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UNICEF: Make 2021 ‘safer, healthier world for children’
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday that more than 371,500 children would be born on the first day of 2021.
“The children born...
UNICEF: Shutting school systems, wrong response to COVID-19
Countries fighting the coronavirus should not impose nationwide or large-scale school closures, which is the wrong response and compounds the societal cost of the...
Three billion people globally lack handwashing facilities at home: UNICEF
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...
Burkina Faso: Over 535,000 children under five ‘acutely’ malnourished
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...
World’s richest nations must protect child well-being in COVID-19 fallout
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...
Record child displacement figures due to conflict and violence in 2019
A new UN report finds that some 19 million children were displaced within their own countries due to conflict and violence in 2019, more...
Greta Thunberg launches campaign to support UNICEF protection efforts against COVID-19
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)...
A third of youth say their education is not preparing them with the skills to get jobs
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...
UNICEF reports three-fold rise in verified attacks on children since 2010
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 on...
UNICEF reports uneven progress in 30 years of child rights treaty
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...