UNICEF Office of Innovation: 2026 Year in Numbers

Highlights

In 2025, the UNICEF Office of Innovation responded to a rapidly changing global landscape marked by funding constraints, geopolitical shifts and accelerating technological change. That meant being more strategic in how we invested our resources, streamlining the portfolio from 61 initiatives to 39 with the highest potential. Even with fewer initiatives, their reach and effectiveness grew. 

The number of people directly reached by innovations supported by UNICEF increased from 38 million to 55 million, a 44 per cent increase in cumulative direct reach in a single year. Explore a summary of key results and portfolio performance from 2025.