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10 January 2024

Children and the EU Migration and Asylum Pact

What UNICEF is calling for: States must ensure that procedural safeguards for children are in place – and independently monitored- throughout all asylum and immigration procedures and that all procedures are child-friendly, including the proposed screening, accelerated border and return procedures   States must en...
Article
07 October 2022

As Your Voice Your Future campaign closes, youth in Africa and Europe call on leaders to act

“Young people deserve a seat at the table of decision-making,” says Ayesha from Lesotho speaking on the issue of youth participation as part of a joint UNICEF-EU-AU campaign. The European Commission (DG INTPA) and UNICEF joined forces with the African Union in 2020 on an initiative that gave a platform to young people from Africa and Europe. The…
Press release
07 October 2021

European Union provides new funding to address Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) in East Africa

NAIROBI/BRUSSELS, 7 OCTOBER 2021 – UNICEF has received a new grant from the European Union’s Humanitarian Aid (ECHO) to help in the fight against Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) in East Africa. The three-year joint programme (16 million Euro for the first year, in 2021) aims at increasing coverage and sustainability for treating Severe Acute…
Article
10 August 2021

Complementary feeding keeps twins smiling in Malawi

When Seka Gundani gave birth to twins in June 2020, she knew it would be a challenge to keep them healthy. Seka, who is a single mother, lives in Kachere Village in the Chiradzulu District of Malawi, and exclusively breastfed the babies for six months before adding soft porridge to their diet. “It’s exciting that ...
Article
28 July 2021

Our Voice Our Future: A Call to Action from half a million young people across Africa and Europe

Dear African and European leaders, We, a team of 7 UNICEF U-Report Youth Ambassadors, are writing to you on behalf of half a million young people from across Africa and Europe, who recently took part in the Your Voice Your Future polls (digital survey). The polls provided an opportunity for young people to share ...
Press release
01 May 2021

Putting education at the heart of the EU-Africa partnership towards a better future

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, 29 April 2021 - On 20 April 2021, the African Union (AU) and European Union (EU), in collaboration with UNICEF, hosted a high-level event on education under the theme: “Building Skills for the Future". The event's overall objective was to anchor education at the heart of the Africa-EU strategy a...
Press release
21 January 2021

Participation, education, digital access and climate change are key concerns for children and young people in Africa and Europe, U-Report poll finds

ADDIS ABABA, BRUSSELS, NEW YORK, 22 January 2021 - Participation in decision-making, quality education, internet access and the climate crisis are among the main concerns for children and young people in Africa and Europe, according to U-Report polling data released today by UNICEF, the African Union (AU) and the ...
Report
20 January 2021

Report #YourVoiceYourFuture - Turning challenges into solutions

Voices of young people are key to define the future direction of the partnership between Africa and Europe. One efficient way to ensure youth participation is through U-Report, a mobile engagement platform designed to gather young people’s voices and address issues concerning them. U-Report has two primary assets:...
Programme
24 October 2019

Equity

The challenge, All children deserve the chance to be happy and healthy, explore their world safely, and reach their full potential. Yet the rights of millions of children are blocked by deprivation and discrimination based on factors beyond their control – their gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, place of bi...
Programme
16 August 2019

Migration

The challenge, Children uprooted by conflict and disaster continue to face heightened risks of violence, child labour and exploitation. Children who are travelling alone or who have been separated from their families are more easily preyed upon and more vulnerable to violence and abuse. Many refugee and migrant ch...
Programme
25 July 2019

Child protection

The challenge, Millions of children worldwide from all socio-economic backgrounds, across all ages, religions and cultures suffer violence, exploitation and abuse every day. Children continue to be targets of war and face grave dangers including sexual exploitation, child marriage, gender-based violence, and recru...
Programme
25 July 2019

Health

The challenge, Across the world, children continue to suffer and die from deadly yet preventable diseases. While health outcomes have generally improved for children, 15,000 children still die every day. Infant and child mortality rates are the highest in low-income countries. In these areas, disasters such as ex...