World Leaders Must Invest in Better Data on Children: UNICEF
UNICEF is calling on world leaders to invest in better data on children, warning in a new analysis that sufficient data is available only for half of the child-related Sustainable Development Goals indicators. The UNICEF analysis shows that child-related data,…
UNICEF Helps Students Learn Positive Global Citizenship Values
This fall, cheered on by teachers across the nation, thousands of students will learn positive global citizenship values and gain the power to make a difference when they Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF. The U.S. Fund for UNICEF’s 66th annual Kids Helping…
Nearly 50 Million Children Uprooted Worldwide – UNICEF
Across the globe, nearly 50 million children have been uprooted – 28 million of them driven from their homes by conflicts not of their making, and millions more migrating in the hope of finding a better, safer life. Often traumatized…
Out-of-School Children Face the Risk of Abuse and Exploitation
Out-of-School Children Face the Risk of Abuse and Exploitation In the top 10 countries with the highest rates of children missing out on primary education, nearly 2 in every 5 children – 18 million – are out of school, UNICEF…
Hundreds of Children Recruited by Armed Groups in South Sudan
More than 650 children have been recruited into armed groups in South Sudan since the beginning of this year, UNICEF said last week. Fearful that renewed conflict could put tens of thousands of children at ever greater risk, UNICEF called…
New Poll Highlights Impact of Bullying on Young People
More than nine out of 10 young people believe bullying is a pervasive problem in their communities, and two-thirds say they have experienced bullying first hand – a new poll conducted by UNICEF and their partners shows. The poll was…
How Breastmilk Reduces a Child’s Risk of Death
According to UNICEF, 77 million newborns globally are not breastfed within first hour of life and delayed breastfeeding increases risk of newborn deaths by up to 80 per cent. Some 77 million newborns – or 1 in 2 – are…
UNICEF Disturbed Over India’s Child Labour Bill
UNICEF India said Monday that it welcomes the Rajya Sabha’s recent approval to amend the Child Labour Bill prohibiting children under the age of 14 from working. But it is concerned about one provision that could further disadvantage the most…
























