UNICEF South Asia Staying and delivering for children If others are forced to step back, who's going to stay? I AM Featured Latest stories developed by ROSA Blog post No Child Should Lose Their Home to the Climate Crisis ㅤㅤㅤ Read more Article Lead Poisoning The silent threat stealing children’s futures in South Asia Read now Article A Small Nation with a Big Message Children Belong at the Heart of Climate Action Read now Article Digital Equality for Girls: A South Asian Imperative Read now Stories from across South Asia Article Dreaming Big: Dawa’s journey back to learning Across Nepal, Community Learning Centers (CLCs) are helping out-of-school children and adolescents get back on track with education and to stay safe. Read now Article Advika – Empowering Girls in a Unique Way Children, youth, parents, community member and government officials come together with UNICEF to end child marriage in Odisha Read now Article A tent full of dreams Maryam is reclaiming her right to learn and looking towards the future by continuing her education at a UNICEF Accelerated Learning Centre in Afghanistan Read now Article Nothing exists in a vacuum A holistic new approach to eradicating polio - combining community awareness with improvements to sanitation – yields its first fruits. Read now Latest news Statement 13 September 2025 Statement by Alice Akunga, UNICEF Representative to Nepal Read now Statement 17 September 2025 Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the denial of education to adolescent girls in Afghanistan for 4 years Read now Press release 10 September 2025 Triple threat of malnutrition puts children in South Asia at risk, UNICEF warns Read now Press release 15 July 2025 South Asia immunises a record-high number of children in 2024 Read now Information hubs Page Parenting Centre The guidance parents and caregivers can trust to help give children the best start in life! Learn more Page Youth Centre Youth voice matters Learn more Page COVID-19 – Information Hub The latest COVID-19 news and resources, as well as tips to protect you and your family. Learn more Page Inside UNICEF South Asia Read the latest ideas from the people who work to make a difference for children in South Asia Learn more Children in South Asia South Asia is home to about 659 million children under 18 years of age - approximately 36 per cent of the total population. Learn More