What’s the first thing you think of when someone says, “artificial intelligence”? Robots? Self-driving cars? Voices assistants? Artificial intelligence, or AI, is not something from the future. If you regularly use a cellphone and the internet, chances are that artificial intelligence is already a part of your daily life. You just might not be aware of it.

When the right data are in the right hands at the right time, decisions can be better informed, more equitable, more likely to protect to protect children’s and adolescents’ rights. This month, as part of our Hi-5 For Health series for a healthier lifestyle, we will talk about data and how you can use it in your adolescent health advocacy. You can also download these materials in pdf to review them offline and share it with your friends:

This guide was developed by Voices of Youth with the help of a data privacy expert working with UNICEF. Our goal is to introduce you to the topic of “data privacy” and to help you keep your personal information safe – especially online.

Every 4 years UNICEF staff come together to develop a new Strategic Plan – an important document that guides the work of the organization and helps us achieve change for children. As part of this process, we speak to our many partners to make sure we are tackling the most critical issues. This year UNICEF is working on the Strategic Plan for 2022-2025 and we really want to hear from young people all around the world. Your views will help us design a better plan that’s informed by what young people think is important. Your answers will be shared (anonymously) with a team analyzing inputs from...

Has social media or the Internet ever made you feel stressed, envious, lonely or anxious? It may be hard to admit experiencing these feelings, but know that you’re not alone. Caitlyn, Arianna, Mic, Briana, Darren and Tookie, six young people from the United States, designed creative work and proposed insightful solutions about how to make the Internet and social media a safer place for young people as part of an internship between UNICEF and the Center for Community Alternatives and The Kite. Over the course of three months, they met weekly to discuss topics such as the Sustainable Development...