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Most youth fare poorly after detention for juvenile offenses
Most delinquent youth achieve few positive milestones in the years after their detention, especially if they are boys, Hispanic, or African American. More
Rise in child recruitment as conflict in South Sudan enters fourth year
Three years after fighting first erupted in South Sudan, children continue to be recruited by armed forces and armed groups, with 1,300 children recruited in 2016, UNICEF said today... More
European Commissioners mark UNICEF’s birthday with “tiny stories” looking towards a better world for children
A quartet of senior European Union Commissioners have joined renowned novelists Paolo Coelho, Chimamanda Adichie and some 200 other writers, poets, and bloggers to pen their hopes... More
hundreds of vulnerable children remain trapped inside east Aleppo - UNICEF Executive Director
“More than 2,700 children have been evacuated from east Aleppo in the past 24 hours, including some who were sick, wounded or without their parents. “However, hundreds of other... More
Children of Aleppo must be helped now There are no more excuses: UNICEF Regional Director
“It is time for the world to stand up for the children of Aleppo and bring their living nightmare to an end. “According to alarming reports from a doctor in the city, many children... More
What is already a crisis can become a catastrophe in Nigeria: UNICEF Executive Director
“The violent conflict in northeast Nigeria has left children severely malnourished and at risk of death.“In the three worst-affected states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa, farming has... More
Child malnutrition at 'all time high' in Yemen: U.N. agency
Hunger among Yemen's children has reached an "all time high", with nearly 2.2 million in need of urgent care, the U.N. children's agency UNICEF said on Monday. At least 462,000... More
Racist abuse derails Facebook campaign to foster child refugees
A social media campaign to recruit foster parents for child asylum seekers was derailed after it attracted racist abuse and extreme anti-immigrant comments. The Facebook campaign,... More
‘Plastic bag’ Messi fan finally meets his soccer hero
Remember the adorable Afghan boy who went viral after being pictured in his homemade Lionel Messi ‘bag shirt’? Now, the six year old has finally met his footballer hero in Doha,... More
a child dyies from malaria every two minutes
Funding shortfalls and fragile health systems are undermining progress against malaria and could jeopardize efforts to reach globally agreed targets on the way to eventual... More
Soaring number of children in UK seeking help over gender identity: charity
The number of children in Britain contacting a helpline with concerns about their gender identity has more than doubled this year with some as young as 11 telling counselors they... More
Focused global strategy needed to end child slavery by 2025: Jeffrey Sachs
Countries can end child slavery within the next decade if there is a focused global strategy that includes modernizing laws, getting companies to clean their supply chains and... More
Rural U.S. babies hardest hit by opiate addiction at birth
As a growing number of U.S. babies are being born suffering withdrawal syndrome after exposure to prescription opiates or heroin in utero, rural infants appear much more at risk... More
Drinking, drug use largely down among U.S. teens in 2016
The use of alcohol, marijuana, prescription medications and illicit substances declined among U.S. teens again in 2016, continuing a long-term trend, according to a study released... More
