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Press release
12 September 2024

UNICEF delivers immediate relief to communities affected by devastating Super Typhoon Yagi in Northern Viet Nam

Ha Noi (Viet Nam), 12 September 2024 – UNICEF has provided water supplies to government partners for distribution to households, hospitals, health facilities and schools in three provinces which are among those most affected by Super Typhoon Yagi. The typhoon was the strongest to hit Viet Nam in decades, sweeping ...
Report
02 July 2024

Management of Nutritionally at-risk mothers and infants under six months in Viet Nam

This review was conducted by UNICEF East Asia and the Pacific Regional Office (EAPRO) to understand how nutritionally at-risk infants under six months, and nutritionally at-risk pregnant and lactating breastfeeding women are identified and cared for within the health system in four countries in East Asia Pacific: ...
Report
19 June 2024

Nutrition, for every child

The UNICEF Nutrition Strategy 2020–2030: Nutrition, for Every Child outlines UNICEF’s strategic intent to support national governments and partners in upholding children’s right to nutrition, and ending malnutrition in all its forms over the next decade. Today, at least one in three children is not growing well be...
Document
19 June 2024

When it Matters Most

Child hunger and malnutrition are violations of children’s rights. They are also significant contributors to mortality, causing an estimated 45 per cent of all deaths in children under 5 years of age. Despite reduction in global child mortality and malnutrition, just under 5 million children still die every year, ...
Campaign
25 April 2024

Changing Children’s Lives – Enhancing their Futures! 

In 2023, UNICEF Viet Nam worked with partners from the government in support of national priorities driving the care, the protection of children and women, towards achievement of the SDGs. UNICEF-supported programmes contributed to directly improving children’s lives and the situation of their families, and furthe...
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02 January 2024

Feeding your baby: 1–2 years

At 1 year old, your child is learning to eat on their own. They can chew food as well as you can, so they can eat the same foods as the rest of the family., In brief: Feeding your child at 1–2 years, plate with food icon At 1 year, solid foods – including healthy snacks – are now your child’s main source of energy...
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02 January 2024

Feeding your baby: 6–12 months

Young children need enough nutritious food every day to grow healthy, strong and smart. At around 6 months old, your baby is growing quickly and needs more energy and nutrients than at any other time in their life., In brief: Feeding your baby at 6–12 months, plate and food icon After 6 months, breastmil...
Article
02 January 2024

Feeding your baby: When to start with solid foods

As your baby grows, so do their nutritional needs. During the first two years, up to 75 per cent of each meal goes to building your baby’s brain. Here’s when to introduce your baby to solid foods and why getting the timing right is so important., In brief: Feeding your baby solid foods, Breastfeeding icon Before 6...
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27 December 2023

Choosing the right first foods for your child

As a parent, we know that ensuring nutritious and safe food for your child is your top priority. Providing the right foods is especially important during the first three years of life, when your child grows quickly and needs plenty of energy and nutrients. For children between 6 months and 3 years, fresh frui...
Article
27 December 2023

7 tips for winning over a picky eater

If you are the parent of a toddler, chances are you have had some struggles come mealtime. Fussy eating is a common concern for parents around the world, with many worrying that an uncooperative child at mealtime could lead to their child not getting the diverse source of nutrients they need. Young children’s tast...
Press release
19 December 2023

New study reveals high sugar and salt content in commercial foods marketed for young children in Southeast Asia

BANGKOK/HANOI, 18 December 2023 – A new study has revealed high sugar and salt content in commercially produced packaged foods marketed for children aged 6 months to 3 years in Southeast Asia, as well as widespread use of potentially misleading and deceptive labelling and lack of strict regulations around pro...
Press release
11 May 2023

Her Majesty the Queen of the Belgians visited Viet Nam as Honorary President of UNICEF Belgium

Multimedia package: PHOTOS and VIDEO FOOTAGE   HA NOI/BRUSSELS, 11 May 2023 – Her Majesty the Queen of the Belgians who is Honorary President of UNICEF Belgium, wrapped up a three-day visit to Viet Nam that highlighted significant achievements towards realizing child rights as well as the key challenges the m...