Child rights

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Evaluation

We work to ensure that UNICEF continually improves its performance and results for children in South Asia, by supporting organizational learning and account

06/03/2018

A girl from Bangladesh sits in her make-shift classroom

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Child protection

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

05/03/2018

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100,000 newborn lives saved since 2018

South Asia is making progress in saving the lives of newborn babies. Since 2018, an additional 100,000 newborn lives have been saved in South Asia.

14/01/2020

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Youth perspectives on child rights

Stories and insights from adolescents around South Asia

20/12/2019

Young boys hold a banner and signs related to climate change in a demonstration.

Press release

Waves of protests around the world are reminder that voices of children and adolescents must be heard and their rights protected

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore

18/12/2019

A group of young boys look into the camera.

Report

Preserving hope in Afghanistan

Protecting children in the world’s most lethal conflict

17/12/2019

An adolescent boy looks starkly into the camera, standing in a classroom riddled with bullet holes in the concrete walls.

Press release

Nine Afghan children killed or maimed daily in world’s most lethal warzone – UNICEF

Parties must protect children, end targeting of schools and clinics

17/12/2019

A young mother in a sari holds her child and their birth registration report.

Article

What is birth registration and why does it matter?

Without legal proof of identity, children are left uncounted and invisible.

13/12/2019

A young mother holds her newborn against her chest.

Press release

Despite significant increase in birth registration, a quarter of the world’s children remain ‘invisible’ – UNICEF

Proportion of registered births increased almost 20 per cent over past decade with important progress in South Asia, yet globally 166 million children under-five have never been officially recorded

11/12/2019

Kowsalya looks into the camera with determination, the background are outside scenes.

Article

Changing lives by speaking up: Kowsalya’s story

[CRC Article 1 – the right to childhood; Article 28 – the right to a quality education] In India, Kowsalya is standing up for her right to education and...

21/11/2019

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