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16 November 2021

Development of an Investment Case for ECD in South Africa

Prioritizing investments in early childhood development

(PDF, 2,08 MB)

Group photo

07 November 2021

Empowered generation are key partners in achieving the collective development goals

Clementine holding her baby

A mother’s journey through the COVID-19 pandemic

Clementine reflects on the joy, fear, loss and hope she has experienced this past year as a new mother in South Africa.

02 February 2021

The European Union, UNICEF and UNHCR join efforts to protect children on the move in Central America, Mexico and Southern Africa

A small group of people in protective face masks next to a van

14 January 2021

On the road to slowing COVID-19 in South Africa

As the pandemic continues, communities are getting reminders about how they can keep themselves – and each other – safe.

Three young people stand together

20 December 2020

An unsettled past, an uncertain future

Pilot Study: Children on the Move using the Southern Route in Eastern and Southern Africa

(PDF, 1,25 MB)

Sebabatso Nchephe, 18, a participant in Techno Girl - a UNICEF-supported job shadowing programme for girls from grades 9 to 11 - takes online classes from home in South Africa.

19 October 2020

COVID-19, schools reopening and digital learning

In South Africa, blended learning helping keep children’s education on track

A new born sleeping

14 September 2020

Uncertain times

Potential disruptions of routine health services increasing pregnant women and mothers’ anxiety in South Africa.

A young girl smiling

New Evidence and Programming

Implications for Adolescent Pathways in HIV Care in Sub-Saharan Africa

(PDF, 855,46 KB)

Children playing football

Child Poverty in South Africa 2020

A Multiple Overlapping Deprivation Analysis

(PDF, 3,60 MB)