Life as a child activist
Having HIV in the 1990s meant automatic exclusion from your social circle, discrimination and a lot of stigma. It was even more difficult in developing countries, where HIV was, in the minds of many, a...
View ArticleYouth at the centre of international migration policy
Promoting the rights of young people uprooted In June, UNICEF Germany’s youth delegates Yasmin, Sandra and Alexandra travelled to Morocco to participate in a youth workshop organised by the Global...
View ArticleYoung celebrities pledge for access to education
UNICEF’s “Young People’s Agenda” reinforces strategies to ensure that every young person is in school, training or work before 2030. Discussions between young people are essential to making this...
View ArticleEmpowering youth through supplies
The work of UNICEF and its partners helps children thrive in some of the most challenging situations around the world. As they transition into adolescence, however, it can be difficult to determine...
View ArticleYoung innovators as agents of change
There’s no question that young people are the future. In fact, that’s the impetus behind Generation Unlimited, a UNICEF and partner initiative to help develop opportunities for young people as they...
View Article6 ways you can prepare for a career that doesn’t exist yet
On 12 September, 2018, UNICEF hosted the TomorrowReady event — a discussion about how tech and innovation are going to shape the future for children and young people. I went behind-the-scenes to get...
View ArticleMENA adolescents and youth are in the driving seat
The second symposium on Adolescents and Youth in the MENA Region took place from 25-26 September at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon. The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is home to...
View ArticleThe search for a superhero to defeat violence in schools
In October, UNICEF and Comics Uniting Nations launched the first global School Superhero Comic Contest, calling on the world’s young people to design a superhero with powers to defeat the ultimate...
View Article#ENDviolence: Superheroes against silence
In October, UNICEF and Comics Uniting Nations launched the global School Superhero Comic Contest unmasking the ultimate super villain — The Silence, a dark force stopping billions from speaking up and...
View ArticleFrom gangster to kindest: Curbing school violence
Worldwide, it is reported that one in every two students between 13-15 are victims of bullying. My school is no different. My school in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah is located close to squatter homes which is...
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