Progress on household drinking water, sanitation and hygiene 2000-2022: Special focus on gender
The 2023 WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme report on WASH is the first to include an in-depth analysis of gender inequalities. Read the report to understand how addressing gender inequalities can accelerate progress on WASH around the globe.
Is an End to Child Marriage within Reach?
The practice of child marriage has globally declined: Today, one in five young women aged 20 to 24 years were married as children versus nearly one in four 10 years ago. However, conflicts, climate shocks, and the ongoing fallout from COVID-19 threaten to reverse progress made towards ending the practice. Read our report to learn more about global trends, key data and future prospects to tackle the crisis.
UNICEF’s Frontier Data Network: Harnessing the Power of Data for Children
We stand at the cusp of a data revolution that holds untold potential for social and humanitarian impact. The challenge lies in leveraging this potential to benefit all, especially the most vulnerable. Frontier data technologies are reshaping our world and the way we make decisions. By harnessing these technologies, we can create a better future for children everywhere. UNICEF’s Frontier Data Network is a strategic initiative designed to promote innovation and capacity building in data science, helping us make data-driven decisions that truly benefit children.
Adolescent Data Portal
Global, regional and country-level data on key indicators of adolescent well-being, together with information on the socioeconomic contexts in which adolescents live.
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A Global Nutrition Crisis in Adolescent Girls and Women
“Undernourished and Overlooked” is the first-ever report to focus on the situation of nutrition of women and girls, and sheds light on the barriers they face in accessing nutritious diets, utilizing essential nutrition services and benefitting from positive care practices. Explore the latest data and evidence on the status, trends and inequities in the nutritional status of adolescent girls and women, and how investing in their nutrition can improve global outcomes.
Born too soon: decade of action on preterm birth
This report, jointly produced by the UNICEF, the World Health Organization (WHO), and the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH), looks to the future, setting an ambitious agenda to reduce the burden of preterm birth, by addressing factors outside of the health system that affect preterm birth; and, within health systems, by providing high-quality, respectful care for women and babies so that they can survive and thrive.
Bridging the Gender Digital Divide
Most youth in low- and middle-income countries are not connected to the internet, have limited digital skills, and do not own a mobile phone. Adolescent girls and young women are especially disadvantaged: 9 out of 10 adolescent girls and young women are offline in low-income countries. Our report brings to light a pressing, multi-sectoral issue that requires urgent action from governments, the private sector, international organisations and civil society alike.
Mobilizing boys and men against female genital mutilation
Over 200 million women worldwide have undergone the traumatic experience of FGM. Despite this alarming number, an increasing number of men in practicing countries are now standing up against this harmful practice. In fact, our report reveals that, in most cases, mothers’ decisions are more likely to be respected than fathers’ decisions on this matter. Read more about the pivotal role that men can play in the decision-making process when it comes to FGM
