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Two smiling girls play in front of their new school built with plastic bricks made out of recycled plastic, in Sangouine, a village in the West of Côte d'Ivoire.

Creating sustainable supply chains

Collaboration is key to creating sustainable supply chains that can deliver essential supplies to children.

Margaret Agyapong, (6) in the bedroom where she and her siblings sleep under a long-lasting insecticide-treated bed net (LLI) in the village of Ankaase in the Western Region of Ghana, in October 2012.

Influencing markets

Access to affordable and fit-for-purpose products from sustainable markets is essential for the survival and development of children.

Treated water is released from the Wetland-Biocord Wastewater Treatment Plant (IPAL BIOCORD POLDER GALAXY) in Bekasi, Indonesia.

TPP: Faecal sludge and wastewater management in emergencies

UNICEF is seeking products that ensure the treatment of faecal sludge and wastewater in emergency contexts.

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7 children play outside a new High Performance Tent installed in Afghanistan to be used for community based education programmes.

UNICEF High Performance Tent on the path to global scale-up

Experience augmented reality of the High Performance Tent. Afghanistan will be the first country to use the tents for emergency education response.

First ever global guide for assistive technology to improve the lives of millions

Za’atari refugee camp, Jordan, December 2020: Aseel, 8, on her wheelchair and her two younger sisters.

Inclusive supplies making a difference for children

This World Disability Day we highlight our work in Assistive Technology and a new momentum to bring inclusive supplies to children worldwide.

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Inclusive innovation: a disability-friendly latrine

The latest UNICEF innovative product is helping children with disabilities safely access sanitation services

Drone footage of a prototype of a UNICEF tent partially covered by palm trees in Cotabato, the Philippines, where the tents’ performance was tested.

Innovation at the heart of humanitarian response

To develop the new High Performance Tent, UNICEF embarked on a co-creation approach to create the very best product that UNICEF and industry can offer.

A mother and her smiling young child at a health clinic in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, in February 2018.

One small step in technology, one giant leap for mothers

NASA technology originally designed to save astronauts is now saving mothers. This Mother’s Day, UNICEF showcases “NASG,” a life-saving garment for women.

A child holds up plastic bananas during a class at a community pre-school in Sokang Commune, Kang Meas District, Cambodia, in June 2015.

Driving product innovation

Working with the private sector and partners to identify, develop and scale fit-for-purpose products that respond to the unmet needs of children.