The outsize benefits of school health and nutrition programmes
Schools have a critical role to play in creating an equal and inclusive future, not just in what they teach but also how they enhance the health of the children in their care, according to...Read more
Child Friendly Cities Initiative USA looks to add Boulder to its community
Boulder, Colorado, is the latest U.S. city to put in motion plans for being formally recognised as a UNICEF Child Friendly City.Read more
UNICEF and INTERPOL in cooperation agreement to address child sexual exploitation and abuse
Children’s charity UNICEF and Interpol, the world’s largest international police organisation, have signed an agreement to support national governments in preventing and addressing online child sexual exploitation, abuse and other child protection issues.Read more
UK schools urged to sign up for the Soccer Aid Schools Challenge – and help youngsters worldwide
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
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
Hundreds of thousands of children endure desperate conditions following earthquakes
“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
Devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria leave thousands of children at risk – UNICEF
Thousands of children and families are at risk after two devastating earthquakes and dozens of aftershocks hit south-east Turkey and Syria.Read more
Education disrupted for millions of Ukranian children – UNICEF
The ongoing war in Ukraine has disrupted education for more than five million children, says children’s charity UNICEF.Read more
Five more years for child rights knowledge partnership UNICEF and Leiden University
A successful decade-long partnership between UNICEF Netherlands and the University of Leiden University which promotes knowledge about children’s rights is being extended.Read more
Seven million Ukranian children without electricity and water after attacks on energy infrastructure
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
UNICEF Technical Guidance for Child and Adolescent Road Safety
New technical guidance published by children’s charity UNICEF examines some of the key global factors around child and adolescent road safety.Read more
Introducing the winners of the Real Play City Challenge 2022
A host of diverse child-friendly projects have been unveiled as this year’s winners of a global competition dedicated to ‘reclaiming places to play in cities’. The Real Play City Challenge was launched in 2020 by the...Read more
Côte D’Ivoire: Lego-style city schools from recycled plastic waste
With an estimated population of 4.5 million, Abidjan is the biggest city in Côte d’Ivoire and the third-largest French-speaking city in the world, after Paris and Kinshasa. Every day, the Abidjan metropolitan area produces 288 tons of...Read more
Young Dutch people worried about rising prices and money problems
An increasing number of young people – around 60 per cent – in the Netherlands say they are worried about the rise in prices in the past year. Read more