Children's rights

NEW YORK, 20 November 2023 – “Each year on November 20, we mark World Children’s Day to commemorate the 1989 adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) – the most widely ratified human rights treaty in history. By ratifying this international legal framework, world leaders acknowledged that all children have…

On World Children’s Day, three international organisations working in the field of child protection in Poland - United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Plan International and Save the Children - release a research report on the subjective wellbeing of children and adolescents living in Poland in the face of the war in Ukraine. The report is based…

"If those workshops were to be repeated today, I would run to attend them again. Really. I would like these workshops to be held again, for us moms, for future moms and future generations to be able to rely on our experts", says Senka Ignac, mother of five. Three months after she completed a cycle of 15  Growing Up Together Count Us In Plus …

“Situation Analysis of Children Rights in Europe and Central Asia: Unequal progress, Children left behind ” spotlights deepening inequalities and urges countries to put in place sound systems to support children at risk of poverty and social exclusion. The report is the first of its kind to bring together existing data and analysis for all…, Europe and Central Asia has experienced tremendous change since the collapse of the Soviet Union three decades ago.  The  22 countries and territories  in the region where UNICEF has Country and Programme Offices have seen rapid transformation of their social structures, societies, infrastructure and borders. Despite notable progress, many…, Unequal progress: Children left behind, 2023’s Situation of Children in Europe and Central Asia Newborn Two-thirds of newborn deaths Two-thirds of newborn deaths could be prevented during pregnancy, at birth and during the first week of life. Stepan, 14, with his mother Kristine, 32, live in extreme poverty in the outskirts of city of Vanadzor, Armenia. 35-40 million children  An…, UNICEF Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia January 2023 SITUATION OF CHILDREN IN EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA This report was produced by UNICEF Europe and Central Asia Regional Office (ECARO). The statements in this publication are the views of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the policies or the views of UNICEF. The designations…

Geneva, 9 March 2023 – A global pandemic, natural disasters and ongoing conflicts over the last two years have impacted the wellbeing of an increasing number of families and children across Europe and Central Asia, leaving them more vulnerable to disparities, according to a new UNICEF report published today. “Situation Analysis of Children Rights…

Yana comes from a small town about 100 kilometres from Kharkiv, Ukraine, where she worked as an assistant to the director of a Czech company, and look after her own farm in the summer. But after the war broke out in February 2022, she fled to western Ukraine first, and then to the Czech Republic.   "A month after the start of the war, our mayor…

Zagreb, January 24 th , 2023 – Quality preschool education helps mitigate the negative effects of poverty on children's education and development, but access to these services is still difficult and inaccessible to many children, especially those who live in poverty and social exclusion. The EU Child Guarantee pilot-program, funded by the European…

WARSAW, POLAND, 18 November 2022 – On November 20, we celebrate International Children's Rights Day. This date is not accidental - it commemorates the Convention on the Rights of the Child adopted on November 20, 1989. This year, this special day will be held under the themes of tolerance and anti-discrimination. In 1989, the United Nations…

“Our biggest wish is for Rikardo to be healthy and to start walking soon”, said Igor and Martina, the parents of this happy 20-month-old boy. For the past few months, the outreach expert team from Médecins du Monde, gathered as part of the EU Child Guarantee pilot programme, funded by European Union, has been visiting them regularly in their home…

ANKARA/GENEVA, 2 November 2022: Data specialists and policy makers from across Europe and Central Asia discussed a regional monitoring framework on child rights at a meet organised by UNICEF in collaboration with the Turkish Statistical Institute in Ankara on 1-2 November. The meeting marked three decades of the UNICEF led initiative ‘…

UNICEF is continuously supporting the protection and care of children arriving from Ukraine unaccompanied, separated from their families or who are placed in alternative care. In order to support these efforts, in early May 2022, UNICEF, Eurochild and Child Circle collaborated on a  discussion paper  on guardianship, care arrangements and…

Geneva, 5 July 2022 - In a briefing paper published today, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund, and IOM, the International Organization for Migration, detail the practice of child immigration detention across countries in Europe, and offer a range of alternatives and recommendations to help countries in ending…