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Midwives scramble to ensure safe deliveries amid violence in Sudan
As catastrophe grips Sudan, the UN agency for reproductive health is stepping up support, with midwives playing a key role in helping provide safe deliveries amid growing violence... More
Around 258 million need emergency food aid: UN-backed report
The number of people who need urgent food, nutrition and livelihood assistance rose for the fourth consecutive year in 2022, due to conflict, climatic change, and COVID-19 impacts,... More
Fragile gains on reducing child marriage, under threat from ‘polycrisis’: UNICEF
The practice of child marriage has continued to decline globally, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said in a new report published on Wednesday, warning that a ‘polycrisis’ including... More
‘Bring them home’: UN experts call for repatriating detained Syria children
Independent UN-appointed human rights experts on Friday called for the urgent repatriation of children from northeast Syria, as they enter their fifth year of detention. More
New report shows 90 per cent of adolescent girls in low-income economies are offline
Around 90 per cent of adolescent girls and young women do not use the internet in low-income countries, while their male peers are twice as likely to be online, according to a new... More
Air pollution kills more than 1,200 children a year in Europe, report says
Air pollution still causes more than 1,200 premature deaths a year in under 18's across Europe and increases the risk of chronic disease later in life, the EU environmental agency... More
World Immunization Week sees ‘big catch-up’ to get vaccines back on track
The COVID-19 pandemic caused millions of children to miss out on routine vaccines and countries must act now to restore essential immunization coverage to a least 2019 levels, UN... More
Millions of children deprived of life-saving vaccinations amid COVID pandemic, misinformation surge
Some 67 million children worldwide missed out on one or more essential vaccinations between 2019 and 2021, due to disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and armed conflict, but... More
South Asia home to world's highest number of child brides, UN estimates show
South Asia is home to highest number of child brides in the world as increased financial pressures and school closures due to COVID-19 forced families to marry off their young... More
Conflict in NE Nigeria still affects children 9 years after Chibok girls ‘nightmare’: UNICEF
Nearly a decade after Boko Haram militants abducted 276 schoolgirls from their dormitory in Chibok, northeast Nigeria, 96 remain in captivity, the UN children’s agency UNICEF said... More
UK must protect unaccompanied children seeking asylum, urge UN experts
The United Kingdom must ensure that all children seeking asylum are properly protected and put an end to the Government policy of placing unaccompanied youngsters in hotels, where... More
UN commission examines threats to global education goal
Despite global promises and progress, some 263 million children and young people are out of school, indicating that achieving quality education for all by 2030 is “seriously off... More
Child deaths hit ‘tragic milestone’ in Ukraine
Child casualties in Ukraine have hit a “tragic milestone”, the head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday, as the UN human rights office (OHCHR) released its latest... More
New WHO guidelines on parenting aim to help prevent child maltreatment and enhance parent-child relationships
Child maltreatment – physical, sexual, and emotional abuse and neglect – occurs most frequently at the hands of parents and caregivers. Studies reveal that nearly 3 in 4 children... More
