1、Global Report on Early Childhood Care and EducationThe right to a strong foundationCover photo:ERIKA PIEROS*Cover figures:UNESCOUNICEF is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to advocate for the protection of childrens rights,tohelp meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities

2、 to reach their full potential.UNICEF works in more than 190 countries andterritories in seven regions,across both development and humanitarian contexts.Guided bythe Convention on the Rights of the Child and supporting the2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,UNICEF works tosave childrens lives,de

3、fend their rights,and help them fulfill their potential,from early childhood through adolescence.As a multisectoral agency with wide on-the-ground presence and deep field experience,UNICEF is able tomaximize results forchildren through its support to reinforce interventions across sectors and system

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