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Child protection

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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,

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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

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Civil registration

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

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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.

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Child protection

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

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Growing concern for well-being of children and young people amid soaring screen time – UNICEF

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore on Safer Internet Day

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Gender-responsive Education in the Context of COVID-19

Framework and evidence-informed progressive standards to support gender-responsive actions

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Reporting of violence against women and children

Guidelines for media practitioners, United Nations country offices and other development and civil society organisations communicating about violence agains

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What do ‘family-friendly policies’ mean in South Asia?

Supporting family-friendly policies aimed at supporting parents and other caregivers to reconcile work and family life

Responsible reporting of violence against women and children

Responsible representation and reporting of violence against women and violence against children