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06 September 2024

Madagascar at the UNICEF Executive Board session: Advocacy for Improving Children’s Living Conditions in response to Climate Change.

New York, 5 September, 2024 – The Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development (MEDD) of Madagascar, Max Andonirina Fontaine spoke at the UNICEF Executive Board special session on climate change and children, moderated by the Dominican Republic. With the theme “Placing children at the heart of climate acti...

11 July - The Day of "Ambassador for a Day" Winners

11 July – Antananarivo On 10 and 11 July, the UK Embassy in Antananarivo, along with five partners – the embassies of the United States, Germany, Japan, as well as the EU and UNICEF delegation – is organising a two-day event series for the winners of the second edition of the "Ambassador of a Day - Madagascar 2024...

01 December 2023

Lova Renée, from a viral video to the COP 28 talk

Since July 2023, she has prided herself on being UNICEF Madagascar youth advocate. From 30 November to 12 December, she was the spokesperson for Malagasy children at the 28th Conference of the Parties on Climate, held in Dubai. At the age of 13, Lova Renée is the only child member of the Malagasy delegation to att...

19 November 2023

World Children’s Day 2023: In Madagascar, Advocacy to ensure that “Every Child Benefits from his Full Rights”.

Antananarivo, 20 November 2023 – UNICEF Madagascar celebrates World Children’s Day by reaffirming its commitment to ensuring that every Malagasy child can enjoy his full rights. By giving children the chance to speak, UNICEF Madagascar reminds them of the importance of taking into account children’s perspectives t...

Handover of equipment to ORTM and signing of the framework agreement between UNICEF and MCC

Antananarivo, 04 april 2023 – ORTM and UNICEF are currently enhancing their collaboration through the allocation of materials including production equipment for National Television and National Radio. In return, ORTM will provide a space dedicated to children and young people in its broadcasting premises, for tele...

10 February 2023

Digital learning is now possible within communities and in secondary junior schools, thanks to the partnership between the Ministry of Education (MEN), UNICEF Madagascar and Airtel Madagascar

Antananarivo, 10 February 2023 - The Ministry of Education, UNICEF Madagascar and Airtel Madagascar today signed a tripartite memorandum of understanding, aiming at facilitating access to digital learning in Madagascar. The 5-year partnership will initially be deployed to approximately 14,000 students in 15 public...

20 November 2022

UNICEF Madagascar reaffirms its commitment to continue to work for the promotion of the rights of Malagasy children

Antananarivo, 20 November 2022 – Madagascar, through UNICEF – in its mandate to improve living conditions and enable every child to enjoy his rights – is today celebrating World Children's Day through a series of activities to make voices heard at all levels. Inclusion, for every child This year, the celebration...

27 January 2021

Between Hope and Doubt in Madagascar – Recovering from Severe Malnutrition

Elysa and Elysette are 11 month old twins living with their parents and six siblings in the rural commune of Maroalipoty, in southern Madagascar. Elysa suffers from severe acute malnutrition, or wasting. Her twin sister also suffers from acute malnutrition but in a more moderate form. Elysa et Elysette avec leur p...

27 January 2021

In Madagascar, families struggle to survive in drought-hit south

Anjaramee, four years old, on the right of her mother Maho, lives with her nine brothers and sisters in the rural commune of Maroalipoty in the south of Madagascar. She suffers from severe acute malnutrition or wasting caused by lack of adequate food and drinking water. Anjaramee et sa famille UNICEF/UN0406723/And...

20 January 2021

Madagascar places children at the heart of the agenda

The world celebrates World Children's Day on 20 November which is UNICEF's global day of action for children and the anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. It is a day when UNICEF offices around the world are supporting the empowerment of children and young people as defenders of...

02 November 2020

Multiple deprivations in children in Madagascar

This note presents the main findings from the analysis of MICS-6 data, using the Multiple Overlapping Deprivation Analysis (MODA) methodology developed by UNICEF. This study was carried out jointly with the National Institute of Statistics (INSTAT) and should serve as a reference line for monitoring SDG 1.2.2. on ...

Two Malagasy singers appointed as UNICEF supporters of child rights

Antananarivo- Madagascar, June 8, 2020: UNICEF Madagascar has appointed two nationally acclaimed singers as supporters of child rights at a special event held in the Madagascar Capital, Antananarivo, to launch children’s month in the country. The artists - Niu Raza and Mirado – will use their popularity and broad ...