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Vaccines save lives, but trust delivers them
In the small town of Onești, Romania, Dr. Anca Băncescu walks down the street and her pace is steady, as she has a busy day ahead, but she never rushes. She knows she’ll be stopped along the way—by a mother asking if her child’s fever is normal, by a grandmother thanking her for a house visit, or by a group of chi...
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Guide for social workers in the rural area
The purpose of this guide is to establish a set of conceptual and operational benchmarks for social workers practicing in rural areas.The guide aims to present issues related to the role of the social worker in rural areas, duties, ethical dilemmas, working in the community network, identification of community nee...
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A Place to Play, A Place to Belong in Brașov
You push off and the swing starts moving gently, back and forth, taking you higher as your hands press into the cool support bars. For the first time, you feel weightless, you look at the sky without fear, the park stretching wide before you. What a core childhood memory this is for us all—of the wind on our skin ...
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A Place to Play, A Place to Belong in Bacău
Every parent knows the joy of watching their child making a new friend at the playground: the moment of hesitation before a shy game turns into laughter, the effortless way that barriers fade and strangers become friends when children run, climb, and play together. This is why playgrounds are places where communit...
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Convention on the Rights of the Child
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child is an important agreement by countries who have promised to protect children’s rights. The Convention on the Rights of the Child explains who children are, all their rights, and the responsibilities of governments. All the rights are connected, they are all ...
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Romania for Every Child
No child should be left behind. Local authorities and other important community actors can create together a safety net at a local level for the social inclusion of all children and teenagers, especially those from vulnerable groups like Roma minorities, disabled children, or children from rural areas. , Discover...
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Be the voice of Romanian children: The Children's Board is recruiting 20 new members
Bucharest, January 15, 2025, - The Children's Board, supported by UNICEF, is opening its doors to 20 new members who want to bring a positive change for children in their communities and nationwide. This unique working group in Romania brings together children and adolescents of different ages, from different loca...
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‘Not the new normal’ – 2024 'one of the worst years in UNICEF’s history' for children in conflict
NEW YORK, 28 December 2024 –, The impact of armed conflicts on children around the world reached devastating and likely record levels in 2024, according to a review by UNICEF of the latest available data and prevailing global trends. More children than ever are estimated to be either living in conflict zones or fo...
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Children Under Attack
Around the world, attacks on children continue unabated. The number of countries experiencing violent conflict is the highest it has been in the last 30 years. The result is that more than 30 million children have been displaced by conflict. Many of them are being enslaved, trafficked, abused and exploited. Many m...
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Mental health conversation starters: 6–10 years
As your child starts school, their physical, mental and social skills are developing rapidly. They are learning to describe experiences and talk more about their emotions. Friendships and peer pressure start becoming more important as they shift their focus from home to the world outside. By spending more time out...
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Mental health explained
Sadness, fear, frustration and other emotions are all a natural part of growing up. But if your child is experiencing intense negative emotions for prolonged periods of time, and it’s impacting their social, family and school life, it may mean they need support from a mental health professional. Read on to learn m...
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Challenging future projected for children in 2050
Childhood ‘hangs in the balance’ unless urgent measures adopted to protect children’s futures globally, according to new report , NEW YORK, 20 November 2024 , – The future of childhood hangs in the balance if urgent action is not taken to safeguard children’s rights in a changing world, UNICEF warned in its flags...