Child rights

A girl from Bangladesh sits in her make-shift classroom

Programme

Child protection

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

03/12/2018

Programme

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

Article

Teachers return to classrooms with innovative teaching...

...but I always felt that there must be better ways to ensure children learn.

14/03/2019

Press release

Leading cricketer, Rashid Khan announced as UNICEF Afghanistan’s National Ambassador

Leading cricketer will help advance the rights of every child in Afghanistan

20/03/2019

Munni (9 years old) searches for metal in pile of garbage on the bank of river Buriganga in Old Dhaka...

Report

Danger in the air

How air pollution may be affecting the brain development of young children around the world

11/03/2019

Photo Essay

Kiran, a girl from Purulia, who fights child marriage

Across India, girls are mobilizing other girls, schools and communities to raise their voices against child marriage. Kiran is among them. Here's her story:

20/02/2019

Press release

UNICEF calls for concerted action to prevent bullying and harassment for the 32 per cent of children online in Bangladesh

Thirty years after the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the creation of the World Wide Web, it’s time for renewed focus on children’s digital rights

15/02/2019