Communication for Development (C4D) is one of the core change strategies that contribute directly to the achievement of results within each of the goal areas of the UNICEF Strategic Plan, 2018–2021. By identifying and addressing social norms, behaviours and practices, C4D strengthens programming and improves outcomes for children and adolescents.…, Communication for Development (C4D) Advancing positive social and behaviour change Global Annual Results Reports 2019 SUPPLEMENT TO THE Cover image: © UNICEF/UN0212225/Noorani A mother and father hold their newborn in a recovery room at UNICEF supported Al Quseya Central Hospital, Assuit governorate, Egypt. C4D initiatives in Egypt encourage…

Thirty years ago, a promise was made to the world’s children. That promise, crafted by global leaders and enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) articulates every child’s right to survive and thrive. This is the focus of Goal Area 1; ensuring that every child has the right to life, survival and development, and to grow up…, Global Annual Results Report 2019 GOAL AREA 1 Every child survives and thrives Cover image: © UNICEF/UN0317965/Frank Dejongh A mother is washing and cuddling her baby, in the village of Tamroro, in the centre of Niger. In Niger, only 13 percent of the population has access to basic sanitation services. Expression of thanks: © UNICEF/UN0303648/…

NEW YORK, 9 July 2020 – Members of the Marley family will reimagine the late Bob Marley’s iconic anthem One Love to support UNICEF’s work to reimagine a fairer, more just world for children whose lives have been upended by the COVID-19 pandemic. Tuff Gong International and Amplified Music will release a new version of the seminal song on 17 July.…

UNICEF China is helping children get back to school safely after COVID-19-related closures

GENEVA, 8 July 2020 - IOM, the International Organization for Migration, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and UNICEF, the UN Children’s Fund today welcomed the latest relocations of 49 unaccompanied asylum-seeking and migrant children from Greece to Portugal and Finland. Twenty-four unaccompanied asylum-seeking children left Greece and arrived safely…

As the pandemic continues, UNICEF is working to reach children even in remote areas with essential supplies

As COVID-19-related lockdowns in Nigeria continue, UNICEF is continuing to deliver critical assistance

In Indonesia, volunteers are raising awareness and sharing information to prevent the spread of the coronavirus

The pandemic is exacerbating the challenges facing the country's most vulnerable children

PANDAYACU, Ecuador – Raiza is starting her morning the way she usually does. After waking up at 6 a.m. she heads to the family dining room where her mother, Silvia, has prepared breakfast: chucula , a sweet plantain smoothie that’s popular in the Ecuadorian Amazon. After breakfast, Raiza, 11, helps her mother with the dishes before feeding the…