16 February 2025. A ripple effect: Emma McKeon shares her experiences in Bangladesh. Australia's most decorated Olympian and UNICEF Australia Ambassador Emma McKeon recently visited Bangladesh to see UNICEF's work in action.

The Convention on the Rights of the Child is an international treaty that safeguards the rights of children. It is based on four key principles: non-discrimination (Article 2), prioritising the best interests of the child (Article 3), ensuring the right to life, survival, and development (Article 6), and respecting the child's views in accordance with their age and maturity (Article 12).

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, or UNCRC, is a special agreement made by governments from all around the world (including Australia) to ensure every child, no matter who they are, where they live or what they believe, has rights.

Our Purpose To improve the lives of children, especially the most vulnerable and disadvantaged. Our purpose is aligned to UNICEF’s universal desire to become an ever-more critical global partner in protecting children’s rights, in delivering results for the most vulnerable and disadvantaged children and young people, and in gathering more voices, hearts and hands to our common cause: children.

UNICEF is the world’s leading children’s charity, and has been since 1946. Every day, UNICEF is working around the world to help children realise their full potential by providing access to clean water, lifesaving vaccines, quality education and health care.

27 April 2023. Voice to Parliament: three allies tell us why they’re voting yes . UNICEF Australia Young Ambassadors, Emily, Kbora and Harrison are passionate about advocating for children's rights and promoting social justice.

We’re an Australian charity with a global footprint, providing children and young people with the foundation they need to thrive. Every day, we’re working with families, communities and local organisations to better the lives of children and young people here in the Asia Pacific and around the world.From emergency relief to long-term development solutions, …

Jan 30, 2025 · Millions of children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are enduring one of the most complex and forgotten crises in the world, scarred by years of violence, conflict and disease.. Yet children like nine-year-old Lydia are …

READ THE REPORT How we built the index The Australian Children’s Wellbeing Index is built on UNICEF Children’s Goals and the Nest, Australia’s evidence-based framework for child and youth wellbeing. UNICEF Children’s Goals is based on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: Every child survives and thrives

Tony Stuart is the CEO of UNICEF Australia since 2016 and has been a member of the UNICEF Global Standing Group since 2020. Tony also served as the Chair of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Advisory Board between May 2016 and May 2023, and recently chaired the NFP Advisory Board to the National Covid Commission.