About UNICEF
UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children's lives, to defend their rights, and to help them fulfil their potential, from early childhood through adolescence. And we never give up.Activities by UNICEF
Geosphere
Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Arab States, Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States, Latin America and the Caribbean Not ApplicableGeosphere is an innovative conversational AI platform developed for UNICEF to make climate, environmental, and socioeconomic data more accessible, transparent, and usable. It is designed to bridge the gap between highly technical datasets and end users, while also aiming to significantly reduce the time required to access and interpret critical data.
Activity Type AI Tools/SolutionsTechnical AssistanceAwareness/AdvocacyGlobal Immunization Budget Database (GIBD)
Global AfghanistanAlgeriaAngolaArgentinaBeninBotswanaBurkina FasoBurundiCameroonCentral African RepublicChadComorosCôte d’IvoireDemocratic Republic of the CongoEcuadorEquatorial GuineaFijiFinlandGabonGambiaGhanaGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauHondurasKenyaLebanonLesothoLiberiaMadagascarMaliMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMoroccoNigerNigeriaNorth MacedoniaPakistanPapua New GuineaPeruRwandaSamoaSao Tome and PrincipeSierra LeoneSudanTanzaniaTogoTunisiaUgandaVanuatuZambiaGIBD addresses critical challenges in understanding and managing immunization budgets globally. The access to immunization budgets allocated by governments is not standardized across countries and regions, the budget lines are often contained in extensive documents that in some cases are not searchable (scanned images). The project leverages Azure Document Intelligence Services for OCR and table parsing to extract budget lines related to immunization, the values are automatically categorized in classes making the analysis easier.
Activity Type AI Tools/SolutionsResearch/Reports/AssessmentsAir Quality Monitoring for Children’s Health
Asia and the Pacific Lao People’s Democratic RepublicThis project set out to provide accurate and granular estimates of air quality for Lao PDR through the installation of 154 air quality sensors in schools across the country and the development of a machine learning model to infer air quality from geospatial and weather data. This modeling work builds upon and extends air quality modeling work previously done with partner Thinking Machines in Thailand.
Activity Type AI Tools/SolutionsResearch/Reports/AssessmentsUNICEF Policy Guidance on AI for Children
Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States United Kingdom
The project developed a guide for creating and implementing AI policies and systems that protect children’s rights and brings the attention of the public and private sectors to how AI systems impact on children. The guidance is currently being updated to reflect today’s evolving AI technology and policy landscape. The updated version will be published in 2025.
There is ongoing need for greater guidance on how to develop AI policies and systems that uphold child rights, and that meaningfully include children in the process. While there is a promising increase in children’s rights being mentioned in AI regulations and normative instruments, children remain a stakeholder group that is not prioritized even while they are at the forefront of AI adoption and usage.