UNICEF's programmes in India include health, nutrition, water environment and sanitation, HIV/AIDS, girls' education and child protection.



Health

Health challenges for children remain, despite significant improvements over the last 30 years.



Nutrition

One in every three malnourished children in the world is from India.



Water, environment and sanitation

Ensuring safe drinking water, good hygiene practices and access to effective sanitation saves and improves children's lives.



HIV/AIDS

Awareness and knowledge of prevention are crucial to checking the spread of HIV in India, the second largest HIV-prevalent country in the world.



Education

The number of children who are not in school remains high and gender disparities in education persist despite a major improvement in literacy rates during the 1990s.



Child protection

A large number of India's disadvantaged children, especially girls, are vulnerable to violence and exploitation.