Executive Director Henrietta Fore and Dr. Vikram Patel @ Leading Minds 2019, Florence
Why now? Why here? Why mental health?
UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore and Dr. Vikram Patel, Professor at Harvard School of medicine and co-founder of the Sangath Foundation, discuss the importance of #MentalHealth and the role of young people's voices to deliver change at the opening of UNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti's inaugural #LeadingMinds conference with World Health Organization (WHO) for children and young people 7 November in Florence, Italy.
What happened at our inaugural #LeadingMinds conference this year? WATCH our highlights video to see and hear what actions we set to change the game on ...
Question and answer with filmmakers Sunday, 27 October 2019 Rise from the Tide (Short film, 40 minutes, China) Yang Liu, Xu Mingsheng, Directors Happy ...
Question and answer with filmmakers Saturday, 26 October 2019 Tango (Kazakistan, 20 minutes) Inkar Karim, Director Dias Abdurahim, Director of Photography ...
For #WorldChildrensDay went blue to celebrate our triple anniversary year: 600 years at Instituto degli Innocenti 30 years of our Office of Research 30 ...
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization delivers opening remarks for the inaugural Leading Minds Conference for ...
Watch highlights from UNICEF Innocenti's inaugural film festival held October 25-27 in Florence, Italy. And visit uiff.org for more information on the festival ...
One day a young turtle discovers his shell is broken into two halves. After moments of sobbing and confusion, he realizes that his tears only flow from his left eye ...
Pakistan - Two young domestic servants in Pakistan explain why they are so happy even though their work hardly affords them enough time to sleep or eat.
South Africa - Three township youths steal a used mattress but have conflicting plans on how to use it. The glue addict is desperate for a place to sleep, while the ...
Hong Kong - The protagonist realizes that his school classmates, overwhelmed by the pressure of assignments and unrealistic expectations, are gradually ...
A group of animals from the Catazajá lagoon will face the threat of pollution and will have to use their intelligence and solidarity to protect their environment.
Mexico - Santa Catarina Minas, Oaxaca, is a town that has been affected by poverty and migration. However, the creation of its first library, an emergent mezcal ...
São Tomé and Príncipe - Teenager Tonya leaves her loving family and leaves town to live with her auntie in the city and gain an education. However, once there ...
Japan - Hitomi's perfect life begins to unravel when her teacher is arrested due to a viral video of his inappropriate encounter with a minor. It is rumoured that ...
Experiencing the enchanting life in the forests of Central India through the eyes of children and then there's the stark reality of the rampant forest fires in the ...
Colombia - In Chia, a group of girls who are part of a young orchestra rehearse for their next concert. Intrigued by what lies behind their aspirations, the director ...
The story follows a young girl, who is reading a fairy tale about a fox that appears in front of her when she falls asleep and drags her to the book's imaginary ...
Austria - Paul is 8 years old and his mother is seriously ill. Nobody tells him what is happening, but he knows for sure. In the forest, he has built his own ...
Spain - 11-year-old Txiki spends hours listening to his grandfather's mysterious stories of the seafaring life. Txiki decides to head for adventure and discover the ...
Malawi - Enock Alu, a Malawian teenager, is growing up in a Chinese-run, Buddhist boarding school. Once a star performer with dreams of becoming a martial ...
Ethiopia - A remarkable young boy living his life unfazed by the fact that he and his mother have been displaced from their land to make way for a massive ...
Ethiopia - A remarkable young boy living his life unfazed by the fact that he and his mother have been displaced from their land to make way for a massive ...
"I believe change has come. I believe there's a revolution..." WATCH University of Ibadan's Olayinka Olusola Omigbodun discuss the changing tides of ...
Dr. Vikram Patel gave the keynote address on global mental health for children and adolescents at the Leading Minds 2019 conference at UNICEF Innocenti in ...
Sophia is a proud Samburu girl who strives for greatness. Her hobbies are reading novels, watching documentaries and traveling to various places. She plans to ...
Italy - Four years after landing in Italy, three asylum-seeking youths struggle to transition to secure adulthoods. We follow the daily routine of the supervisor of ...
UK - Clever animation, cheeky sarcasm, hip hop beats and bright colours come together to explain the science of the adolescent brain. (Animated short, 2 ...
In a rural village in Sri Lanka, the family well becomes poisoned by agricultural chemicals. This subsequently leads to the untimely death of Ruwansiri's father ...
Bellatrix. A journey to the origin of gender representation Bellatrix is the name of a star of the Orion constellation and means Warrior. Laura (Elisa Heidrich) ...
Japan - Hitomi's perfect life begins to unravel when her teacher is arrested due to a viral video of his inappropriate encounter with a minor. It is rumoured that ...
Japan - Hitomi's perfect life begins to unravel when her teacher is arrested due to a viral video of his inappropriate encounter with a minor. It is rumoured that ...
Two little girls live in their children's world full of bright colors. But adults are invading this world. The adult world is full of problems. This makes them think of this ...
Imagination is ultimately the most pristine source of creation that exists. Images created during childhood carry an immense visual power that's often overlooked.
China - Left in the village by parents who left home to find work, a young girl dreams of becoming a dancer and escaping rural village life. Her grandfather forces ...
Brazil - Amanda, an introverted 12-year-old competitive swimmer, finds safety in her own world: underwater. Lacking attention from her parents, she spends most ...
Malawi - Enock Alu, a Malawian teenager, is growing up in a Chinese-run, Buddhist boarding school. Once a star performer with dreams of becoming a martial ...
Malawi - Enock Alu, a Malawian teenager, is growing up in a Chinese-run, Buddhist boarding school. Once a star performer with dreams of becoming a martial ...
Ethiopia - A remarkable young boy living his life unfazed by the fact that he and his mother have been displaced from their land to make way for a massive ...
Ethiopia - A remarkable young boy living his life unfazed by the fact that he and his mother have been displaced from their land to make way for a massive ...
