30 December 2024

Stories for different ages, to disseminate the Convention on the Rights of the Child

Caracas, December 30, 2024., UNICEF, the United Nations Children's Fund in Venezuela, is disseminating through its digital channels the series of stories for children Derechos de Colores, as part of its campaign in favor of children's rights "Escucha nuestra voz, protege nuestros derechos". The launch of the serie...
11 October 2024

Anita overcame malnutrition with UNICEF's help and today continues to receive comprehensive support

Anita lives in the Etnia Guajira sector, a Wayuu settlement near the city of Maracaibo, Zulia state, Venezuela. She smiles, plays, and attends school regularly. But four years ago, her situation was very different: she was affected by acute malnutrition and her relatives feared she would not survive. The intervent...
30 November 2023

UNICEF Venezuela Annual Report 2022

The year 2022 was marked by a special date for UNICEF in Venezuela: the celebration of 55 years of presence in the country. There have been decades of effort to guarantee the strengthening of the rights of children and adolescents, hand in hand with government institutions, civil society, citizens and the children...
03 October 2023

“I feel a great connection with my daughter, but today, I learned a little more" Jhovanny, father

Boys and girls need loving and sensitive care that can create the best conditions for their development, including care for health and nutrition, stimuli for their learning, and the responsive protection and attention of their families. To improve the quality of their attention, promote the participation of famili...
03 October 2023

“They told us about our rights, and we have been learning many things such as leadership"

Luis Miguel González is 15 years old, lives and studies in Las Tejerías community in the Aragua state and is in the care of his grandparents. He walks for 45 minutes to get to school but does so happily because it is a new opportunity to see his friends. He likes to sing, especially rap, and his stage name is “Men...
29 March 2023

"I have learned the tables, to write the numbers, I have learned to add, to multiply"

Luis Mario is 10 years old and is one of the children who attends the job training center San Martín de Porres, located in San Félix, Bolívar state, where, together with other children and adolescents, he is part of a comprehensive care program for academic leveling and socio-emotional support that contributes to ...
13 February 2023

UNICEF approves a new Cooperation Program with the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) approved a new cooperation program with the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela for the period 2023-2026, to advance the fulfillment of the rights of children and adolescents. The approval of the cooperation program was completed during the first ordinary ...
24 January 2023

Back to School Campaign Juntos Regresemos A La Escuela

Back to School campaign logo #JunosRegresamosALaEscuela Children and adolescents have the right to education without distinction, therefore, the joint effort of the educational community is essential so that they can return and stay in school. At school, children enhance their learning and practice their social sk...
28 June 2022

“I wake up early all the time, I come to school and always find my teacher there”

Estefany Márquez is 10 years old and lives with her family in the 12 de Octubre neighborhood , located in Maracaibo, Zulia State. She studies fifth grade in a school supported by UNICEF and to get to class she has to walk around 30 minutes every day. “I wake up early all the time, I come here, I always find the t...
25 March 2022

These are the winners of the contest "Hagamos la Tarea Juntos" (Let's do Homework Together)

A total of 12 children and adolescents of the states of Carabobo, Anzoátegui, Monagas, Zulia, Distrito Capital, Barinas, Bolívar, Falcón, Sucre, Miranda, Aragua, Trujillo y Táchira are the winners of the contest "Hagamos la Tarea Juntos" (Let´s do homework together), invited by, El Pitazo and UNICEF Venezuela, . I...
24 March 2022

Right to Education

The right to education is contemplated in article, 29, of the, Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), , which says the following:, Article 28, 1. The States Parties recognize the child's right to education and, in order to progressively exercise this right under conditions of equality of opportunity, they ...
24 March 2022

55 years in Venezuela for the rights of children and adolescents

logtema del 55 aniversario de UNICEF en Venezuela, UNICEF, is the, United Nations Children's Fund, and works tirelessly in more than 191 countries for the rights of children, especially the most vulnerable. The origin of, UNICEF, dates back to the time after the Second World War, when millions of children suffered...