UNICEF Reports
UNICEF's programs, campaigns and initiatives are rooted in experience, research and analysis. View the latest reports to learn more about UNICEF's work to secure the rights of every child.
State of the World's Children 2024: The Future of Childhood in a Changing World
UNICEF's latest flagship report examines three major global forces impacting children's lives — population shifts, the climate crisis and disruptive technologies — and what world leaders need to consider as they plan for the future. (November 2024)
UNICEF Humanitarian Action: Global Annual Results Report 2023
How UNICEF leveraged the $3.48 billion in humanitarian funding it received in 2023 to deliver impact for children caught in conflict and other crises. (July 2024)
UNICEF Report: Climate Change Impacts on Child Health a Threat to Progress
From air pollution to floods to wildfires: UNICEF offers a comprehensive look at how climate change impacts child health and well-being — and what must be done about it. (July 2024)
Special Report: Air Pollution and its Health Impacts
In the fifth edition of the State of Global Air report, produced by the Health Effects Institute in partnership with UNICEF, new data show air pollution is now the second leading risk factor for death in children under age 5, after malnutrition. (June 2024)
UNICEF Report: Child Food Poverty
New data show 1 in 4 young children globally live in severe food poverty due to inequity, conflict and climate crises. UNICEF examines the problem and outlines solutions. (June 2024)
2024 Global Report on Food Crises
An in-depth look at the rise in acute hunger — and what to do about it — from the Global Network Against Food Crises, a multistakeholder initiative that includes UNICEF. (April 2024)
Prospects for Children: Cooperation in a Fragmented World
In its 2024 Global Outlook, UNICEF Innocenti explores eight trends shaping children's lives and offers policy recommendations to protect child rights and well-being. (January 2024)
UNICEF REPORT: Humanitarian Action for Children 2024
How UNICEF plans to build better futures and protect the rights of children living in conflict and crisis through transformative local partnerships — and why flexible donor support is more critical than ever. (December 2023)
UNICEF Innocenti Report Card 18: Child Poverty in the Midst of Wealth
New data and analysis from the Office of Global Research and Foresight covers child poverty trends, future projections and recommendations for action in 40 high- and upper-middle-income countries. UNICEF USA’s supplement examines child poverty in the United States. (December 2023)
UNICEF REPORT: The Climate-Changed Child
Updated insights into how water scarcity made worse by the climate crisis is threatening children and a call to action ahead of COP28. (November 2023)
UNICEF REPORT: Children Displaced in a Changing Climate: Preparing for a Future Already Underway
Floods, storms, droughts and wildfires are uprooting millions of children. (September 2023)
UNICEF REPORT: Progress on Household Drinking Water, Sanitation and Hygiene 2000-2022
In 7 out of 10 households worldwide, the responsibility for fetching water falls on women and girls. (July 2023)
UNICEF Annual Supply Report 2022: Sourced With Care, Packed With Love, Delivered With Hope
In 2022, the value of goods and services procured by UNICEF rose to the highest in its history: $7.383 billion. (May 2023)
UNICEF REPORT: A Decade of Action on Premature Births
Urgent action is needed to improve the prevention of preterm birth, alongside better care for preterm babies and their families. (May 2023)
UNICEF REPORT: Child Marriage: Latest Trends and Future Prospects
Millions of girls' safety, well-being and futures are in jeopardy due to slowing progress toward the 2030 target of ending child marriage. (May 2023)
UNICEF REPORT: The State of the World's Children 2023
Despite decades of progress, the world is still failing to vaccinate every child, jeopardizing many millions of young lives. A look at how to get back on track and reach children who have historically missed out. (April 2023)
UNICEF REPORT: Water Crises Pose Triple Threat to Children Worldwide
Unsafe WASH, waterborne diseases and climate threats endanger 190 million children in 10 countries. Greater investment in climate-resilient WASH services is needed to provide safe WASH for all. (March 2023)
UNICEF REPORT: Undernourished and Overlooked: New Report Reveals Global Nutrition Crisis for Women and Girls
Caught in the crossfire of intensifying violence, children in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are increasingly threatened by climate change-induced extreme weather, drought and food insecurity. (March 2023)