Health and Sanitation

UNICEF Pacific acts to make certain that children survive their earliest years and develop all the way to adulthood. UNICEF Pacific plays a key role in purchasing and distributing vaccines for children’s immunisation. The Health and Sanitation programme works in partnership with Ministries of Health, national and international organisations to strengthen health services and to improve water and sanitation facilities, guaranteeing child survival between and during humanitarian crises.

The Solomon Islands OneMinutesJnrs

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Child Protection

UNICEF Pacific aims to ensure that children are increasingly protected by legislation and are better served by justice systems that protect them as victims, offenders and witnesses,

Ensuring that children are better served by well-informed and coordinated child protection social services that ensure greater protection against and response to violence, abuse and exploitation; and

Supporting families and communities in establishing home and community environments for children that are free from violence, abuse and exploitation.

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Education is critical to a child’s development and well-being

Education is critical to a child’s development and well-being. UNICEF Pacific in partnership with Ministries of Education and regional organisations devotes special efforts to giving all girls and boys equal learning opportunities. Innovative approaches are being used to ensure children complete basic education and achieve learning outcomes; addressing the holistic development of the child; and contributing to learning and motivation to encourage children to remain in school and to complete basic education. Watch videos produced by young people showing the situations, challenges and opportunities facing children and youth in the pacific.

Gender Based Violence

UNICEF Pacific is a champion for ensuring gender equality end equity in the organisations operations and programming. Watch videos produced by young people showing the situations, challenges and opportunities facing children and youth in the pacific.

Child Poverty and Vulnerability

UNICEF works to provide evidence on poverty and vulnerability faced by the Pacific children in order to influence the PIC governments’ social and economic policies to become more children centered and pro-poor/vulnerable. Watch videos produced by young people showing the situations, challenges and opportunities facing children and youth in the pacific.

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