FAO and WFP to Boost Children’s Right to Food in Schools
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have launched a project to improve the diet of school-aged children, with support from the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL). In…
UNICEF Proposes to Keep Schools Open Amid Covid Crisis
UNICEF and partners have developed a Framework for reopening schools, regardless of vaccination of school-aged children. As the Omicron variant of Covid-19 continues to spread all over the world, UNICEF urges governments to do everything in their power to keep…
UN Chief to Convene Transforming Education Summit
The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has announced he will convene a summit on Transforming Education in September 2022. The summit is proposed in ‘Our Common Agenda,’ as part of the focus on better representing young people and future generations. Earlier,…
Schools in Delhi to Reopen for All Classes
All schools in Delhi were closed in March 2020 because of the coronavirus (Covid-19) lockdowns. As the Delhi Government claims that the Covid-19 pandemic is receding, it has decided to reopen the schools for all classes from Monday, November 1….
New Storybook to Help Children Stay Hopeful During Covid-19
The new story drew from responses to a survey of more than 5000 children, parents, caregivers and teachers from around the world. A new book published on September 24 aims to help children stay hopeful and positive during the Covid-19…
Making Every School a Health-Promoting School
UNESCO and the World Health Organization (WHO) have launched the Global Standards for Health-promoting Schools, a resource package for schools to improve the health and well-being of 1.9 billion school-aged children and adolescents. The closure of many schools around the…
UNEP Launches Virtual Ecosystem Classroom for School Students
The project is part of a larger effort by UNEP to engage Africa’s youth in natural resource management and spur the upscaling of restoration initiatives across the continent. Most school children in South Africa learn about ecosystems – like wetlands…
1 in Every 5 Children Faces Water Scarcity
Globally, more than 1.42 billion people, including 450 million children, live in areas of high, or extremely high, water vulnerability, according to a new analysis released by UNICEF. This means that 1 in 5 children worldwide does not have enough…




























