UNICEF East Asia & Pacific

Salsabila Ramadhani, 11 months, is eating preserved snacks in a slum area of North Jakarta, Indonesia on 13 April, 2021. UNICEF/Arimacs Wilander

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Press release
10 September 2025

Childhood overweight in East Asia and Pacific has doubled, making the region home to one in four of the world’s affected children — UNICEF

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Statement
28 August 2025

Children bear the brunt of escalating violence in Rakhine, Myanmar, as deadly attacks continue

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Explainer

Ultra‑Processed Food vs Healthy Food: A Parent’s Guide

Ultra-processed food can harm children — how to spot it and swap it for healthy meals

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Statement
26 August 2025

As Cyclone Kajiki makes landfall in Southeast Asia, UNICEF warns of children’s vulnerability to repeated storms

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Article

Devoted to Maternal and Child Health

How electronic immunization registry eases the work of health staff in Lao PDR

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Article

Improving Vaccine Access and Supply in Papua New Guinea

Finding new ways to reach children missing out on life-saving vaccines

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UNICEF works to protect the rights of every child in East Asia & Pacific. Discover our work below
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Staying and delivering for children

The challenges facing aid organizations worldwide are many. The reasons to persist are more.

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Report

Under pressure

The impacts of climate change on education in the East Asia and Pacific region

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Article

How to help your teenage daughter succeed

How parents can help daughters build bright futures and achieve their dreams

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Blog post

Where we shop shapes our diets and health

A look at how retail food environments are influencing the health of children and young people in East Asia and the Pacific

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Thousands of Rohingya refugee children queue for aid at the Mainnerghona distribution center, Cox's Bazar