Gains in education, but world still a violent place for girls – UNICEF
More girls than ever are going to and staying in school, but despite these remarkable gains in education many are still living in environments where inequality and the threat of violence has not gone away. In...Read more
COVID-19 (Corona) virus – what you need to know regarding children
The United Nations’ Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) is providing USD$15 million to help fund global efforts to contain the COVID-19 (Corona) virus. It comes as the World Health Organization (WHO) upgrades the global risk of...Read more
“The world is failing to give children healthy lives”
No single country is adequately protecting children’s health, their environment and their futures, says a major new report by over 40 child and adolescent health experts from around the world. The World Health Organization (WHO),...Read more
Play access in cities is critical to children’s development – report
Society has ‘an obligation to reclaim play in cities’ because of the ‘critical role’ it plays in child development and learning, says a global play rights alliance. The Real Play Coalition says the evidence is overwhelming...Read more
Andalusia welcomes UNICEF Child-Friendly Cities roadshow
A UNICEF regional roadshow to promote its Child Friendly Cities (CFC) programme will hopefully inspire more cities across the southern Spanish state of Andalucia to get on board. The new exhibition showcasing the opinions and input...Read more
London’s toxic air: how schools are protecting pupils
Expanding a successful clean air scheme will enable 200 London schools in areas of high air pollution introduce measures to protect pupils from toxic air. Five of London’s most polluted areas have committed to extend Mayor...Read more
UNICEF: ‘Global learning crisis’ for poor adolescent girls
UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund, says a third of adolescent girls from the poorest households have never been to school, and that education spending is directed mainly at the wealthy. Poverty, distance from schools, and...Read more
Bradford hoping to be UNICEF’s newest Child Friendly City
The city of Bradford is confident of becoming the latest in the UK to gain official UNICEF Child Friendly City and Community status for the region. Gaining this coveted global status would go a long towards...Read more
The socioeconomic impact of road accidents with child victims
A study of the socioeconomic impact of life years lost from road traffic accidents involving child victims shows there is a grave public health issue facing developing countries. The London School of Economics and Political Science...Read more
Eurochild and UNICEF join forces for child data study
UNICEF Europe & Central Asia is teaming up with child advocacy network Eurochild for a year-long study mapping data collection systems on child protection across 27 EU countries. Eurochild says there is an ‘unacceptable lack of...Read more
World protests are reminder that children’s voices must be heard
The protests of young people seen across the world are a stark reminder that their voice is critical for all of our futures, says Henrietta Fore, executive director of UNICEF. She says the waves of protests...Read more
UNICEF expands child-friendly cities’ handbook
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Child-Friendly Cities and Communities handbook has now been translated into French, Spanish and Chinese. Containing guidance on how to establish a child-friendly cities initiative (CFCI) to help cities do better...Read more
Pneumonia kills one child every 39 seconds
Over 800,000 children under the age of five died from pneumonia last year – that’s one child every 39 seconds. The shocking figure comes from United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF), which says most deaths occurred in...Read more
Poor diets are ‘failing children’ worldwide – UNICEF
A worryingly high number of children are suffering as a result of poor diets and a food system that is failing them, says UNICEF. In a new report on children, food and nutrition, the United Nations’...Read more