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UNICEF USA Research Library

UNICEF USA commissions and compiles research and reports that provide insights and effective strategies for strengthening child-focused policies and practices. Browse the collection below.

Child-Focused Research Library

Are We on Mute?

Read the results of UNICEF USA's 2024 youth poll on how young people feel about political engagement and inclusion, conducted by The Harris Poll.

Read the Youth Poll Report

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Invisible Hands

This UNICEF USA report examines risk factors behind rising child labor in the U.S. domestic supply chain and suggests child-centered solutions to prevent and mitigate the harmful practice.

Read the Invisible Hands Report

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State of the World's Children 2024

Read UNICEF's flagship report on the future of childhood in a changing world. This report looks forward to the year 2050 and the megatrends that are transforming the world — and with it, children's futures.

Read the State of the World's Children

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Prospects for Children:
Cooperation in a Fragmented World

UNICEF's Innocenti Center provides a global outlook, spotlighting growing global geopolitical and geoeconomic fragmentation and making an urgent call for global cooperation.

Read the Global Outlook Report

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Spotlight on Child Poverty in the U.S.

This UNICEF USA Supplement accompanies the UNICEF Innocenti Report Card 18 and provides a detailed domestic examination of child poverty in the United States.

Read the Supplement

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Connecting Knowledge to Create Impact

UNICEF USA invites investigators to join a domestic research community that centers child rights in solutions to promote every child’s well-being.

Are you interested in joining our research network?