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Child protection

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12 October 2022

Child Protection

We work to make sure every child can realize their right to grow up in a safe environment, protected from violence, abuse, exploitation and neglect.

Parul hides her face in Proshanti

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

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.

Child bride

Child marriage

Child marriage is a violation of human and child rights.

14-year-old Eman

Adding colour to children’s lives

How UNICEF’s Safe Spaces for flood-affected children are giving them a reason to smile again

Bus Bibi and Aqeela

Breaking the cycle of child marriage

How UNICEF's intervention empowered a mother to rescue her daughter from child marriage

Mim

Painting with purpose

Art brings children into safe spaces and closer to critical services in Bangladesh

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UNICEF and ESCAP convene experts from South Asia to boost birth registration for children

More than 1 in 4 children under 5 years is unregistered in South Asia, according to latest data

A girl turns her life around by not quitting

Preeti from Chhattisgarh fights against the odds