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Children in Belize

UNICEF making Belize fit for children

Parent performs limbic technique

Care for child development

All children have the right to an education and to be protected from violence, exploitation and abuse.

A family - mother with son and daughter

Belize response in emergencies

Women, children and people in vulnerable situations are disproportionately affected by disasters; in fact, children make up 50%half of those displaced

Baby and Mommy wash household items

Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)

UNICEF believes everyone has a role to play when it comes to safe drinking water, improved sanitation and good personal hygiene in Belizean schools

Mother with two young children

Social protection

Social protection is a human right, recognized in the Convention on the Rights of the Child as well as in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

boy eating cereal

Nutrition

UNICEF supports nutrition programmes in Belize because the factors that contribute to the problem of overweight and obesity are environmental, biological

Baby and Mommy before an ECD session

Early childhood development

UNICEF supports Early childhood development (ECD) in Belize because getting it right from the beginning helps children, families and the nation.

father and child

Child protection

UNICEF Belize works to combat all forms of violence on or against children and adolescents in their homes and communities.

Consultation on Menstrual Hygiene Management

Adolescent health

UNICEF considers adolescents to be children and young adults aged 10 to 19; in Belize, about 20% of the population falls into this age group

Youth with U-Report flags

Adolescent development and participation

UNICEF supports the right of all young people to have a say in matters which affect them, and have those views respected.