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How to Reverse Alarming Rise in Childhood Obesity

How to Reverse Alarming Rise in Childhood Obesity

Facing a global epidemic in childhood obesity with the number of overweight children under five on track to jump from 42 million to 70 million over the next decade, a United Nations report has called on governments to reverse the trend by promoting healthy foods and physical activity. The marketing…
One in Four Children in Conflict Zones Out of School

One in Four Children in Conflict Zones Out of School

In 22 countries affected by conflict, nearly 24 million children living in crisis zones are out of school, UNICEF said Tuesday. The analysis highlights that nearly one in four of the 109.2 million children of primary and lower secondary school age - typically between six and 15 years – living…
Climate Change: Future of Disadvantaged Children at Stake

Climate Change: Future of Disadvantaged Children at Stake

Children are already paying a heavy price for the world’s inaction on climate change, UNICEF said. “The future of today’s children, particularly the most disadvantaged, is at stake,” said UNICEF executive director Anthony Lake, speaking at an event at the 21st United Nations climate change conference in Paris, known as…
Germany Offers €250 Million for Children Caught in Conflict

Germany Offers €250 Million for Children Caught in Conflict

The German Government’s contribution of €250 million this year will reach millions of children caught in conflict, UNICEF said Tuesday. The funds will support UNICEF’s programs for children and families in the most volatile regions of the world including Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria, Ukraine and Yemen. Support will also be…
What Is the Effect of Climate Change on Children?

What Is the Effect of Climate Change on Children?

More than half a billion children live in areas with extremely high flood occurrence and 160 million in high drought severity zones. These extreme conditions leave them highly exposed to the impacts of climate change, UNICEF said in a report released ahead of the 21st United Nations climate change conference,…
How to Protect Children from Online Sexual Exploitation

How to Protect Children from Online Sexual Exploitation

At the #WeProtect Children Online Global Summit hosted by the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom in Abu Dhabi, leading information technology companies, governments and international organizations have pledged to protect millions of children from online sexual exploitation, said the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). “Children make up one-third…
Helsinki Innovation Summit to Benefit Children

Helsinki Innovation Summit to Benefit Children

Over 500 leading thinkers from the technological, academic, corporate, development and humanitarian world are convening in Helsinki today to unlock the way new technologies can drive change for the world’s most vulnerable children. “Technology and new ways of thinking can help us reach the most marginalized children faster and more…