This policy brief shows how improving the quality of food leads to more children eating school food and demonstrates that this is what young people need. The briefing brings together two powerful bodies of evidence to make that case.

Investing in Social and Behaviour Change (SBC) for education is a powerful opportunity to deliver measurable results and transform children’s lives. Through targeted interventions, UNICEF works to shift harmful norms, promote positive discipline, and create inclusive, safe school environments.

We describe the development of the Whole School Food Approach framework and its implementation in 12 European countries participating in the European-funded project, SchoolFood4Change. The framework was developed in 2022 by a multidisciplinary team following an evidence-based approach.

This study aims to provide a comparative overview of school food provision models in 17 cities across 12 European countries.

This paper outlines the rationale for collecting data on child subjective well-being and reviews the main constructs and methodologies employed in key international surveys.

In this editorial, we describe the emergence of four milestone principles in connection with school health and nutrition programs.

This brief summarizes the evidence on adolescent girls’ sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in West and Central Africa (WCA), particularly evidence from the GIRL Center’s priority countries.

UNESCO and Peking University collaborated with national authorities in Botswana, Nigeria, and Uganda to strengthen school health education and adolescent well-being in line with national priorities.

The National School Code of Conduct (NSCC) is a foundational policy framework developed by the Ministry of Education to promote safe, secure, inclusive, and disciplined learning environments in all schools across Trinidad and Tobago.

Poor nutrition and inadequate WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene) practices significantly impact children’s health, nutrition, and cognitive development, especially in low-income settings.