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22 November 2023

Violence against Girls, Boys and Women

This publication builds a statistical profile of the intersections of violence against women and violence against children. The lifetime prevalence of forced sex among girls and women varies widely among countries – from 6 to 27 per cent – with a SADC regional average of 17 per cent. Around 120 million children ag...

Eswatini Investment Case for Sustainable Energy in Health and Education Facilities

This is an investment case for the Government of the Kingdom of Eswatini to use renewable energy to improve health and education facilities. The investment case also shows that approximately USD 8.1 million will be required to fully solarise remaining unelectrified health and education facilities with an expected ...

16 January 2023

Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on diets, nutrition services & nutrition practices in UNICEF's ESAR

The COVID-19 pandemic and related economic crisis have impacted food systems and delivery of health services with negative consequences to the nutrition of the most vulnerable women and children worldwide. The Eastern and Southern Africa Region (ESAR) nutrition section undertook research in 2021 to understand the ...

22 October 2021

UNICEF concern for children in Eswatini as security situation deteriorates amid civil unrest

“UNICEF is deeply concerned about the impact on children in Eswatini from the deteriorating security situation amid civil unrest. The response to this ongoing crisis should first and foremost respect and protect the fundamental rights of children under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. “Children have continued to be caught up in…

Statement on behalf of the UNICEF Regional Director for Eastern & Southern Africa, Mohamed M. Malick Fall

NAIROBI, 9 July 2021 - “UNICEF is deeply concerned about the safety and wellbeing of children in Eswatini following days of unrest that have claimed the life of at least one child and injured another. UNICEF is saddened to learn that a high-school-aged boy was fatally shot in Hhohho on Wednesday, 7July, during the unrest, while a younger child is…

14 January 2019

Multidimensional Child Poverty in the Kingdom of Eswatini

Despite efforts to reduce the prevalence of poverty in the Kingdom of Eswatini, it remains an occurring deprivation that disproportionately affects children. Building an understanding of the multidimensional nature of child poverty is essential for addressing the needs of children through suitable programmes and p...

Programme Monitoring and Response Initiative case studies

A new initiative, supported by the US Fund for UNICEF and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, is allowing decentralized government units and staff to synthesize the near real-time monitoring (NRTM) of localized data in health and nutrition, with community feedback. The aim is to strengthen evidence-based decisi...

01 December 2009

Child Poverty and Disparities in Swaziland

In Swaziland, six years after the adoption of A World Fit for Children, little is known about the level and extent of child poverty and disparities that exist in the country. This information is critical in evaluating national progress towards attaining the goals of the A World Fit for Children declaration, as wel...