On International Day of Play, we must remember that not every child has the chance to do so
Today (11 June) is the International Day of Play – yet opportunities for play and access to facilities remains a real issue for many children.Read more
UN: ‘Both Israel and Hamas are violating the rights of children’
The secretary-general of the United Nations has told its Security Council that both Israel and Hamas are violating childrenâs rights and leaving them exposed to danger in their war to eliminate each other.Read more
Save the date – June 11 is International Day of Play
The first universally-recognised International Day of Play – taking place on 11 June – will be a celebration of ‘the power of play’ – but also a time for some critical thinking about how the...Read more
A day set aside for celebrating ‘the power of play’
Save the date – June 11 is the new annual International Day of Play, says the United Nations.. Backed by some 140 countries, the U.N. General Assembly has formally adopted a resolution for this date to...Read more
Fewer under-5s dying worldwide – but ‘a long road’ until the end of preventable early deaths
The number of children worldwide dying before their fifth birthday has reached ‘a historic low’, says the United Nations (UN). More children than ever before are surviving early childhood today, with the global under-5 mortality rate...Read more
Hardship and war in 2024 will affect children more than ever – UN
Better global collaboration is needed to protect children, says UN children’s charity UNICEF, which warns that 2024 is likely see young people exposed to even higher levels of economic hardship, war and violence.Read more
United Nations: ‘Governments must strengthen child social protection’
The child-focused agencies of the United Nations say that number of children worldwide without access to social protection continues to rise, putting them at risk of poverty, hunger and discrimination.Read more
United Nations: A child or youth died once every 4.4 seconds in 2021
Around five million children died before their fifth birthday and another 2.1 million children and youth aged 5â24 years lost their lives in 2021, according to a new report.Read more
UN agencies back radical plan to ensure every child can get a healthy meal in school by 2030
United Nations agencies are behind an international coalition aimed at rapidly improving the nutrition, health and education of school-age children around the world following pandemic-driven school closures.Read more
Road Safety: ‘Right to safe mobility puts people at heart of global plan’
The newly-launched Global Plan for the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030 is a major milestone in the continued effort to halve road deaths and injuries – many of which involve children – within...Read more
UN: Countries ‘can be held responsible for impact of carbon emissions on children’
In a historic ruling on the harmful effects of climate change on childrenâs rights, the UN Child Rights Committee has said that an individual country can be held responsible for the negative impact of its...Read more
Milan children’s garden honours Italy’s UN children’s commitment
Milan has unveiled a dedicated play space for children in the middle of the city to mark the 30th anniversary of Italy’s endorsement of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.Read more
UN guidance for countries on how to protect kids’ digital rights
New legal guidance issued by the United Nations’ human rights arm sets out how countries should protect childrenâs ‘digital rights’.Read more
UNICEF: Schools for more than 168 million children globally have been completely closed for almost a full year
UNICEF has unveiled a âPandemic Classroomâ at the HQ of the United Nations in New York to urge governments worldwide to prioritise the reopening of schools Schools which are normally the second home for 168 million...Read more