Although handwashing with soap is vital in the fight against infectious diseases, including COVID-19, billions of people around the world do not have ready access to...
New data from UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has revealed worsening nutritional situation for children in Burkina Faso, with more than 535,000 children under the age of...
Children in the world’s richest countries are grappling with mental health concerns, obesity and poor social and academic skills, according to a new study published on...
A new UN report finds that some 19 million children were displaced within their own countries due to conflict and violence in 2019, more than in...
Climate activist Greta Thunberg along with Danish NGO Human Act, on Thursday launched a child rights-driven campaign to support the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in protecting...
An online poll of 40,000 young people in over 150 countries reveals that many young people feel their current education is not preparing them with the...
Conflicts around the world are lasting longer and claiming more young lives, UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore said on Monday, as the agency reported that over this ‘deadly decade’, there has been a three-fold rise in verified attacks...
Although the world has made historic gains over the past three decades in improving children’s lives, urgent action is required if the poorest children are to...
More than 19 million children in Bangladesh are at risk from devastating floods, cyclones and other environmental disasters linked to climate change, the UN Children’s Fund...
“Violence has forced over a third of all schools there to close, with 15 located on the frontline and others badly damaged or being used as...
