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With family history of heart attack, diabetes kids may show risk factors
Children with a strong family history of heart attack or type 2 diabetes may already have higher cholesterol levels than other kids without those family legacies, according to a... More
Modern Slavery Estimated to Trap 45 Million People Worldwide
About 45.8 million people around the world are trapped in modern versions of enslavement, a human rights group reported Tuesday, 28 percent more than it last estimate two years ago. More
Two-thirds of unimmunized children live in conflict-affected countries
Almost two-thirds of children who have not been immunized with basic vaccines live in countries that are either partially or entirely affected by conflict, UNICEF said ahead of... More
UNICEF alarmed at refugee and migrant deaths in the Mediterranean
UNICEF expresses alarm at the number of migrant and refugee deaths in the past week in the Central Mediterranean, many of whom were believed to be unaccompanied minors. More
Iraq: UNICEF calls for protection of the children of Fallujah
“As the violence continues to escalate in Fallujah and across Iraq, we are concerned over the protection of children in the face of extreme and rising danger. More
Clubs, books and tape: The low-tech solutions saving children’s lives in Sierra Leone
In Sierra Leone, nearly one third of children under the age of 5 are chronically malnourished. One community is using mothers’ support groups to address child malnutrition. More
A head start in Timor-Leste
In a remote community in Timor-Leste, a new preschool gives children like Roque and Domingas a place to play and learn. More
Saving lives during childbirth in rural Liberia
Liberia’s maternal mortality ratio is one of the highest in the world, with 1,072 maternal deaths for every 100,000 births. More
In Timor-Leste’s remote communities, parents and children learn together
Olympia Carvalho had always wanted to send her eldest children to preschool, but the classes were too far and too expensive. More
Laws to protect breastfeeding inadequate in most countries
A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, and the International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN) reveals the status of national laws to protect and promote... More
Four schools or hospitals attacked or occupied every day
An average of four schools or hospitals are attacked or occupied by armed forces and groups every day – according to UNICEF analysis released ahead of the World Humanitarian Summit. More
Brazilian teen speaks out about brutal gang rape
The Brazilian teenage girl who says she was brutally gang raped in a Rio de Janeiro slum is speaking out about the attack and the related graphic video that went viral. More
Trapped and dying: No help for terminally ill Syrian boy
Sunbeams stream through the white canvas wall of the tent, bouncing off the crib and bedding and making it glow in bright colors: red, green, yellow. Inside its mesh walls, barely... More
After years in U.S., burned Iraqi boy hopes to help others
Nearly a decade ago, 4-year-old Youssif sullenly pushed grains of rice through his lips in the kitchen of our Baghdad bureau. His face was hardened into rivers of scar tissue that... More
