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A child plays at an early childhood development center

Universal child benefits

With 385 million children living in extreme poverty, it’s time for renewed focus on universal child benefits

A young girl in Vietnam holds her lunch tray at her primary school.

Social policy and local governance

Finding lasting, local solutions for governance challenges.

Girls in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, embrace each other with smiles.

Social policy

Every child deserves an equitable chance in life.

UNICEF/UN0320195/Baholis

1 in 6 children lives in extreme poverty, World Bank-UNICEF analysis shows

The pre-COVID-19 analysis reveals that 356 million children struggle to survive on less than $1.90 a day, two-thirds of them in sub-Saharan Africa

In April 2020, a mother in Côte d'Ivoire wears a mask to protect herself and her baby, whom she holds in front of her, from coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

A global agenda to protect children during COVID-19

Global coordination is urgently needed to prevent this health crisis from becoming a child-rights crisis

Ten years old getting ready to go to school in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. In 2019, UNICEF initiated a ‘cash plus” model of services jointly with the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection to enhance the impact of cash transfer on child poverty.

Universal child benefits

Policy issues and options

Makelesi, 7, standing in destroyed library of Nabau District School in Ra Province in Fiji.

Are climate change policies child-sensitive?

A guide for action

Programme Guidance: Strengthening Shock-Responsive Social Protection Systems

Social Protection Response to COVID-19

An eight-year-old boy in Connecticut, United States, has a snack while working on a laptop as part of his second grade class’s distance learning measures, following the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

COVID-19 outbreak: How employers can support working parents

Children around the world need support from their parents right now. And parents need support from their employers