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In 2016, UNICEF and partners responded to 344 humanitarian situations of varying scale in 108 countries - the largest number of situations and countries recorded since tracking began more than a decade ago.

UNICEF remained well positioned in 2016 to foster gender-equitable outcomes for children as a catalyst to a more just world - helping girls and boys realize their full potential and helping societies make progress on gender equality.

UNICEF's social inclusion interventions in 2016 helped countries make progress on advancing the right of every child to grow up free from poverty, bias and discrimination, and gain access to needed services, information and support.

UNICEF and its partners contributed to the protection of children from violence, abuse, exploitation and neglect in 2016, addressing the impact of rights violations on children and the communities in which they live.