Publications

About UNICEF publications

With analyses and information of interest to governments, civil society, the media and others concerned with the well-being of children, UNICEF publications play a critical role in fulfilling the organization's mandate to advocate for the rights of every child, everywhere.

Three flagships

Every year, UNICEF publishes The State of the World's Children, the most comprehensive and authoritative report on the world's youngest citizens, combining analyses, human interest stories, country profiles, maps and statistical data for 195 countries and territories.

In 2004, UNICEF published the first issue of Progress for Children, a report-card-like series, scheduled to be published two to three times each year, on the progress being made towards achievement of the MDGs in 2015.

UNICEF's Annual Report, issued mid-year, spotlights the significant results achieved by UNICEF and its partners on behalf of children around the world.

Other major publications

In addition, each year UNICEF publishes or co-publishes a number of other major publications. In 2006, for example, titles included Africa's Orphaned and Vulnerable Children: Children affected by AIDS, 1946-2006: Sixty years for children, and Pneumonia: The forgotten killer of children.

Special reports
 
UNICEF publishes the latest information on children in special updates, such as The Malaria Report.

Resources publications

Several of UNICEF's publications are essential references documents, for example: Building a World Fit for Children; The Implementation Handbook for the Convention on the Rights of the Child; and The Guide to the Optional Protocol on the involvement of children in armed conflict.

UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre

The Innocenti Research Centre undertakes original research to improve international understanding of issues relating to children's rights. Its many policy, technical and statistical reports are available at http://www.unicef-icdc.org/. Of particular note is the MONEE Project, which conducts research on child well-being in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States. The results of this research are presented in a variety of Innocenti publications, such as the annual Innocenti Social Monitor and periodic Innocenti Social Reports on special topics.