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More than 1 in 5 children live in poverty in 40 of the world’s richest countries
Some of the world’s richest countries experienced sharp rises in child poverty between 2014 and 2021, according to data published today by UNICEF Innocenti – Global Office of... More
50 million people are victims of slavery, one in four of them children
More than 50 million people today are victims of slavery, one in four of them children, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has said. More
Step up investment to end violence against women and girls: UN deputy chief
UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohamed has called for greater investment in preventing violence against women and girls, an issue that transcends all borders and cultures. More
UN agency heads unite in urgent plea for women and children in Gaza
The heads of three UN agencies on Wednesday highlighted the disproportionate suffering faced by women and girls amidst the ongoing crisis in Gaza, urging a collective response to... More
UN agencies urge action to safeguard maternal, child health amidst climate crisis
UN agencies on Tuesday issued an urgent call for action, emphasizing the severe health risks faced by pregnant women, babies and children due to worsening climate catastrophes. More
Child deaths from wasting are predictable and preventable: WHO chief
Worldwide, 45 million children under five are wasted, meaning they are dangerously thin for their height, and roughly one million die each year from the condition, the Director-... More
Gaza crisis: aid agencies warn of ‘tragic, avoidable surge’ in child deaths
A “tragic…entirely avoidable surge” in child deaths is expected in Gaza where some 160 youngsters are already being killed every day, UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday, after six... More
Children’s rights in jeopardy 34 years after landmark UN treaty
Stronger action is needed to uphold children’s rights in a world where they are increasingly under threat due to conflicts, rising poverty and climate impacts, the head of the UN... More
Gaza: ‘Thousands of children killed’ within a few weeks
The UN chief said on Monday that in the current conflict between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants in Gaza, where thousands of children have been killed in the past few weeks... More
UNICEF chief in Gaza visit, bears witness to grave violations against children
Grave violations against children, including killing, maiming and abductions, are taking place in the Gaza Strip, according to the Executive Director of the UN Children’s Fund,... More
Gaza: ‘Hospitals are not battlegrounds’, children’s suffering must stop, UN humanitarians say
Children have been killed, maimed, abducted and denied assistance in Gaza, and the parties to the conflict must “stop this horror”, UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) chief Catherine... More
Gaza City: Babies dying in hospital amid scenes of devastation
More patients, including premature babies, have reportedly died in Gaza City’s Al-Shifa hospital which has gone three days without electricity amid intensifying Israeli military... More
1 in 3 children exposed to severe water scarcity – UNICEF
1 in 3 children – or 739 million worldwide – already live in areas exposed to high or very high water scarcity, with climate change threatening to make this worse, according to a... More
Child death rates on the rise in England
There were 3,743 deaths in children in the year ending March 2023 - up from 3,452 the previous year, estimates for England suggest. More
