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The package is designed to help address the WASH in Schools monitoring deficit at the national level.
The package consists of three modules:
The EMIS module: a set of basic monitoring questions on WASH in Schools to be incorporated into national Education Monitoring Information Syst ... more
protocol if child has severe acute malnutrition (SAM), otherwise use standard protocols. SAM criteria: Mid-upper arm circumference <11.5 cm (only for 6-59 months) OR weight for height z score < -3 OR bilteral pitting oedema
A comic book guide for young people on how to live happily and healthily with HIV in their lives. In this booklet, young people share their stories about living with HIV and staying healthy in Namibia today. You will find out everything you need to know about living happily and healthily with HIV. I ... more
Update
Reporting Period: 4 to 10 April 2020 • In collaboration with the Ministry of Youth, UNICEF started training 50 young bloggers on how to identify and respond to fake news. • UNICEF engaged with 97 social services to enable front-line social workers to carry out community prevention work and ... more
Nutrition Situation of Children in Southern Africa • Almost 15 million people are food and nutrition insecure (including approximately 7.8 million children) in the 7 priority countries. • Approximately 36% of children in the 7 priority countries in Southern Africa are stunted and there ... more
Special Issue: Special Education in Sub-Saharan Africa | This special issue of our Communication*Support*World*Network*Newsletter attempts to share practical ideas and information about special education for children with disabilities in sub-Saharan Africa. Our intent is to begin a dialogue among th ... more
A review of Save the Childrens work to promote the rights of children with disabilities
There has been a significant reduction in the number of displaced people - with 73,296 people currently hosted in 70 accommodation centres; down from 142,327 people the week before. A total of 4,979 cholera cases were recorded in Beira, Dondo, Buzi and Nhamatanda and the death toll has reached eigh ... more
The conflict in Yemen has a mounting cost to the lives of mothers and newborns
O objectivo do presente documento é fornecer orientações claras e accionáveis para operações seguras através da prevenção, detecção precoce e controlo da COVID-19 nas escolas e outros estabelecimentos de ensino. As orientações, embora específicas dos países que já confirmaram a trans ... more
غير مسبوق على تعليم الأطفال ً خطرا19-يمثل إغلاق المدارس في جميع أنحاء العالم في إطار الاستجابة لجائحة كوفيد الحكومات والجهات المانحة أن ًوحمايتهم وعافيتهم. وقد دعا ا ... more
With the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) across Myanmar, many children and caregivers are required to stay in quarantine centres, in isolation and in hospitals, and special attention is needed to ensure children ... more
The package provides practical, concise yet crucial information about the impact of COVID-19 on daily teaching practices as well as tips and suggestions to improve safety, well-being and learning, with students in face-to-face or remote settings. The package speaks directly to the teachers. It ca ... more
December 2020 — May 2021
UNICEF's 2021 World AIDS Day report provides global and regional statistical updates on children, adolescents and pregnant women. It further provides a brief history of the HIV epidemic and response for children together with a series of human interest stories that shine light on inequalities faced ... more
This brochure draws on data from more than 90 nationally representative surveys making it the most up-to-date compilation of statistics on FGM/C. Available data show that the practice of FGM/C is highly concentrated in a swath of countries from the Atlantic coast to the Horn of Africa, in areas of t ... more
Survey finding report
With a focus on Pakistan and Nigeria’s most vulnerable communities, this report provides insight about the role that community push-back is playing in the transmission of the polio virus and how the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) can mitigate these social risks to reach every missed ch ... more
Technical Guidance
Webinar. The purpose of this booklet is to help readers understand why data on children with disabilities are currently inadequate, the difficulties that surround the gathering of high-quality data on disabled children, and why there is a real need to improve the collection, analysis, dissemination ... more
This document is one of eight PDF documents that comprise the Guidance on Child-focused Victim Assistance. All are available in PDF at . The full document is also available. This first section contains the Acknowledgements, Foreword, Acronyms and Chapters 1 th ... more
Large File 41 MB!!!
This document provides a snapshot view of Rwanda in terms of key socio-economic indicators, political and economic context and the situation of children. It also gives an overview of UNICEF's Country Programme and key achievements. Rwanda has made significant progress towards economic prosperity an ... more
- Twenty-two joint integrated rapid response mechanism (IRRM) missions were conducted in 11 counties and reached 305,887 people including 65,432 children under 5 years of age.
- UNICEF’s Integrated Community Mobilization Network reached 345,219 households (total population 2.1 million) advoca ... more
In its resolution 34/16, the Human Rights Council decided to focus its next full-day meeting on “Protecting the rights of the child in humanitarian situations” and invited the Office of the High Commissioner to prepare a report on that issue, in close collaboration with relevant stakeholders. Th ... more
The CSMH compiled a list of assessment measures that are in the public domain (free of charge) and available online for clinicians. Below are the recommended measures can be used in school mental health programs to help assess symptoms of clinical d ... more
As of 21 March 2019, a total of 250,000 people are reported to be affected by the floods in nine districts. An estimated 48 per cent of the affected population is under 18 years of age. There is limited road access in the Chimanimani, the worst affected district. An estimated 60,000 children are ... more
The global COVID-19 pandemic has led to unprecedented levels of disruption to education, impacting over 90% of the world’s student population: 1.54 billion children, including 743 million girls. School closures and the wider socio-economic impacts of COVID-19 on communities and society also disrup ... more
This Guidance Note aims to provide an overview of entry points and means for monitoring the attendance and re-enrolment of students in the context of COVID-19 related school closures and re-openings. It is intended for UNICEF education staff, and education policy makers, planners and practitioners.
La pandemia por COVID-19 tiene impactos a corto, mediano y largo plazo en la niñez; uno de ellos es exponerlos a un posible aumento de violencia, abuso y explotación. El presente documento tiene como objetivo proponer al Gobierno de México, a través de la Secretaría de Gobernación, una serie d ... more
The package provides practical, concise yet crucial information about the impact of COVID-19 on daily teaching practices as well as tips and suggestions to improve safety, well-being and learning, with students in face-to-face or remote settings. The package speaks directly to the teachers. It ca ... more
In this COVID-19 pandemic, timely access to accurate information can be the difference between life and death. The stakes are high in developing countries like Ethiopia where millions of people have limited access to information because of low media access, insufficientin ... more

The POPI act vs Medical Records

Prof Frank Peters Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria South Africa (2020) CC
The Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act Confidentiality: providing and protecting information • Health care practitioners hold information about patients that is private and sensitive. • The National ... more
This document is produced with the intent of strengthening the assessment mechanisms for the Ethiopian WASH cluster and to ensure data is available to identify needs (who, where, what, how many) and to inform response planning accordingly. It will present the existing data environment in the country ... more
This report makes clear that there is a path to end AIDS. Taking that path will help ensure preparedness to address other pandemic challenges, and advance progress across the Sustainable Development Goals. The data and real-world examples in the report make it very clear what that path is. It is not ... more
The document is part of the briefing package for Ethiopia's Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Cluster, which consists of resources that provide greater clarity and guidance to the cluster partners and other humanitarian actors. The document is divided into four sections. Each section represen ... more
Produced by UNICEF and IRC, with the support of the German Corporation for International Cooperation GmbH (GIZ) and the generous funding from the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the Caring for Child Survivors of Sexual Abuse (CCS) Resource Package (Second Editi ... more
Produced by UNICEF and IRC, with the support of the German Corporation for International Cooperation GmbH (GIZ) and the generous funding from the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the Caring for Child Survivors of Sexual Abuse (CCS) Resource Package (Second Editi ... more

Child Poverty in Tanzania

Lucia Ferrone, Sudhanshu Handa, Milline Jethro Mbonile UN Children's Fund and Government of the United Republic of Tanzania (2016) CC
DRAFT 13 September 2007
UNICEF Strategic Plan 2018-2021. Draft Theory of Change Paper
Prêt au retour: dossier de formation à la préparation des enseignants vous guidera à travers une réflexion sur l’impact du COVID-19 sur les pratiques pédagogiques quotidiennes et vous fournira des conseils et des suggestions que vous pourrez appliquer en classe. Les informations fournies ici ... more
Presentations and agenda of the meeting held to update industry on the COVAX Facility and Gavi’s support for cold chain equipment (CCE) for COVID-19 vaccines.
nterim guidance, first issued 25 January 2021, updated 15 June 2021, updated 19 November 2021, updated 23 February 2022, updated 18 August 2022
The practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) has proved remarkably tenacious, despite attempts spanning nearly a century to eliminate it. Nevertheless, a number of countries have seen some declines in the practice – at least up until the COVID-19 pandemic, the impact of which is yet to be fully ... more
Child marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM) threaten the well-being of millions of girls around the world. Both have existed for generations, as manifestations of gender inequality, and have been propagated by discriminatory norms that devalue girls. In many countries where both child marriag ... more
By 2050, nearly 1 in 3 births worldwide will occur in the 29 countries in Africa and the Middle East where FGM/C is concentrated, and nearly 500 million more girls and women will be living in these countries than there are today. In Somalia alone, where FGM/C prevalence stands at 98 per cent, t ... more
Note technique. Les centres de traitement de choléra fournissent des soins hospitaliers aux patients atteints de choléra pendant les épidémies. Une prise en charge de qualité et l’isolement des patients atteints du choléra sont essentiels pour prévenir les décès et aider à lutter con ... more
Produced by UNICEF and IRC, with the support of the German Corporation for International Cooperation GmbH (GIZ) and the generous funding from the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the Caring for Child Survivors of Sexual Abuse (CCS) Resource Package (Second Editi ... more
This Technical Brief focuses on appraising and prioritising options for climate resilience with a view to informing water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) programme and project design.
This Technical Brief:
- provides a simple scorecard/checklist approach to use as a starting point for appr ... more
This report is a comprehensive statistical overview of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in the 29 countries where the practice is concentrated. Analysis of the data reflects current perspectives on FGM/C, informed by the latest policy, programmatic and theoretical evidence.
Tanzania is prone to refugee influxes, often of long duration. Despite facing its own economic challenges, for decades Tanzania has welcomed thousands of refugees fleeing conflicts in neighboring countries of Great Lakes Region. The counties geographic proximity to the strifetorn Congo Basin is resp ... more
Today’s children, and their children, are the ones who will live with the consequences of climate change.
Los niños de hoy, y sus hijos, son los que vivirán las consecuencias del cambio climático.
Savoir pour Sauver rassemble des informations qui permettent de sauver la vie d’enfants, d’améliorer leur existence et de les protéger. Ces informations devraient être diffusées à grande échelle auprès des familles, des agents de santé, des enseignants, des associations de jeunes ou de f ... more
This guidance aims to support national clusters to implement their commitments on AAP and core people-related issues both before the beginning of a response (preparedness) and thereafter, throughout the Humanitarian Programme Cycle (HPC)
A Agenda para a Criança nos Municípios que o UNICEF Moçambique propõe, sintetiza os aspectos prioritários para a realização dos direitos da criança no meio urbano (Cidades e Vilas). Ainda que a maioria dos programas eleitorais abordem algumas dessas questões, as eleições autárquicas repr ... more
O relatório A Criança na imprensa, edição 2015, traz os resultados de uma análise feita à forma como os Media impressos, televisivos e radiofónicos cobriram assuntos relacionados com a criança de Janeiro a Dezembro de 2015.
ÍNDICE I. DATOS ACERCA DEL COVID-19 • COVID-19 • Intervenciones no farmacéuticas II. INTRODUCCIÓN III. ADMINISTRADORES, MAESTROS Y PERSONAL DE LAS ESCUELAS • Mensajes y acciones clave • Lista de verificación IV. PROGENITORES, CUIDADORES Y MIEMBROS DE LA COMUNIDAD • Mensajes ... more
Bull World Health Organ 2018;96:450–461 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.17.206466 The aim of our study was to determine whether an intervention designed to involve the male partners of pregnant women in Burkina Faso in facility-based matern ... more
Le récit de leur vaccination respective symbolise l’un des plus grands progrès de l’humanité en matière de santé publique : des vaccins pour chaque enfant. Un centre de santé. Une campagne de vaccination. Un camp pour personnes déplacées à l’intérieur de leur propre pays. C ... more
Las historias de estos tres niños ilustran a la perfección uno de los mayores logros de la humanidad en materia de salud pública: la vacunación para todos los niños y niñas. Un centro de salud. Una campaña de vacunación. Un campamento para desplazados internos. Estos son los contexto ... more
نريد أن نقدم لكم ثلاثة أطفال: «مروان»، و«هند»، و«إيمان». وتمثل قصصهم أمثلة مؤثرة بشأن أحد أعظم إنجازات البشرية في مجال الصحة العامة: اللقاحات، لكل طفل. مركز صحي. ح ... more
Дитячий фонд ООН (ЮНІСЕФ) доставив на Полтавщину критично важливу гуманітарну допомогу на 800 000 доларів. 340 тон гуманітарного вантажу мають покрити потреби більш як ... more
Дитячий фонд ООН (ЮНІСЕФ) доставив на Полтавщину критично важливу гуманітарну допомогу на 800 000 доларів. 340 тон гуманітарного вантажу мають покрити потреби більш як ... more
This children's booklet includes exercises and key messages on the coronavirus. The resource is designed for children aged 6+.
ournal of Public Health in Africa 2021; volume 12:2009