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UNICEF was established in the aftermath of World War II to help children whose lives and futures were at risk - no matter what country they were from. \ \ The only thing that mattered to UNICEF was reaching children in need. What mattered was achieving results. \ \ The same holds true today. We work day-in and day-out, in some of the world's toughest places, to reach the children and young people who are most at risk and most in need. We work to save their lives. To protect their rights. To keep them safe from harm. To give them a childhood in which they're protected, healthy and educated. To give them a fair chance to fulfil their potential. \ \ We are UNICEF. We stand for every child, everywhere. And we never give up.

In words, images, facts and figures, this report details the results that UNICEF achieved in 2018, together with its generous partners and supporters, a dedicated global workforce and children and young people themselves. It also profiles UNICEF's 2018 advocacy campaigns focused on improving child survival and health, expanding early childhood development programmes, ending violence against children and supporting young migrants and refugees. And it highlights the ways in which UNICEF has lived its core values - care, respect, integrity, accountability and trust - by initiating positive changes in its organizational culture. \ \ As a record of the first year of the UNICEF Strategic Plan, 2018-2021, the report outlines efforts to protect the rights of every child, to open up new opportunities for children and young people, to become increasingly effective and efficient, and to strengthen UNICEF's partnerships and financial stewardship. Among many other achievements in 2018, the report notes that UNICEF supported birth in health facilities for 27 million babies, three doses of the Pentavalent vaccine for an estimated 65.5 million children, education for 12 million children and treatment for 4 million children with severe acute malnutrition. At the same time, the organization responded to 285 humanitarian emergencies in 90 countries. \ \ UNICEF Annual Report 2018 examines the progress made despite humanitarian challenges - as well as the opportunities ahead - as the international community marks the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 2019.

The Supply Annual Report discusses aspects of UNICEF's interaction with the market, and includes detailed annexes on: supplier countries by dollar value, how much we spent with individual companies, where the supplies are used, by country and value, and numbers invited to bid (and responses) by country. Previous Supply Annual Reports are also available.

In words, images, facts and figures, this report details the results that UNICEF achieved in 2018, together with its generous partners and supporters, a dedicated global workforce and children and young people themselves. It also profiles UNICEF's 2018 advocacy campaigns focused on improving child survival and health, expanding early childhood development programmes, ending violence against children and supporting young migrants and refugees. And it highlights the ways in which UNICEF has lived its core values - care, respect, integrity, accountability and trust - by initiating positive changes in its organizational culture. \ \ As a record of the first year of the UNICEF Strategic Plan, 2018-2021, the report outlines efforts to protect the rights of every child, to open up new opportunities for children and young people, to become increasingly effective and efficient, and to strengthen UNICEF's partnerships and financial stewardship. Among many other achievements in 2018, the report notes that UNICEF supported birth in health facilities for 27 million babies, three doses of the Pentavalent vaccine for an estimated 65.5 million children, education for 12 million children and treatment for 4 million children with severe acute malnutrition. At the same time, the organization responded to 285 humanitarian emergencies in 90 countries. \ \ UNICEF Annual Report 2018 examines the progress made despite humanitarian challenges - as well as the opportunities ahead - as the international community marks the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 2019.

This report details key results achieved in 2017 by UNICEF and partners - including children and young people themselves - and looks to the strategic challenges ahead. Against a backdrop of widespread conflict, instability and displacement, the report highlights UNICEF's efforts to advance innovation, efficiency, transparency and financial stewardship in 2017. It also takes note of successful advocacy activities focused on child survival and health, early childhood development, violence against children, and child migrants and refugees. The report demonstrates UNICEF's commitment to investing in the rights of excluded and disadvantaged children and young people, and providing them with opportunities to grow up healthy, educated and protected.

As the debate about whether the internet is safe for children rages, The State of the World's Children 2017: Children in a Digital World discusses how digital access can be a game changer for children or yet another dividing line. The report represents the first comprehensive look from UNICEF at the different ways digital technology is affecting children, identifying dangers as well as opportunities. It makes a clear call to governments, the digital technology sector and telecom industries to level the digital playing field for children by creating policies, practices and products that can help children harness digital opportunities and protect them from harm.

UNICEF Annual Report 2014 outlines UNICEF's ongoing efforts to realize the rights of every child, especially the most disadvantaged, and break the intergenerational cycle of inequity and poverty. In 2014, UNICEF programmes helped millions of children to be nourished and healthy, to learn, to be protected and safe. It was a year of high points - including the 25th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child - and a year of crises in which UNICEF responded to 300 emergency situations in 98 countries. Throughout the year, UNICEF worked to advance the global conversation on children and equity.

UNICEF Annual Report 2015 highlights results achieved for and with children and young people across the full continuum of humanitarian action and development work. It takes stock of UNICEF activities in all programme areas during 2015, underscoring the organization's commitment to providing a fair chance for every child - especially the most disadvantaged. The report outlines UNICEF's efforts in a year marked by numerous humanitarian emergencies, including the global migrant and refugee crisis. It also emphasizes the role that UNICEF and partners played in making sure that children's rights were at the heart of the new global goals adopted at the United Nations in September 2015.

UNICEF integrated budget, 2018-2021: report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions