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Children in Jamaica: Overview 2019

Addressing the rights of 770,000 children in Jamaica

Photograph of students at Lethe Primary School
UNICEF Jamaica/Allison Brown
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    UNICEF Jamaica's goal is to fulfil the rights of all children. We work towards this by partnering with the government and a range of non-government organizations to influence and improve laws, policies, programmes and services for children. 

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    UNICEF Jamaica
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    English

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    Related topics

    Sustainable Development Goals
    Social well being
    Child rights
    Basic education
    Education
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