anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, Armenia joined other countries to light buildings, monuments and landmarks in blue with a revamped concept. The ferris wheel and Mother Armenia statue in Victory Park, Mat...