Report
Cambodia Family Package Programme
Despite rapid economic progress over the last two decades, almost 20 per cent of Cambodians continue to live below the national poverty line. The Cambodia Family Package Programme provides integrated social assistance to poor and vulnerable families, consolidating existing cash transfers for priority groups such a...
Report
Simulation of the Mother and Child Benefit Programme
UNICEF, in partnership with CARE Bangladesh, implemented a pilot simulation of the Mother and Child Benefit Programme (MCBP) in Pekua Upazila, Cox’s Bazar district in Bangladesh. The pilot was funded by the European Union, and it ran from January 2023 to June 2024. It simulated the national MCBP, which combines ca...
Explainer
What does the future have in store for children?
The world is facing a new and intensifying era of crisis for children. Many of these crises – including climate change, conflict and economic instability – are closely interconnected. They reflect a world of rising geopolitical tensions and competition among nations, which are hindering the implementation of solutions. To uphold children’s rights…
Flagship report
Prospects for Children in 2025: Building Resilient Systems for Children’s Futures
Prospects for Children in 2025: Building Resilient Systems for Children’s Futures is the latest edition of the Global Outlook, a series of reports produced each year by UNICEF Innocenti – Global Office of Research and Foresight, which look to the key trends affecting children and young people over the following 12...
Explainer
How will childhood look in the 21st century?
Picture this: a child born today in a remote village, her future hanging in the balance, shaped by the choices we make right now. This isn't a hypothetical scenario — it's the urgent reality we face at this critical crossroads in history. The world faces a series of interconnected challenges, from climate change to persistent economic inequality…, What is the current state of the world?, We've made remarkable strides in human development over rec...
Report
Navigating the Future
As we move through the twenty-first century, humanity faces a complex array of challenges. These mutually reinforcing issues include climate change and geopolitical instability, as well as persistent socioeconomic disparities that have profound implications for children’s well-being. At such a critical crossroads,...
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Social Spending Monitor
Realizing rights for children requires the allocation of adequate resources to be used in the most effective, efficient, and equitable way. But budgets often face shortfalls, cuts or reallocations in response to emerging challenges and demands. Changes in funding often have direct and unintended consequences on ch...
Report
GRASSP: Burkina Faso
The Burkina Faso Child-Sensitive Social Protection Programme (CSSPP) was a pilot initiative implemented from June 2020 and April 2023 in the regions of Boucle du Mouhoun, Centre-North, East, and North. The CSSPP provided an unconditional cash transfer of FCFA 16,000 (approximately USD 30) per month to eligible hou...
Press release
Challenging future projected for children in 2050 in world transformed by extreme climate crises, population shifts, and tech disparities
NEW YORK, 20 November 2024 , – The future of childhood hangs in the balance if urgent action is not taken to safeguard children’s rights in a changing world, UNICEF warned in its flagship report released on World Children’s Day today. unicef.org | State of the World's Children The State of the World’s Children 20...
Press release
UNICEF and Dubai Future Foundation mark World Children’s Day under the theme “Listen to the Future”
Dubai/Florence, 20 November 2024 –, , , UNICEF, in collaboration with the Dubai Future Foundation, held a landmark event at the Museum of the Future today, marking World Children’s Day—the anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. This special celebration was part o...
Report
Impacts of the Child-Sensitive Social Protection Programme in Burkina Faso
The Burkina Faso Child-Sensitive Social Protection Programme (CSSPP) was a pilot initiative implemented from June 2020 and April 2023 in the regions of Boucle du Mouhoun, Centre-North, East, and North. The CSSPP provided an unconditional cash transfer of FCFA 16,000 (approximately USD 30) per month to eligible hou...
Report
The Universal Child Benefit Pilot in Kenya
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of the Republic of Kenya piloted a Universal Child Benefit (UCB) Programme with support from UNICEF from December 2021 to December 2022, targeting children aged 0–36 months in Kajiado, Embu and Kisumu Counties. The UCB pilot provided KES 800 per month per child,...