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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 here.

UNICEF USA/Harris Poll: Youth Survey

Child-Focused Research Library

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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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    An Ounce of Prevention

    This UNICEF USA Supplement accompanies the UNICEF Innocenti Report Card 19 and provides a detailed domestic examination of child well-being in the United States.

    Read the Supplement
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    Child-Centered Governance Briefs

    UNICEF USA published a series of briefs highlighting 5 strategies to help governments center children’s best interests in decision-making.

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SNAP

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    Nourished from the Start: SNAP

    Learn about the importance of food security and the role of SNAP to promote healthy childhoods.

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    SNAP FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions: The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

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    Feeding our Future

    Preserve SNAP for children and families.

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    Foster Youth & SNAP Research

    Preserve and protect access to essential nutrition assistance for youth aging out of the foster care system. 

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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.

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