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
Global 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/AssessmentsClimate-Based Ensemble Machine Learning Model to Forecast Dengue Epidemics in Peru and Brazil
Latin America and the Caribbean BrazilPeruResearchers from UNICEF’s Office of Innovation worked alongside colleagues from the Latin American and Caribbean Regional Office (LACRO) to develop a climate-based ensemble machine learning model to forecast dengue epidemics more accurately. The model was trained using 20 years of data about dengue cases, satellite-based meteorological products and socioeconomic data.
Activity Type AI Tools/SolutionsResearch/Reports/AssessmentsTime to Act: Preparing Youth for Work in an AI-Powered World
Global AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilA global knowledge report developed by Generation Unlimited (GenU) in collaboration with over 30 organizations. It is based on insights from a global survey of 53,878 young people and highlights the impact of generative AI on youth employment. The report outlines risks, opportunities, and urgent recommendations for action.
Activity Type Research/Reports/AssessmentsAwareness/AdvocacyMore Water More Life - Groundwater Mapping Project Using Satellite Data
Africa EthiopiaMadagascarThis initiative was designed to increase the drilling success rate for groundwater by mapping deep aquifers with satellites and science. UNICEF has collaborated with the European Union Joint Research Centre (EU-JRC) to develop this new way of mapping groundwater using geospatial imagery and data.
Activity Type AI Tools/SolutionsResearch/Reports/Assessments