Child health

While the extent and severity of the mortality impact of COVID-19 on children and youth is still unknown, the potential of a mortality crisis in 2020 threatens...

The latest, most reliable data and estimates of stillbirth and child mortality rates for each country based on the research of the United Nations Inter-agency...

COVID-19 is the first truly global crisis we have seen in our lifetime. No matter where we live, the pandemic affects every person – children most...

In 2019, the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, UNICEF and partners worked side by side with children and young people to overcome...

After almost one year since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the impact of the virus on the world’s children and young people is becoming clearer –...

This operational guide provides guidance for establishing and conducting paediatric death audit and review as part of the overall quality of care improvement...

The Pocket book is part of a series of tools for improving the quality of care for severely ill children and is consistent with the Integrated Management...

These standards for the quality of paediatric care in health facilities form part of normative guidance for improving the quality of maternal, newborn,...

Deaths of children in hospital often occur within the first 24 h of admission. Many of these deaths could be prevented if very sick children were identified...

This publication on WHO recommendations related to child health is one of four in a series; the others relate to newborn, maternal and adolescent health....

COVID-19 is the first truly global crisis we have seen in our lifetime. No matter where we live, the pandemic affects every person – children most...

In 2019, the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, UNICEF and partners worked side by side with children and young people to overcome...

After almost one year since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the impact of the virus on the world’s children and young people is becoming clearer –...

This brief summarizes actions that programme planners and implementers should take to minimize the impact that emergencies have on the lives of young children...

The Global status report on preventing violence against children 2020 charts countries’ progress towards the SDGs aimed at ending violence...

All countries agreed on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015, yet five years later, 250 million children are still at risk of not meeting their...

COVID-19 is the first truly global crisis we have seen in our lifetime. No matter where we live, the pandemic affects every person – children most...

In 2019, the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, UNICEF and partners worked side by side with children and young people to overcome...

After almost one year since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the impact of the virus on the world’s children and young people is becoming clearer –...

Over 43 per cent of children under the age of 5 are at risk of not fulfilling their full developmental potential,1 due to risks of poverty, poor nutrition and...

In this paper, the authors present the evidence on why childcare matters for building human capital, look at the current status of childcare provision...

For the first time in 20 years, UNICEF’s flagship report examines the issue of children, food and nutrition, providing a fresh perspective on a rapidly...

In 2019, the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, UNICEF and partners worked side by side with children and young people to overcome...

After almost one year since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the impact of the virus on the world’s children and young people is becoming clearer –...

In accordance with evidence from the Lancet and UNICEF recommendations on Early Childhood Development and Nurturing Care, preventive support for caregiver...

This advocacy toolkit provides you with a repository of practical tools and resources to help you advocate for increased attention to and investment...