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The Metaverse, Extended Reality and Children

Rapid analysis | How might virtual environments evolve? And how are they likely to impact children and young adults?

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School-aged child wearing VR goggles

What happens to kids when physical and virtual worlds merge?

10 things you need to know about the metaverse, extended reality and children

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Our Future Pledge: An Agenda for Futures by Youth

A toolkit and global campaign for youth foresight

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Our Future Pledge toolkit (PDF, 2 MB)

Young child sits on their father's shoulders while looking off into the distance

Flagship report

26 January 2023

Prospects for Children in 2023: A Global Outlook

Children in the polycrisis

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Anish, 11, studies at home in Dharewada village, Banaskantha, Gujarat, as schools are closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

25 October 2022

Towards a child-centred digital equality framework

Adapting for the future by adopting a more holistic approach — shifting from digital inclusion to digital equity

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Photo of youth foresight fellows

21 September 2022

Youth Foresight Fellows

Meet UNICEF's first cohort of Youth Foresight Fellows

Mina Amiri, a psychosocial counsellor, speaks to children at the UNICEF and EU-supported Gazargah Transit Centre in Herat, Afghanistan.

07 September 2022

Peace processes and social contracts

Issue Brief | How are peace processes and social contracts linked? And where do children, youth and future generations fit in?

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Climate justice protest

What is Climate Justice? And what can we do achieve it?

Recap and reflections from UNICEF's Climate Justice Roundtable

Houloud Abo Hosoun, 15, holds up a solar lamp for her sister Saja (second left), as she reads a book for her sisters at night at the family home in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip.

Protecting Children in Cyberconflicts

Rapid analysis | How does cyberconflict affect children? And what can be done to safeguard their rights, security and wellbeing?

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Ariana Palombo is a 21 year old climate action activist from Uruguay.

Young people and the social contract

Issue Brief | How can young people be included more deliberately in societal-decision making in order to rebuild trust and strengthen solidarity?

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