Asia Pacific stories

Stories, insights and explainers taking you to the heart of the matter

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Insights from UNICEF experts and partners

Protecting children from the cost of debt

Keeping children out of poverty and pursuing economic development in the face of national financial crisis

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No child should lose their home to the climate crisis

The climate crisis brings overlapping shocks, overwhelming services and reducing children’s ability to cope

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Breastfeeding Takes More Than a Mother

Why every mother deserves support

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Revolutionizing vaccine access and supply for better health

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

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Breaking down the issues impacting children and youth in the region

COMMIT to better regulations for first foods

Strengthening national regulations for commercially produced complementary foods in Southeast Asia

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Choosing the right first foods for your child

Here are our five top tips

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What's at stake for children in the region

The stakes are high — but we have the power to rise to the challenge

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What is HPV? Does my daughter need the vaccine?

Understanding HPV and how the vaccine helps keep girls safe

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Devoted to maternal and child health

How electronic immunization registry eases the work of health staff in Lao PDR
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Breastfeeding: things to do and things to avoid

Tips to help breastfeeding parents
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Positive parenting tips for children aged 6-10

UNICEF’s guide to calm, positive parenting as your child gets older
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How to stay calm during stressful parenting moments

Expert tips for managing your stress and emotions when parenting gets tough
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Stress-busting tips for parents

A mental health expert shares how she's learned to cope
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Positive parenting tips for babies and children ages 0-5

Gentle discipline made easy: Tips from UNICEF Parenting Experts
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Lead poisoning

The silent threat stealing children’s futures
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Guardian of the Godown

At the heart of UNICEF’s emergency response are people who make sure help arrives on time. In Khulna, one of them is Rima Sharmin.
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Safe Water, Bright Future

How access to safe water is quietly transforming childhoods across South Asia’s most fragile places.
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Karnali leads the way

How a remote province in Nepal is winning the fight against anaemia
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Netiquettes for your child

How parents and caregivers can raise kind digital citizens
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A small nation with a big message

Children belong at the heart of climate action
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