Publications
Healthy Air for Every Child
Across 86% of the UK, children are growing up breahing toxic air. In this report Unicef UK sets out the case for urgent Government action on air pollution.
An unfair start: Inequality in children's education in rich countries
Read the latest report card from UNICEF's Research Division, which focuses on inequalities on children's education in rich countries.
Access to education for refugee and asylum seeking children
Read our report on refugee and asylum seeking children's access to and experiences of education in the UK. In partnership with the Refugee Support Network.
The toxic school run
Our research indicates that children are most exposed to the dangers of toxic air going to school and in the playground.
A breath of toxic air: UK children in danger
Air pollution is an invisible but dangerous threat to children’s health, both in the UK and worldwide. Read our report on how toxic air affects children.
The Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games and Unicef: Impact Report
What difference did the partnership make? Find out how many children we reached and the impact of the partnership around the Commonwealth.
Unicef UK Child trafficking briefing
October 2017 - Read our latest report on how the UK Government can lead in identifying children at risk of trafficking and protecting child victims.
The refuge of family: How the UK Government can help children fleeing danger reach the safety of family
September 2017 - Read Unicef's latest briefing, focusing on how the UK Government can help children fleeing danger reach the safety of family
The role of child rights impact assessment in supporting governments to protect and promote children’s rights
September 2017 - Read a comparative study exploring the role of child rights impact assessment in supporting governments to protect children’s rights.
Family reunification and failing protection
April 2017 - A study on the the situation faced by unaccompanied children who were living in the unofficial Dunkirk refugee camp
Victim, not criminal
May 2017 - This study assesses whether the new “non-punishment” principle is sufficient to protect trafficked children in the UK.
No Place To Call Home: Protecting children's rights when the changing climate forces them to flee
April 2017 - Read Unicef's report focusing on the impact on children’s rights when children are forced to flee from home because of climate change.
A deadly journey for children: The central Mediterranean migration route
February 2017 - Read Unicef's latest Child Alert report, focusing on the dangers faced by child migrants and refugees on the deadly Central Mediterranean migrant route.
Danger every step of the way: A harrowing journey to Europe for refugee and migrant children
June 2016 - Danger Every Step of the Way, finds more than nine out of 10 refugee and migrant children arriving in Europe through Italy are unaccompanied.
Neither Safe Nor Sound
September 2016 - Neither Safe Nor Sound is a study commissioned by Unicef of the horrific situation for unaccompanied children in northern France, including Calais and Dunkirk.
The Refugee Crisis in Europe
June 2016 - A Unicef briefing paper explores the UK's role in protecting the rights of unaccompanied and separated children.
Education cannot wait
Repeated calls have been made for education and learning to be central to humanitarian action, and for guarantees that no child’s right to education be disrupted or interrupted by conflict or disaster. Education Cannot Wait: a Fund for education in emergencies heeds these calls and was developed to better meet the educational needs of millions of children and young people affected by crises around the world.
Report Card 13: Fairness for children
Unicef's latest Report Card, Fairness for Children, explores the inequality gap facing children in rich countries.
Ending the Recruitment and Use of Children in Armed Conflict
This Unicef report sets out areas where important progress has been made towards ending the recruitment and use of children in conflict and makes recommendations for action by governments.
Durable Solutions for Trafficked Children
Unicef UK report explores how the immigration, criminal justice and social care systems work for trafficked children, and where they fail to provide the support and protection children need.