The data watchdog for the United Kingdom has fined social media giant TikTok £12.7 million pounds ($15.9 million) for breaching data protection laws, including the use the personal data of children aged under 13 without...Read more
The Soccer Aid Schools Challenge is back, and The UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) is calling on all primary and secondary schools across the country to take part in the epic football challenge to...Read more
A dozen children have filed a lawsuit with Austria’s top court seeking to force the government to ensure their constitutional rights are protected by taking tougher action against climate change.
A lawyer for the group of...Read more
A team of doctors with frontline experience have joined forces to train Ukrainian medics on how to treat children who have been injured by explosive weapons, as the war reaches the one-year mark with nearly 1,500 child...Read more
“As families face the wretched, heartbreaking reality that the focus in Türkiye and Syria is moving to recovery more than rescue, UNICEF fears many thousands of children have been killed. Even without verified numbers, it...Read more
Seven days after two devastating earthquakes and more than 1,600 aftershocks hit south-east Türkiye and Syria – causing widespread destruction and taking the lives of thousands of people – UNICEF is warning that millions of...Read more
Freezing temperatures and damaged roads and airports are making it difficult for aid agencies to reach thousands of children and their families who desperately need help after the devastating earthquakes, said Save the Children.
At least...Read more
Families living in Japan’s overcrowded capital, Tokyo, are reportedly being offered money by the government to move out of the city and into the countryside.
It’s part of an effort to revitalise smaller towns and boost...Read more
The number of children needing humanitarian assistance rose more than 20 per cent this year to 149 million, with Afghanistan then the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) most severely impacted.Read more
When teachers at Children’s Playhouse, a pair of child care centres in South Philadelphia, noticed children sneaking school-provided snacks into their book bags to take home, it was a ‘huge red flag’, says founder and...Read more
A damning new report from the Children’s Commissioners for Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales highlights violations of children’s rights that raise areas ‘of grave concern’ over issues like poverty, mental health and human rights.Read more
Almost every child in Ukraine – some seven million – no longer has regular access to electricity, heating and water, because of sustained attacks on the country’s energy infrastructure.Read more
Young citizens of the Welsh capital, Cardiff, have met with local media organisations to debate and discuss how the portrayal of children and teenagers can affect their health and well-being.Read more
In this devastating year for Ukraine, the awarding of Lviv with the title of European Youth Capital 2025 just hours after being plunged into darkness by a missile strike, represents a true symbol of hopeful...Read more