Addressing the needs of adolescent and young mothers affected by HIV in Eastern and Southern Africa
Adolescent and young mothers are a priority population for UNICEF in Eastern and Southern Africa, including those who are affected by HIV.
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Hand hygiene for all
Three billion people – 40 per cent of the world’s population – do not have a place in their homes to wash their hands with water and soap.
Report on the Regional Forum on Adolescent Pregnancy, Child Marriage and Early Union in South-East Asia and Mongolia
This report details the central messages and discussions arising at the Regional Forum on Adolescent Pregnancy, Child Marriage and Early Union in South-East Asia and Mongolia.
What have we learnt? Overview of findings from a survey of ministries of education on national responses to COVID-19
As part of the coordinated global education response to the COVID-19 pandemic, UNESCO, UNICEF and the World Bank have conducted a Survey on National Education Responses to COVID-19 School Closures.
Stepping up effective school health and nutrition: A partnership for healthy learners and brighter futures
School health and nutrition is about investing both in schoolchildren and adolescents’ health and well-being and in their learning, with benefits extending to their homes and communities. When children are sick and hungry, they do not learn well.
Early marriage: a harmful traditional practice; a statistical exploration
Child marriage is a violation of human rights, compromising the development of girls and often resulting in early pregnancy and social isolation. Young married girls face onerous domestic burdens, constrained decision-making and reduced life choices.
Cambodia national youth risk behaviour survey 2004
This document is a summary of the National Youth Risk Behaviour Survey 2003-2004 conducted by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports with the support of UNICEF and UNESCO. The aim of the survey was to assess the risk behaviour of young people between ages of 11 and 18.
Strengthening national responses to HIV and adolescents in emergency situations: lessons learned from Côte d'Ivoire and Haiti
many years, and a growing number of organizations are including a focus on young people, HIV/ASRH and humanitarian settings into their work.
UNICEF Policy on Children Affected by HIV/AIDS: Issue Briefs: Child Protection
This paper discusses UNICEF's policy on Children Affected by HIV/AIDS globally. It contains statistics of the situation of these vulnerable children and offers strategies on how to mitigate the impact of the epidemic on them.
Children in Need of Special Protection Measures: The Growing Needs of Children Who Have Lost Caregivers
This strategy paper fills the need of developing a programming strategy, reflecting UNICEF's 1996 policy on children in need of special protection measures, for children who have suffered temporary or permanent loss of family and/or primary care givers.