As the world marked Palestinian Children’s Day on Saturday, children in Gaza continued to bear the brunt of Israel’s relentless assault – cut off from…
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South Sudan is grappling with its most severe cholera outbreak since gaining independence in 2011, the United Nations warned Monday. Nearly 700 lives, including many…
Cuts to international aid could undo decades of progress in reducing child mortality, potentially reversing the positive trend, the United Nations warned Monday. A new…
More than 420,000 children in the Amazon basin are being badly affected by a drought parching much of South America that is impacting water supplies…
First lady Emine Erdoğan delivered a powerful speech at the UNICEF headquarters in New York, calling for global collaboration to strengthen foster care systems worldwide.…
Children under 5, including infants, have been among the victims of sexual violence in the ongoing conflict between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support…
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday condemned the rape of numerous children by armed groups, likely from both sides of the conflict in…
Extreme weather caused significant disruptions to education worldwide in 2024, with around 242 million students in 85 countries missing lessons due to heatwaves, storms, floods…
Global child vaccination rates remained below pre-pandemic levels last year, the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF reported, raising concerns among experts. In 2023, 84%…
Tens of thousands of children in Afghanistan remain affected by ongoing flash floods, especially in the north and west, UNICEF, the U.N. children’s agency said…