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Guterres advocates for digital world that ‘strengthens human rights, advances peace’
Amidst a technological era that “beckons with vast opportunity”, new risks exist to global peace, stability and development, the UN chief told a side event of the General Assembly... More
Spain violated inclusive education right of child with disabilities, independent committee finds
Spain violated the right to inclusive education of a child with disabilities, an independent UN human rights committee has found, calling on the country to end any educational... More
More children wed, risk trafficking in Rohingya camps in pandemic - U.N
Child marriage is on the rise in Bangladesh’s Rohingya refugee camps and the risk of human trafficking grows with every day the pandemic shuts youth services, according to a U.N.-... More
COVID pushes millions more children deeper into poverty, new study finds
The coronavirus pandemic has pushed an additional 150 million children into multidimensional poverty – deprived of education, health, housing, nutrition, sanitation or water – a new... More
More research needed into COVID-19 effects on children, says WHO head
More research is needed into factors that increase the risk of severe COVID-19 disease among children and adolescents, the head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) has said,... More
Depression and anxiety during and after pregnancy may harm childhood development, study finds
A mother's depression and anxiety from conception through the first year of the baby's life is associated with negative developmental outcomes through adolescence, according to a ... More
Children’s lives at stake, COVID threatens to undo 30 years of ‘remarkable progress’
COVID-19 threatens to undo decades of hard-fought progress in reducing deaths of children under the age of five, UN agencies have warned, calling on countries to ensure vital health... More
Lebanon: Working on the ground to meet basic needs of Beirut’s women and girls
A month after the Beirut Port explosion, life remains uncertain for thousands of women and girls. Among the displaced are an estimated 84,000 women and girls of reproductive age. More
My Child Is A Bully. What Should I Do?
Nobody wants their child to suffer at the hands of a bully. But what if the bully in question is your child? In many ways, this dilemma can seem like the final taboo – nobody has... More
Covid-19 school closings linked to increase in depression and suicide, study finds
Primary school students in China experienced more depressive symptoms and made more suicide attempts after schools closed for the pandemic, a new study found. More
Security Council demands an end to attacks on schools worldwide
The Security Council on Thursday demanded a halt to attacks on schools, together with students and teachers in conflict zones around the world, in a presidential statement ... More
International Literacy Day: 2 of every 3 students still out of school
With 1.4 billion people around the world lacking basic literacy skills, the head of the UN cultural agency on Tuesday urged all those involved in learning, to mobilize the... More
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 age of five suffering... More
Beat back ‘catastrophic effects’ of COVID-19 on refugee education, urges UNHCR
While children in every country have struggled with the impact of COVID-19 on their education, refugee children have been particularly disadvantaged, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR)... More
