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17 June 2026

Global Programme Framework

for Children on the Move
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17 June 2026

UNICEF Annual Report 2025

Continuing to deliver, in crises and beyond
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12 June 2026

A Social and Behavioural Change Message Guide

for Preventing Childhood Lead Poisoning Using the REACH Framework
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12 June 2026

REACH Framework

Applying Behavioural Science to Address Environmental Health Threats Affecting Children
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08 May 2026

Underestimated and Overlooked

The Silent Impact of Pesticides on Children
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01 May 2026

Advancing the Rights of Children in Migration

Priorities for the 2026 International Migration Forum
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27 April 2026

Child Alert: 20 years on, children under threat in Darfur

Two decades after global alarm over Sudan’s Darfur region, children are again facing violence, displacement, hunger and loss of protection
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24 April 2026

Playbook on Digital Innovation for Supporting Families

A framework for transformative digital support to parents
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13 March 2026

Radiation and Children's Health

Executive Summary
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