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Child protection systems

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Child labour and exploitation

UNICEF works with partners to accelerate the elimination of child labour, and provide sustainable solutions to ensure its effective prevention.

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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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Justice for children

Justice for children is designed for the benefit of all children in contact with justice authorities to ensure that they are better served and protected.

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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 protection

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

Sushmita and her mother

Child protection systems responses in COVID-19 programming

Analysis of changes to child protection systems across South Asia in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

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Full Report - A gendered analysis of child protection systems responses in COVID-19 programming in South Asia (PDF, 3 MB)

Case Study - Afghanistan - Protecting Children on the Move (PDF, 376 KB)

Case Study - Bangladesh - Protecting Children and Families (PDF, 377 KB)

Case Study - Bangladesh and India - The Importance of Child Helplines During the Time of COVID-19 (PDF, 356 KB)

Case Study - Bhutan - Adapting SOPs for GBV during COVID-19 (PDF, 353 KB)

Case Study - Bhutan - Face-to-face and Remote Psychosocial Counselling in Schools during COVID-19 (PDF, 350 KB)

Case Study - India - Child Protection System Strengthening during the Time of COVID-19 (PDF, 350 KB)

Case Study - India - Protecting Children on the Move (PDF, 351 KB)

Case Study - Maldives - Breaking the Silence around Sexual Violence (PDF, 359 KB)

Case Study - Nepal - Leveraging Data and Partnerships to Increase MHPSS Responses for Children During COVID-19 (PDF, 359 KB)

Case Study - Nepal - The Inclusion of Services for Children in the OCMCs for GBV (PDF, 349 KB)

Case Study - Pakistan - Systems Strengthening on MHPSS (PDF, 371 KB)

Case Study - Sri Lanka - Protecting Children and Families (PDF, 373 KB)

UNICEF Bhutan

19 October 2020

“Seeking counselling is not wrong”

How seeking counselling supported a youth in eastern Bhutan.

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08 October 2020

Child Marriage in Humanitarian Settings in South Asia

Analysis of similarities and differences of child marriage in conflict- and natural disaster-affected humanitarian settings in South Asia

Files available for download (4)

Full Report (PDF, 6 MB)

Policy Brief - South Asia (PDF, 934 KB)

Policy Brief - Bangladesh (PDF, 1 MB)

Policy Brief - Nepal (PDF, 1 MB)

A newborn rests on its mother's shoulder, who is blurred in the background.

11 December 2019

Birth Registration for Every Child by 2030: Are we on track?

This report presents global and regional estimates of the number of unregistered children. It assesses the amount of effort needed to achieve universal...

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English (PDF, 6 MB)