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The State of the World's Children

The most comprehensive analysis of global trends affecting children and covering the most important issues

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Prospects for Children: Global Outlook

An annual analysis of trends shaping the world and their impact on children

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Rights denied

The impact of discrimination on children

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Report
07 March 2025

Girl Goals: What Has Changed for Girls?

Adolescent girls’ rights over 30 Years
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Report
12 February 2025

Protecting Young Lives

Global status report on child and adolescent road safety
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English (pdf, 12 MB)
Report
11 February 2025

Children face unique vulnerabilities to environmental hazard

Fragile beginnings
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English (pdf, 10 MB)
Report
27 January 2025

Generation plastic

Unpacking the impact of plastic on children
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English (pdf, 19 MB)
Report
23 January 2025

Learning interrupted

Global snapshot of climate-related school disruptions in 2024
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English (pdf, 4 MB)
Report
16 January 2025

Step up for immunization

Making the case for funding Gavi 6.0
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Advocacy brief (pdf, 3 MB)
Advocacy brief with annex on UNICEF's role in Gavi (pdf, 3 MB)
Flagship report
20 November 2024

The State of the World's Children 2024

The future of childhood in a changing world
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English - Full report (pdf, 16 MB)
English - Executive summary (pdf, 597 KB)
French - Executive summary (pdf, 603 KB)
Spanish - Executive summary (pdf, 598 KB)
Arabic - Executive summary (pdf, 828 KB)
Report
21 October 2024

How is artificial intelligence reshaping early childhood dev

Blog on ECD and AI
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English (pdf, 303 KB)
Report
18 October 2024

Unpacking children’s rights under the European Sustainabilit

Guidance briefs for companies
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ESRS-Foreword-and-Introduction (pdf, 650 KB)
ESRS-Children-Stakeholders (pdf, 769 KB)
ESRS-Childrens-Rights-Double-Materiality (pdf, 477 KB)
ESRS-Social-Standards (pdf, 991 KB)
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08 October 2024

The Future is Now

Early childhood development for all children, everywhere
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ECD Brochure - English (pdf, 3 MB)
ECD Brochure - French (pdf, 3 MB)
ECD Brochure - Spanish (pdf, 3 MB)
ECD Brochure - Arabic (pdf, 3 MB)
ECD Brochure - Russian (pdf, 3 MB)
ECD Brochure - Chinese (pdf, 3 MB)
Report
27 September 2024

Clean Air, Healthy Children: An Agenda for Action

Protecting children from seven deadly sources of air pollution
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English - Policy Brief (pdf, 11 MB)
Report
18 September 2024

Proven Solutions for Children

Accelerating progress for the SDGs and beyond
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English (pdf, 2 MB)

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