From across East Asia & Pacific

Mother and son in Jongju City, DPR Korea

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A healthier future for families in Jongju City, DPR Korea

Delivering for children in hospitals, schools and homes

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Read the winning comic book from UNICEF’s Comic Contest

“CIPTA: Create!” tells the story of how one girl helps defeat bullying and restores peace in her school.

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World hunger is still not going down after three years and o

More than 820 million people are hungry globally

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15 July 2019
20 million children miss out on lifesaving measles, diphtheria and tetanus vaccines in 2018

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12 July 2019
UN strongly condemns Tari massacre and calls for immediate intervention

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Bilingual books promote early literacy

A chance to learn and read for every child

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Regional Headlines

A baby in Indonesia

Early moments matter

A child whose brain does not develop properly may not learn as well or earn as much. Not developing to her full potential hurts both her and society

Angeline Chong (centre), a student at the Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Subang Jaya school, chats with friends in Malaysia

Adolescents’ potential unleashed

With over 60 per cent of the worlds’ youth living in the larger Asia Pacific region, supporting this age group is critical to unleashing their - and the region’s - potential

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Taronga, 16, holds her two-year-old sister Teaborenga while standing in a flooded area in the village in Kiribati

Growing up in safe & sustainable environments

Rapid urbanisation, burgeoning megacities and climate change are among the biggest challenges impacting the development of young people today