COVID-19 may push millions more children into child labour – ILO and UNICEF
Millions more children risk being pushed into child labour as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, which could lead to the first rise in child labour after 20 years of progress.Read more
Unequal access to remote schooling threatens to deepen global learning crisis
With over a billion schoolchildren still affected by COVID-19 school closures contending with the harsh reality of remote learning, UNICEF says fundamental inequalities in accessing technology is deepening this global learning crisis.Read more
Our lives during COVID-19: kids tell their stories
Children have been shining the spotlight on what their lives are like during the COVID-19 pandemic through video diaries published by UNICEF.Read more
Reopening schools – how do we decide what’s best?
Is it safe for children to return to school? It’s the question being asked by everyone as countries wrestle the importance of children’s education with the potential risk of increased COVID-19 infections. Some cities have...Read more
COVID-19 could become a ‘lasting crisis’ for children
UNICEF believes an extra 6,000 children could die every day from preventable causes over the next six months as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to weaken health systems and disrupt routine services. The UN children’s charity says...Read more
Global partners’ new story book to help young people cope with COVID-19
The World Health Organization (WHO) and dozens more humanitarian partners have produced a new story book to help children understand and come to terms with COVID-19.Read more
UN agencies set out guidelines for safe reopening of schools
A group of key United Nations agencies have published new guidelines on the safe reopening of schools amidst ongoing closures affecting nearly 1.3 billion students worldwide.Read more
Europe’s cities offer refuge to child migrants
Ten cities in Europe have added their weight to growing calls for more countries to take in unaccompanied migrant children from Greece’s islands and Turkish border.Read more
Luxembourg welcomes latest wave of unaccompanied child migrants
UN agencies say the latest relocation of a group of unaccompanied child migrants from Greece to Luxembourg is a demonstration of ‘humane and concrete’ European solidarity. Twelve children in all had been living for several months...Read more
COVID-19 (corona virus) – a message to our readers
THE global COVID-19 (corona virus) pandemic has resulted in an outpouring of information resources regarding the risks and implications for children and young people. As more and more countries impose strict measures on the movement of...Read more
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