Child marriage robs girls of their futures and puts their lives at risk. That’s why Advika, a UNICEF-supported initiative, is empowering girls in India to stay in school, pursue their dreams and make informed decisions about their futures.
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UNICEF saves children’s lives, defends their rights, and helps them fulfill their potential. We never give up 🌎.
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UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential. Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone. And we never give up.
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Updates
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“Every day without action steals another day from Gaza’s children. Every delay costs more lives. This war should haunt every one of us. Gaza’s children cannot wait.” Full remarks from UNICEF Communication Specialist Rosalia Bollen: https://lnkd.in/gPub3Jvg
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For 50 years, vaccines have protected children everywhere from diseases like measles, polio and diphtheria, thanks to the Essential Programme on Immunization or EPI. As we celebrate the initiative’s progress in the last five decades, what does the future of immunization look like? https://lnkd.in/g72ESihD
A legacy of progress, a future of promise
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All over the world, children and young people are asking global leaders to rise to the challenge and commit to creating a better future. #ClimateAction
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Fact: Vaccines save lives. Here’s how they get from the lab to your community - a team sport #ForEveryChild. Now it’s your turn. Share this video and help spread this message far and wide.
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We love a #GirlGoals story! See how two teen girls in Kazakhstan are breaking the stigma around ADHD, a neurological condition that affects approximately five to eight per cent of children worldwide. #OnMyMind
The Kazakh girls leading ADHD reform
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“Peace must prevail for Syria’s children.” Full statement from Edouard Beigbeder, UNICEF Middle East and North Africa Regional Director, on challenges ahead and UNICEF’s response in the country: https://lnkd.in/g7ha6Gyy
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Children on the move are often escaping poverty, violence or climate threats. Migration can offer them a second chance. This #MigrantsDay, join UNICEF in calling for safer migration pathways, stronger child protection systems and an end to immigration detention of children.
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