Topic: #UnitedNationsChildrensFund

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

16-03-2020|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

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

03-03-2020|1 comment|author: Simon Weedy

Gift is being fed Plumpy'Nut by his father Yosa Augustino after being treated for malnutrition in Juba, South Sudan. (UNICEF/UN0232197/Njiokiktjien VII Photo)

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

23-10-2019|Comment|author: Simon Weedy