Publications on Children

In February 2022, there were 1,054 confirmed HIV-positive individuals reported to the HIV/AIDS & ART Registry of the Philippines (HARP) and were accounted to the total (96,266) reported cases since January 1984. Moreover, 28% (297) of individuals reported in February had advanced HIV infection at the time of testing.

UNICEF’S Gender Policy 2021-2030 and accompanying Action Plan 2022-2025 articulate UNICEF’s commitments to promoting gender equality across programmes, workplaces and practices around the world.

This report is based on the Survey measuring Viet Nam Sustainable Development Goal indicators on Children and Women (SDGCW) 2020-2021, the localised version of the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS). The fieldwork was conducted from November 2020 to February 2021 by the General Statistics Office, with technical and financial assistance from UNICEF and UNFPA. The survey provides statistically sound and internationally comparable data essential for developing evidence-based policies and programmes, and for monitoring progress toward national goals and global commitments.

The Viet Nam SDGCW survey 2020-2021 generated data for 169 indicators, of which 35 are national Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicators, making it a key source of data for monitoring Viet Nam’s progress towards achieving the SDGs and its national targets.

Trends in women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health in the past 10 years: progress for many but not for all The past 10 years have been a time of progress for many of the world’s women, children and adolescents, and the Every Woman Every Child (EWEC) movement, launched in September 2010, has been one of the key multilateral drivers of progress in this regard. The movement’s mobilizing efforts have contributed to dramatic success throughout the decade in many indicators relevant to women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health, such as in reducing maternal and child mortality and in improving child nutrition and education. Yet, inequities have persisted across regions and countries, and within countries.

Child marriage is widely recognized as a violation of human rights and a hindrance to national development. In fact, evidence suggests that the practice of child marriage is closely associated with lower educational attainment, early pregnancies, intimate partner violence, maternal and child mortality, increased rates of sexually transmitted infections, intergenerational poverty, and the disempowerment of married girls. In committing to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the international community has vowed to end the practice of child marriage by 2030. This report looks at historical trends, with a focus on selected countries that have recorded significant declines in child marriage prevalence. It offers an overview of changes in the practice of child marriage together with a review of other shifts that have occurred in these countries in terms of girls’ access to education and employment opportunities, as well as economic development and poverty reduction.

The COVID-19 pandemic has raised concerns about the mental health of a generation of children. But the pandemic may represent the tip of a mental health iceberg – an iceberg we have ignored for far too long. The State of the World’s Children 2021 examines child, adolescent and caregiver mental health. It focuses on risks and protective factors at critical moments in the life course and delves into the social determinants that shape mental health and well-being.

This global progress in identification of newer drug molecules that are more robust and less toxic, a significant reduction in the cost of therapy and innovative approaches to service delivery and increasing access to treatment have literally transformed the disease from a virtual death sentence in the early 1980s to a chronic manageable disease now.

The Save the Children Nepal program under the Global Fund HIV grant has implemented a Cash Transfer Program for children living with HIV (CLHIV) in Nepal since mid-April 2014. The Community Care Centre (CCC), managed by the National Association of People Living with HIV (NAP+N), implements the program in 66 districts of Nepal. The program provides 1000 Nepali rupees (approximately 10 USD) a month to CLHIV up to 18 years old. Youth LEAD, in collaboration with its country partners, Young Key Populations (YKP) Lead Nepal, and NAP+N conducted a national study to assess the situation of CLHIV receiving cash support, including the children affected by AIDS who do not receive the cash support.

The COVID-19 pandemic has raised concerns about the mental health of a generation of children. But the pandemic may represent the tip of a mental health iceberg – an iceberg we have ignored for far too long. The State of the World’s Children 2021 examines child, adolescent and caregiver mental health. It focuses on risks and protective factors at critical moments in the life course and delves into the social determinants that shape mental health and well-being.