What we do
We work to promote the rights of children in Uzbekistan
We work with the Government of Uzbekistan and other partners to ensure children survive and thrive, their rights are protected including the most disadvantaged children, so that a fair chance for all children can be guaranteed.
Child protection
UNICEF supports the Government of Uzbekistan in establishing an effective and inclusive child protection system to enhance the prevention of, and response to violence, exploitation, abuse, neglect and harmful practices.
Our aim is to ensure that every child has a supportive family environment, access to justice, care and support services. We work to scale up evidence-based prevention approaches to the population level with strong and clear accountabilities to deliver child protection outcomes. This includes universal access to justice, to family and parenting support, to safe schools and to safety online, as well as universal adoption of positive norms and values.
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Health
In Uzbekistan, UNICEF works with the government and partners to ensure that every child survives and thrives from the moment of birth.
UNICEF supports health system strengthening through evidence-based interventions aimed at improving the quality and reach of care.
We also promote healthy growth and development throughout childhood. UNICEF contributes to improve immunization coverage, expand nutrition services, and promote exclusive breastfeeding. Recognizing the growing burden of non-communicable diseases and mental health challenges among adolescents, we work to integrate mental health, nutrition, and hygiene education into schools and primary healthcare.
UNICEF is supporting the Government of Uzbekistan in improving access to climate-resilient Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) services in healthcare facilities and schools to create healthy and enabling learning environment. Climate-resilient WASH practices and infrastructure can help ensure the availability and sustainability of WASH and health services, even in the face of climate change impacts. By considering climate factors in planning, design, and implementation, the proposed program can contribute to building the resilience of WASH systems and communities safeguarding the health and wellbeing of the population in the face of a changing climate.
Our work is informed by data and grounded in equity. By supporting home visiting services and digital health innovations, UNICEF aims to reach the most vulnerable—ensuring no child is left behind.
Together with the government of Uzbekistan and our partners, we are building a resilient, inclusive, and child-centered health system for the future.
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Education
UNICEF advocates for quality and inclusiveness of basic education at pre-school and school levels. We aim at ensuring services are reaching the most vulnerable - children with disabilities, children on the move who do not speak the language of instruction and other out-of-school girls and boys.
Uzbekistan is experiencing a unique momentum and opportunity to ensure the transformation of its education system towards quality inclusive education. UNICEF has been providing technical support to the Government of Uzbekistan across all major streams of systemic reforms in public education, while also acting as the Coordinating Agency for the sector within the framework of the Global Partnership for Education.
With UNICEF support, the Government of Uzbekistan has developed a National Partnership Compact for Education Reform 2023-2026. It is an evidence-based policy roadmap endorsed by the Government and signed by Development Partners, further articulating the priorities for investment in the education sector. This document ensures active participation of development partners and broader civil society towards achieving SDG targets and national education results.
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Social policy
UNICEF Uzbekistan is committed to ensure that every child in the country has an equitable chance in life through more effective and inclusive social policies. We support the efforts of the Government of Uzbekistan to strengthen social protection in normal situations and in times of emergencies, to ensure that every child has a decent startt in life, to reduce child poverty, to strengthen child-focused public financial management, and fostering child and youth friendly governance at the local levels.
Specifically, UNICEF Uzbekistan has been a major partner of the national government across various aspects of systemic reforms encompassing development and adoption of the social protection strategy, institutional consolidation, and digitalization the social protection system, advancing results-oriented budgeting and management to address challenges related to public finance management and evaluating both monetary and multidimensional aspects of child poverty.
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