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The Social Expenditure Monitor report offers a pioneering assessment of social policy spending in the Arab region to galvanize progress across the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The report looks at ways to enhance public expenditure equity and efficiency, and rebalance priorities towards better public finance management, so as to increase…

Amman/Beirut, 24 November 2022 - Public spending in the Arab region, measured as a share of GDP, has remained virtually unchanged over the past decade at 34 per cent, only one percentage point below the global average. With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the global average rose to 40 per cent, while the regional average only…

AMMAN, 18 November 2022 – November 20th marks World Children’s Day, the annual commemoration of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), which provides a universal set of standards to be adhered to by all countries – including the principle of non-discrimination; the best interests of the child as a primary consideration in…

__________________________________________, The country factsheets provide a snapshot of the situation of children, adolescents, and youth in the Middle East and North Africa. The factsheets give an overview of the most recent child-related statistics, drawing on internationally comparable indicators available through global databases. Indicators have been chosen based on the availability…, Country factsheets, Cover Photo - Algeria The Situation of Children in Algeria, Read factsheet here, The situation of children in Djibouti The Situation of Children in Djibouti, Read factsheet here, The situation of children in Egypt The Situation of Children in Egypt, Read factsheet here, The situation of children in Iran The Situation of Children in Iran, Read factsheet here, The situation of children in Iraq The Situation of Children in Iraq, Read Factsheet Here, The situation of children in Jordan The Situation of Children in Jordan, Read Factsheet Here, The situation of children in Lebanon The Situation of Children in Lebanon, Read Factsheet Here, The situation of children in Libya The Situation of Children in Libya, Read Factsheet Here, The situation of children in Morocco The Situation of Children in Morocco, Read Factsheet Here, The situation of children in Palestine The Situation of Children in The State of Palestine, Read Factsheet Here, The situation of children in Sudan The Situation of Children in Sudan, Read Factsheet Here, The situation of children in Syria The Situation of Children in Syria, Read Factsheet Here, The situation of children in Tunisia The Situation of Children in Tunisia, Read Factsheet Here, The situation of children in Yemen The Situation of Children in Yemen, Read factsheet here

Basra, Iraq, 05 November 2022 - Fatima, 22-year-old, is a young finance student in her junior year at Basra University.  Fatima remembers the day during which the Ministry of Youth and Sports (MoYS), in partnership with UNICEF, called for young people’s nominations to participate in a training programme on participatory action research.   “In 2018…

SHARM EL SHEIKH, 9 November, 2022 – Almost half of young people in Africa said they have reconsidered having children due to climate change, according to results from a UNICEF U-Report poll of 243,512 worldwide respondents. Globally, 2 in 5 young people said the impacts of climate change have made them reconsider their desire to start a family.…

The climate crisis is a child rights crisis. Climate change is the greatest threat facing the world’s children and young people. Climate change poses major threats to their health, nutrition, education, and future. Children are less able to survive extreme weather events and are more susceptible to toxic chemicals, temperature changes1 and…

AMMAN, 30 October 2022 – Today, UNICEF released the Children’s Climate Risk Index (CCRI) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region with a special focus on Egypt. The Index highlights the vulnerability of children living in many countries in the region to the impacts of climate change. Ahead of Egypt hosting the UN climate change conference…

The effects of climate change and environmental degradation are fast becoming more severe, and their consequences more visible around the world. The awareness of the urgency of a decisive response at all levels is also rising, making climate change and environmental degradation an increasingly prominent issue in public policy. While the negative…

BAGHDAD, 26 October 2022 – 559 million children are currently exposed to high heatwave frequency* globally, according to new research from UNICEF. Further, 624 million children are exposed to one of three other high heat measures - high heatwave duration, high heatwave severity or extreme high temperatures, with Iraq being among the countries…

AMMAN, 24 October 2022 – “The fast pace of the cholera outbreak in Syria and Lebanon is alarming and the risks for further spreading to other countries in the Region call for scale up of immediate action.  It requires urgent support to respond and contain the spread of the disease. “The acute epidemic in Syria has left over 20,000 suspected cases…

This One Pager is part of a series based on the report ‘Social protection responses to COVID-19 in MENA: Design, implementation and child-sensitivity’, developed in partnership by the IPC-IG and UNICEF MENARO. The study reviewed the design and implementation features of the social assistance measures implemented in the Middle East and North Africa…