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Harmful practices rob women and girls of ‘right to reach their full potential’
Urgent, and accelerated action is needed to end female genital mutilation, child marriage, and other “harmful practices” and abuses carried out against women and girls, the UN... More
Yemen: millions of children facing deadly hunger, amidst aid shortages and COVID-19
Millions of children in the heart of the world’s worst humanitarian disaster could be pushed to the brink of starvation, due to huge shortfalls in humanitarian aid funding amid the... More
Sexual violence against children during armed conflict, vastly under-reported
While warring parties agreed to more than 30 action plans, road maps, command orders and other measures to better protect children in 2019 – the highest number in any one year –... More
COVID-19 upends ‘entire generation’ of 600 million South Asian children
Without urgent action, COVID-19 will continue to unravel decades of progress across South Asia, destroying the “hopes and futures of an entire generation”, warns a new report ... More
First Person: Ending violence against women - ‘men and boys — I am talking to you’, says UN Deputy Chief
Men and boys who “turn a blind eye” to violence against women, must accept that they are “accomplices to violence” according to the UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed. ... More
Syrie : l’ONU plaide pour un accès sécurisé des élèves passant leurs examens finaux
Les Nations Unies ont appelé, vendredi, toutes les parties au conflit en Syrie à faciliter le passage en toute sécurité des élèves qui se rendent dans les zones gouvernementales... More
Countries fail to protect a billion children from violence each year, UN warns
Half of the world’s children, or approximately 1 billion children each year are affected by physical, sexual or psychological violence, suffering injuries, disabilities and death,... More
Virus impact could kill over 50,000 children in MENA: UN agencies
UN agencies warned Monday that the coronavirus pandemic could lead to the deaths of an additional 51,000 under-fives in the Middle East and North Africa by the end of the year. More
Pandemic risks pushing millions more into child labor: UN
Millions of children could be pushed into work by the coronavirus crisis, the UN said Friday as it braced for the first rise in child labor in two decades. In a joint brief, the... More
WHO recommends breastfeeding, says no live coronavirus found in mothers' milk
Breastfeeding mothers do not seem to be passing on the new coronavirus to their infants, and based on current evidence the benefits outweigh any potential risks of transmission, the... More
Health experts concerned about indirect effects of COVID-19 on women and youth
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to escalate, the World Health Organization (WHO) is concerned about its impact on women, children and young people. “The indirect effects of COVID... More
Drowning kills hundreds of kids each year
Summer is a time of frolicking in the sun and splashing in the pool. But there's a darker side to all the carefree fun: Pools and spas remain a major source of unexpected tragedy.... More
UNICEF condemns in ‘strongest possible terms’ killing of children in DR Congo
UNICEF denounced on Saturday, an attack that killed 16 people, including five girls under age 15, in north eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). “We condemn in the... More
Coronavirus leading to ‘desperately unequal’ learning levels: UNICEF
With nearly 1.2 billion children out of school due to the COVID-19 pandemic, inherent inequalities in accessing the internet and other tools, allow them to continue their studies... More
