UNICEF: 2018 Annual Report

     We are pleased to announce that the 2018 UNICEF Annual Report is now available.

In 2018, UNICEF embarked on a new chapter with a new plan. Anchored in the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the UNICEF Strategic Plan, 2018–2021 sets ambitious goals aimed at contributing to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development – especially its vision of a world in which no one is left behind.

The driving focus of the Strategic Plan is achieving results that realize the rights of every child, particularly the most disadvantaged. It guides UNICEF’s efforts aimed at making sure that every child survives, thrives and reaches his or her potential.                                                 

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Key results for UNICEF and partners in 2018 include support for: 27 million births in health facilities Access to safe drinking water for 43 million children in emergencies Measles vaccination for 19.6 million children in humanitarian situations Education support for more than 12 million children Life-saving treatment for 4 million children with severe acute malnutrition As the world prepares to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in November 2019, this report demonstrates the successes achieved and the challenges that continue to threaten the rights, lives and futures of children and young people. With this historic marker on the horizon, UNICEF and its partners have an opportunity to do more – to advocate for children’s rights and move the world closer to the goal of a fair chance in life for every child.

Read about UNICEF's results for children