UNICEF's child protection programmes seek to address:
Birth Registration: Around 51 million births go unregistered every year in developing countries.
Child Labour: Approximately 158 million children aged 5-14 are engaged in child labour.
Child Marriage: In developing countries, more than 60 million women aged 20-24 were married/in union before the age of 18 of whom over 31 million live in South Asia.
Child Trafficking: An estimated 1.2 million children are trafficked every year.
Children in Conflicts and Emergencies: At any given time over 300,000 child soldiers, some as young as eight, are exploited in armed conflicts in over 30 countries around the world. More than 2 million children are estimated to have died as a direct result of armed conflicts since 1990.
Children and Justice: More than 1 million children worldwide are detained by law enforcement officials.
Children without Parental Care: Approximately 143 million children are orphaned by one or both parents.
Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: An estimated 70 million women and girls alive today have been subjected to some form of genital mutilation/cutting.
Sexual Exploitation of Children: 2 million children are believed to be exploited through prostitution and pornography.Violence against Children: 40 million children below the age of 15 suffer from abuse and neglect and require health and social care.
Birth Registration: Around 51 million births go unregistered every year in developing countries.
Child Labour: Approximately 158 million children aged 5-14 are engaged in child labour.
Child Marriage: In developing countries, more than 60 million women aged 20-24 were married/in union before the age of 18 of whom over 31 million live in South Asia.
Child Trafficking: An estimated 1.2 million children are trafficked every year.
Children in Conflicts and Emergencies: At any given time over 300,000 child soldiers, some as young as eight, are exploited in armed conflicts in over 30 countries around the world. More than 2 million children are estimated to have died as a direct result of armed conflicts since 1990.
Children and Justice: More than 1 million children worldwide are detained by law enforcement officials.
Children without Parental Care: Approximately 143 million children are orphaned by one or both parents.
Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: An estimated 70 million women and girls alive today have been subjected to some form of genital mutilation/cutting.
Sexual Exploitation of Children: 2 million children are believed to be exploited through prostitution and pornography.Violence against Children: 40 million children below the age of 15 suffer from abuse and neglect and require health and social care.
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