Latin America and the Caribbean
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Climate action and resilience
Promoting urgent and participatory climate action, sustainable development and enhancing the resilience and participation of children.
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Social policy
Inclusive and shock-responsive social protection systems and services to free children from poverty.
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Give all Mothers Equal Access to Breastfeeding Support to Close the Gap
Give all Mothers Equal Access to Breastfeeding Support to Close the Gap, Give all Mothers Equal Access to Breastfeeding Support, UNICEF issues statement for National Breastfeeding Week Read more
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Give all Mothers Equal Access to Breastfeeding Support to Close the Gap
UNICEF issues statement for National Breastfeeding Week, KINGSTON, 16 September 2024: , Breastfeeding provides a child with the healthiest possible start in life. This National Breastfeeding Week, which is focused on “, Closing the gap: Breastfeeding support for all”, UNICEF is urging decision makers to provide b...
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Gap Analysis of the Readiness of the Ministry of Health to Offer Quality Adolescent Health
Adolescent health is one of the priorities of the Ministry of Health (MoH) because adolescents comprise an especially vulnerable population subgroup. That vulnerability is closely linked to adolescents’ young age, their lack of social and economic power as well as their general lack of information about health iss...
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A statistical profile on violence against children in Latin America and the Caribbean
Of the region’s 187 million children, 73 million live in countries and territories where corporal punishment at home is still permitted to some extent, while 7 million school-aged children lack full legal protection from corporal punishment at school. Violence against children is a reality in all Latin America and...
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Climate action and resilience
Challenge, Jamaica faces climate and environmental crises, ranking twenty-first worldwide in exposure and vulnerability to natural risks and disasters. Over the past 30 years, the frequency of natural events related to climate and weather has increased. They include tropical cyclones (storms and hurricanes), exces...
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Photograph of one schoolgirl and two schoolboys, Become a donor, Every child deserves a fair chance – and you can help to make that chance a reality. Your donation will help UNICEF make a difference to the lives of children around the world. Donate now Charles Young, Jamaican Youth Ambassador for the UN General As...
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About us
Country Programme 2022 to 2026, UNICEF’s mandate is to support the Government in meeting its commitment to fulfill the rights of Jamaican children – as enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child – and in achieving national goals for development under Vision 2030. UNICEF does this by working with a wi...
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Survive and thrive
Challenge, Jamaica has achieved notable progress on key survival indicators. The majority of Jamaican children are born in facilities with skilled birth attendants. There have been significant improvements in the under-five mortality rate, and the low rate of mother to child transmission of HIV has been sustained ...
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What we do
Our goal is to help to fulfil the rights of every child. We pursue this goal by partnering with stakeholders such as the government, non-governmental organizations, change-makers in civil society and the private sector to influence and improve laws, policies, and programmes which will impact how children access q...
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16 children, including Greta Thunberg, file landmark complaint to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child
NEW YORK, 23 September – Sixteen child petitioners – including Greta Thunberg and Alexandria Villaseñor – from 12 countries around the world today presented a landmark official complaint to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child to protest lack of government action on the climate crisis. The chil...
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Protracted conflict, the climate crisis, a rise in mental illness and online misinformation among biggest emerging threats to children - UNICEF
NEW YORK, 18 September 2019 – Protracted conflicts, the worsening climate crisis, a rising level of mental illness among young people, and online misinformation are some of the most concerning emerging global threats to children, UNICEF said today in an open letter issued by the organization’s Executive Director H...