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Signs your child may be suffering from mental health issues
Three out of four children with mental health disorders aren’t accessing professional help, but how can you tell if your child is having problems? More
The UK government is facing a court challenge over its use of children as spies in criminal investigations
The UK government is facing a court challenge over its use of children as spies in criminal investigations, as lawyers for a children's charity accused it of causing minors "severe... More
Progress on ending child labour stalls in countries supplying goods to west
Progress towards ending child labour has stalled in the countries most likely to be supplying goods to the west, a study has found. Despite high economic growth and big improvements... More
Richest countries skimp on parental leave: UNICEF
Some of the wealthiest nations in the world provide little or no government-supported maternity or paternity leave for new parents, a United Nations report said on Thursday. More
Young New Yorkers bring robots, and a glimpse of the future, to UN Headquarters
Tiny balls moved along a series of automated Lego robots, as young students from New York explained to United Nations staff the inner-workings of simple motors and engineering. More
More funding needed to tackle child labour in agriculture says UN, marking World Day
The number of children working in agriculture has increased by 10 million since 2012, which is why on Wednesday’s World Day Against Child Labour, the UN agency for the sector is... More
Sudan: ‘Violence must stop’, says UNICEF chief, ‘gravely concerned’ over 19 child deaths since military backlash
At least 19 children have reportedly been killed in Sudan and another 49 injured since a military backlash against protesters began earlier this month, prompting the head of the UN... More
Around 23 million boys have married before reaching 15; ‘we can end this violation’ says UNICEF chief
An estimated 115 million boys and men around the world were married as children, 23 million of them before the age of 15, according to the first-ever analysis on child grooms,... More
Togo failing in mission to eradicate child labor, says U.N. rapporteur
Child labor is still widely accepted in Togo and the government is not doing enough to stop it, said the U.N. Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery in an interview on... More
Four million have now fled Venezuela, UN ramps up aid to children who remain
The number of people who have left Venezuela to escape the country’s ongoing political and economic crisis, has reached some four million, the UN announced on Friday. More
U.N. finds 115 million 'child grooms' with Central African Republic topping list
About 115 million boys were married off as children with one in five wed before they turned 15, according to the first United Nations’ study to track the prevalence of child grooms. More
Togo failing in mission to eradicate child labor, says U.N. rapporteur
Child labor is still widely accepted in Togo and the government is not doing enough to stop it, said the U.N. Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery in an interview on... More
Schools reckon with social stress: 'I'm on my phone so much'
High school biology teacher Kelly Chavis knew smartphones were a distraction in her class. But not even her students realized the psychological toll of their devices until an in-... More
‘Catastrophic’ healthcare costs put mothers and newborns at risk
Pregnant women are putting their lives and their babies at risk because of “catastrophic” and prohibitive healthcare costs before, during and after childbirth, UNICEF said on Monday. More
