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South Asia

A mother is feeding her child

06 February 2023

Nutrition

We work to ensure all children and women in South Asia can get the nutritious foods, services and healthy food environments.

parents and daughter

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.

Girls are chatting at the playground in Mehro Girls High School, in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan.

22 September 2022

Gender Equality

Equal rights and opportunities for girls and boys help all children their potential.

Salim Shekh (13) and Rakhi Kundu (17)

Communication and Advocacy

We communicate and advocate to realize the rights of every child, especially the most marginalized, in South Asia

We the Future

For and with adolescents in South Asia

Mohammad Jahirul Islam, 28, dressed in his fire suit, smiles as his daughter Jisha

Private sector engagement

UNICEF engages private sector actors to scale, accelerate and sustain the achievement of UNICEF’s Goal Areas and deliver results for all children

Volunteering in orphanages

19 September 2018

Volunteering in orphanages

By volunteering in orphanages, many well-intentioned tourists are supporting an industry that tears families apart and exploits children.

Religious leaders meeting in South Asia

South Asia religious leaders for children

Religious leaders accelerate results for children

UNICEF staff in Bangladesh

Human resources

We believe in UNICEF’s mandate of improving the lives of all children in the region.

Boys in Afghanistan

Planning and monitoring

Wesupport countries in South Asia to develop, implement, monitor and report on evidence-based policy planning and programming ...