What we do  

                                                      *      About UNICEF

                                                                      UNICEF is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to advocate for the
                                                                     protection of children's rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their
                                                                     opportunities to reach their full potential.

                                                                      UNICEF is guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child and strives to
                                                                      establish children's rights as enduring ethical principles and international standards of
                                                                      behaviour towards children.

                                                                      UNICEF insists that the survival, protection and development of children are
                                                                      universal development imperatives that are integral to human progress.

                                                                      UNICEF mobilizes political will and material resources to help countries,
                                                                      particularly developing countries, ensure a "first call for children" and to build their
                                                                      capacity to form appropriate policies and deliver services for children and their families.

                                                                      UNICEF is committed to ensuring special protection for the most disadvantaged children -
                                                                      victims of war, disasters, extreme poverty, all forms of violence and exploitation and those
                                                                      with disabilities.

                                                                      UNICEF responds in emergencies to protect the rights of children. In coordination
                                                                      with United Nations partners and humanitarian agencies, UNICEF makes its unique
                                                                      facilities for rapid response available to its partners to relieve the suffering of children and
                                                                      those who provide their care.

                                                                      UNICEF is non-partisan and its cooperation is free of discrimination. In everything it does,
                                                                      the most disadvantaged children and the countries in greatest need have priority.

                                                                      UNICEF aims, through its country programmes, to promote the equal rights of women
                                                                      and girls and to support their full participation in the political, social and economic
                                                                      development of their communities.
                                                                      UNICEF works with all its partners towards the attainment of the sustainable human
                                                                      development goals adopted by the world community and the realization of the vision of peace
                                                                      and social progress enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations.

                                                                     

                                                                      *About SIDS Network

                                                                      The network aims at contributing to the rights of children in the Small Island Development States.
                                                                      More in particular the network Strengthens knowledge, exchange of experiences and lessons
                                                                      learned between the UNICEF offices and their partners about the rights of children in SIDS and
                                                                      advocate children´s rights in different policy frameworks, including the Mauritius strategy.