Since 2006, UNICEF has been working in partnership with the Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan on the introduction of the 'Child-Friendly School' (CFS) concept in Turkmenistan. This requires the elimination of all barriers to learning and schools that

At least 1.3 million children in Eastern Europe and Central Asia are separated from their families due to poverty or families` inability to cope with stressful circumstances, reveals the study 'Children under the age of three in formal care in Eastern Eur

This paper provides an overview of the social and economic vulnerabilities of households with children in 5 Central Asian countries, and assesses the ability of national social protection systems to address these, with the main focus on the role of non-co