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Child protection

Afghani Boy

Violence against children

UNICEF works with partners to prevent and respond to violence against children. It aims to reduce violence at home, at school, in the community and online,

girl in india

Children separated from their families

A child has the right to know her/his parents, and be raised in a family environment. However, children can be separated from their families for a variety o

Children getting ready for vaccination

Civil registration

Across the region, UNICEF is working to ensure that by 2030, all births that happen within a country are registered.

A Child bride in India

Child marriage

At UNICEF, we believe that child marriage is a form of violence against children. Our aim is to avert 500,000 child marriages in the region by 2021.

A girl from Bangladesh sits in her make-shift classroom

Child protection

ALL children have a right to grow up in a family environment, protected from violence, abuse and exploitation.

Children at the Torkham border between Afghanistan and Pakistan run past parked trucks, smuggling goods to sell back home.

Short but perilous: Children’s smuggling journey

Hiding under moving trucks, children risk their lives smuggling goods – and themselves – across the Torkham border between Afghanistan and Pakistan

Sohida

Eight-year-old Sohida spent night alone on roadside

Furious fire leaves 6,000 Rohingya refugee children without shelter in Bangladesh refugee camps

Rima, Rekha, Rima and Rachana

“If nobody stops child marriage, we will"

Highlights from the Rupantaran peer learning and support model in Nepal

Hamed

02 December 2022

Hamed’s journey: 11 days of uncertainty, fear and regret

One 15-year-old journey's to Iran and back, in search of a better life

Sirjana

11 October 2022

Embracing transformation

The Rupantaran life skills programme is helping young people better navigate their realities, express themselves and identify brighter futures