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,…
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…
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…
How India Abuses Children’s Right to Education
The government apathy toward education has begun to trample the rights of children who are supposed to be the pillars of development in India. By Rakesh Raman Five years ago – in April 2010 to be precise – the Indian…
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…
Children Deprived of Education in War-Torn Iraq: UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said Friday that an estimated two million children in Iraq have no access to school and warned that an additional 1.2 million may be at the risk of dropping out due to continuous violence…
Myanmar Seeks Religious Tolerance for Children
In the light of upcoming elections in Myanmar and amid reports of rising religious intolerance, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has welcomed a joint statement by the leaders of four main religious groups in the country calling for tolerance…
NASA Invites Children to Learn About Hubble Space Telescope
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Visitor Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, will host a Sunday Experiment on Oct. 18, 2015, from 1 to 3 p.m. EDT. The event is free and open to the public with a focus on school-aged children…



















