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Although female genital mutilation (FGM) is internationally recognized as a human rights violation, at least 230 million girls and women are still affected by this practice.

Every day, thousands of children under the age of five die worldwide. Forty-seven percent of them do not even survive the first 28 days. But most of these premature deaths could be prevented.

UNICEF Switzerland and Liechtenstein supports a program aimed at improving the protection and healthy development of child monks and nuns and other vulnerable children in Bhutan.

Many children in Brazil continue to be denied access to their right to education. 2.8 million children between the ages of 4 and 17 do not attend school because their families are too impoverished and they are often required to contribute to the family income from an early age.

In India, millions of girls are at a disadvantage as soon as they are born. Their parents often struggle for daily survival, need every helping hand they can get around the house and in the fields, and try to marry off their daughters as quickly as possible.

In recent years, Rwanda has managed to get virtually all of its children to attend school. It has now become apparent, however, that students’ performance leaves a lot to be desired. The quality of teaching urgently needs to be improved.