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Child rights

Mother with baby
Programme
07 February 2019
Child protection
Learn more about how UNICEF protects children in the Maldives.
New UNICEF Representative presents credentials
Press release
13 February 2023
A new UNICEF Representative to the Maldives assumes office
young boy near dead corals on a beach looking out at the ocean
Report
14 December 2021
Rising to the Challenge
Youth Perspectives on Climate Change and Education in Maldives

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Rising to the challenge - youth perspectives on climate change and education in Maldives (PDF, 11 MB)
CRC
Report
20 April 2021
Handbook for the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Implementation Handbook for the Convention on the Rights of the Child

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Implementation Handbook for the Convention on the Rights of the Child (PDF, 15 MB)
Marjan with Minister of Foreign Affairs
Press release
24 March 2021
A new UNICEF Representative to the Maldives assumes office
Mother holding baby's hand
Press release
20 February 2020
Maldives ratifies Child Rights Protection Act
The new Act prohibits marrying any child in Maldives below the age of 18
Heads of State and Government from (bottom to top) Mozambique, Monaco, Mexico, Maldives, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Lebanon, Kuwait, Japan - representing all major regions of the world - are only 9 of the 71 leaders who spent 30 September 1990 discussing the problems and destiny of children at the World Summit for Children.
Press release
18 November 2019
30 years of child rights: Historic gains and undeniable achievements, but little progress for the world’s poorest children - UNICEF
Urgent action and a recommitment to child rights needed to address age-old and emerging threats
A girl hugging a palm tree
Report
10 September 2019
UNICEF Maldives Office Annual Report: 2018
Read about how UNICEF impacted the lives of children in 2018.

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UNICEF Maldives Office Annual Report: 2018 (PDF, 194 KB)
Boy child holding the hand of an adult
Press release
02 September 2019
Parliamentarians from across South Asia discuss how to ensure rights for all children
A youth sitting on a staircase with his hands brought together
Article
26 August 2019
For every child, a second chance
Read about Ahmed’s journey from being incarcerated at 17 to freedom, safety and security through a second chance given to him by the justice system.