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Jamaica

MICS survey team

Get in the MICS, 2022

One of the largest sources of statistically sound and internationally comparable data on children and women, worldwide.

Hurricane Dorian Bahamas

Climate action and resilience

Promoting urgent and participatory climate action, sustainable development and enhancing the resilience and participation of children.

Feliesha an Eve for Life client with her children

25 September 2019

Survive and thrive

For every Jamaican child to get the best possible start to life

Rhyim Roach walks to school at Holy Family Primary in Parade Gardens, Kingston, a school supported by UNICEF partner Fight for Peace. He has since graduated and entered high school.

30 October 2018

Social policy

Inclusive and shock-responsive social protection systems and services to free children from poverty.

Photograph of one schoolgirl and two schoolboys

30 October 2018

Education

Jamaica’s children have lost an estimated 1.3 billion in-class hours due to COVID-19 school closures.

In Jamaica, too many children do not have this protection. Their lives are being stained by violence – often at the hands of people they love and trust.

30 October 2018

Child protection

Preventing and responding to all forms of violence against Jamaican children remains a major priority for UNICEF.

Tracey-Ann Mullings U-Matter U-Report UNICEF Jamaica

Creating mental health support for today’s youth

Consultant who helped launch U-Matter mental health chatline reflects on her own journey to wellness

Family Focus: A Discussion Guide for Facilitators

Discussion guide for parenting facilitators

Helping parents share and learn about positive parenting practices, healthy family relationships and how gender-based violence can harm families.

(PDF, 23,83 MB)

Policy Dialogue

Youth looking back at violence in childhood

Recently we met some bright young people whose eyes were glowing with the firm belief that "Yes, we can end violence against children!"

ParentText Live

NPSC encourages parents to utilize new UNICEF ParentText WhatsApp service

Latest ParentText live session to further support parents being held Sunday, July at 4pm via @unicefjamaica on Instagram featuring Parenting Partners Caribbean and Children First Agency.