Child rights

From climate change, education and mental health, to ending racism and discrimination, UNICEF will never stop working to promote and defend children's rights. Basmala, Jana, Mahmoud and Abd El-Salam celebrating the set up of water connections, Egypt, January 2022 UN0639396, Basmala, Jana, Mahmoud and Abd El-Salam celebrating the set up of water connections. Egypt, January 2022, UNICEF/UN0639396/Ahmed Emad Azzam, 12, with his sister Sidra 14, holds the camera of a photographer for the first time in his life, Syria, February 2022. UN0603139, Azzam with his sister Sidra holds the camera of a photographer for the first time in his life. Syria, February 2022., UNICEF/UN0603139/Hasan Belal Children after they got vaccinated against polio. This was part of the door-to-door polio vaccination campaign in Yemen, February 2022 UN0596447, Children after they got vaccinated against polio. This was part of the door-to-door polio vaccination campaign in Yemen, February 2022, © UNICEF/UN0596447/Mahmoud Fahdl UNICEF supports local partners taking the MUAC for a child, during house calls to parents with children considered vulnerable to malnutrition, Lebanon, February 2022 UN0626911, Local partners supported by UNICEF take the mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) for a child, during house calls to parents with children considered vulnerable to malnutrition. Lebanon, February 2022, UNICEF/UN0626911/Fouad Choufany children play table football inside a child-friendly space in Shekhan camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs), Iraq, March 2022 UN0612096, Children play table football inside a child-friendly space in Shekhan camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs). Iraq, March 2022, UNICEF/UN0612096/Diego Ibarra Sanchez Young people hold a symbol of their hopes for a better future at the Regional High-Level Meeting on Young People's Learning, Skilling and Transition to Decent Work. Jordan, May 2022 Learning2Earning, Young people hold a symbol of their hopes for a better future at the Regional High-Level Meeting on Young People's Learning, Skilling and Transition to Decent Work. Jordan, May 2022, UNICEF/MENA/2022 Tangled electricity wires, dripping water pipes, and unpaved narrow roads in Shatila Palestine Refugee Camp, Beirut, June 2022 UN0665267, Tangled electricity wires, dripping water pipes, and unpaved narrow roads in Shatila Palestine Refugee Camp. Beirut, June 2022, UNICEF/UN0665267/Juliette Touma UNICEF MENA Regional Director Adele Khodr, visiting the neonatal department in Al-Sabeen Hospital, Sana’a Governorate, Yemen, August 2022 UN0734964, UNICEF MENA Regional Director Adele Khodr, visiting the neonatal department in Al-Sabeen Hospital, Sana’a Governorate, Yemen, August 2022, UNICEF/UN0734964/Al-Absi The EGYOUTH4CLIMATE Caravan visiting Egyptian Governorates to raise awareness on #ClimateChange and the importance of #ClimateAction to youth. Egypt, September 2022 UN0730700, The Youth for Climate Caravan visiting Egyptian Governorates to raise awareness on climate change and the importance of climate action to youth. Egypt, September 2022, UNICEF/UN0730700/Ahmed Mostafa Trucks carrying acute watery diarrhea kits, as part of UNICEF’s ongoing cholera response, arrived at the UNICEF warehouse near Damascus, Syria, October 2022 UN0746838, Trucks carrying acute watery diarrhea kits, as part of UNICEF’s ongoing cholera response, arrived at the UNICEF warehouse near Damascus. Syria, October 2022, UNICEF/UN0746838/Omar Sanadiki Girls from 18 countries Participated in the first ever Arab Girls’ Summit during this groundbreaking girl-led event, girls voiced their opinions and concerns, breaking taboos of girls’ political participation, October 2022 Girls Arab Summit Group Photo, Girls from 18 countries Participated in the first-ever Arab Girls’ Summit during this groundbreaking girl-led event, girls voiced their opinions and concerns, breaking taboos of girls’ participation, October 2022, UNICEF/MENA/2022 Dafallah Ali (10) and Ingaz Mohammed (10) are learning how to write the arabic alphabet on their solar-powered tablets in the UNICEF-supported e-learning center in Jabalain, Sudan, December 2022 UN0753313, Dafallah Ali and Ingaz Mohammed are learning how to write the arabic alphabet on their solar-powered tablets in the UNICEF-supported e-learning center in Jabalain. Sudan, December 2022, UNICEF/UN0753313/Florine Bos Basmala, Jana, Mahmoud and Abd El-Salam celebrating the set up of water connections, Egypt, January 2022 Azzam, 12, with his sister Sidra 14, holds the camera of a photographer for the first time in his life, Syria, February 2022. Children after they got vaccinated against polio. This was part of the door-to-door polio…

The war on children in Syria has been one of the most brutal in recent history. Nearly 6 million Syrian children were born since the crisis began. They know nothing but war and displacement. On average, a child in Syria has been killed every 10 hours due to violence, and more than 2.5 million children have been uprooted and forced to flee to…

Thirty years ago, world leaders made a historic commitment to the world’s children by adopting the United Nations  What is the Convention on the Rights of the Child? Convention on the Rights of the Child  – an international agreement on childhood.  It’s become the most widely ratified human rights treaty in history and has helped transform…, Fast facts from the region, InfoGraphic 1 Infographic 2 Infographic 3 infographics 4 infographics 5 infographics 6 > Download the full regional fact sheet here  , Celebrating the CRC around the region, Children Walking Children Walking Children Walking Kids in front of a bus a boy in an activity a clown performing on a stage in front of kids A girl smiling to the camera A boy showing his drawing to UNICEF workers a group of children behind a photo frame

Thirty years ago, world leaders made a historic commitment to the world’s children by adopting the United Nations  What is the Convention on the Rights of the Child? Convention on the Rights of the Child  – an international agreement on childhood.    It’s become the most widely ratified human rights treaty in history and has helped transform…, Fast facts from the region, InfoGraphic 1 Infographic 2 Infographic 3 infographics 4 infographics 5 infographics 6 > Download the full regional fact sheet here  , Celebrating the CRC around the region, Children Walking Children Walking Children Walking Kids in front of a bus a boy in an activity a clown performing on a stage in front of kids A girl smiling to the camera A boy showing his drawing to UNICEF workers a group of children behind a photo frame

The right to good nutrition is out of reach for over 16 million children under five years old in the MENA region. Despite some improvements, trends in children’s nutrition have either begun to stagnate or worsened since 2000. More than 7 million (7.1) children suffer from chronic malnutrition (short for their age or stunted). 3.7 million children…, You can download multimedia assets here ., Here are some fast facts on the situation of nutrition in the region, Nutrition infographics-01.png Nutrition infographics-02.png Nutrition infographics-03.png Nutrition infographics-04.png Nutrition infographics-05.png Nutrition infographics-06.png Nutrition infographics-07.png Nutrition infographics-08.png Nutrition infographics-09.png You can download the PDF version of these infographics Nutrition infographics…

Freezing weather is sweeping the Middle East and North Africa, once again this winter. Temperatures drop to zero and below in several areas. Children in the region get sick, stop going to school and are at risk of dying.  Millions of vulnerable children in Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey, Egypt and the State of Palestine will have little…, Funding gaps threaten to leave nearly 1 million children out in the cold in the Middle East and North Africa, UNICEF facing $33 million funding shortfall for lifesaving winter supplies and cash assistance for children, placing them at risk of illness, school absences or death “Years of conflict, displacement and unemployment have reduced families’ financial resources to almost nothing. Staying warm has simply become unaffordable,”  Geert Cappelaere,…, #ForEveryChild, Warmth