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Taliban urged to uphold Afghan girls’ right to education
The international community must ensure that every girl in Afghanistan has an opportunity to learn, the head of the UN fund for education in emergencies said on Monday – the second... More
Over 330 million children worldwide living in extreme poverty
One in every six children is forced to survive on less than $2.15 a day, according to a new report from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Bank released on Wednesday. More
UN marks International Day to Protect Education with call to action
With tens of millions of children heading back to school in recent weeks, for some, the return to class has them fearing for their lives. More
Repel intensifying attacks on schools, urges Guterres
With a staggering hike in attacks targeting schools and hospitals, and over seven million refugee children out of school, the UN chief called on Saturday for a new push to defend... More
DR Congo: Few worse places to be a child warns UNICEF as twins found boobytrapped
Violence against children in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has descended to a new low, amid reports that months old twins were found abandoned with explosives... More
UNHCR: more than 7 million refugee children out of school
More than seven million refugee children are out of school globally according to UN data – that’s more than half the world’s population of displaced, school-aged children. More
Unprecedented child migration crisis across Latin America and Caribbean
Record numbers of children are on the move through Latin America and the Caribbean, facing perilous journeys marked by violence, exploitation and abuse, the UN Children’s Fund (... More
UNESCO calls for regulations on AI use in schools
The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Thursday called on governments to regulate the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in education... More
200,000 children at risk of starvation in Mali, warn UN agencies
A nexus of protracted armed conflict, internal displacement and limited humanitarian access threatens to plunge nearly one million children under the age of five into acute... More
African children bearing the brunt of climate change impacts
Children in Africa are among the most at risk from climate change impacts but are being woefully deprived of the financing necessary to help them adapt, survive and respond to the... More
UNICEF urges support for children, as wildfires rage across Greece
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday called for urgent assistance for children caught up in wildfires in Greece, considered to be the worst Europe has seen since the turn of... More
Rising caffeine levels spark calls for ban on energy drink sales to children
Pediatricians and parents are calling for the U.S. to treat new high-caffeine energy drinks like alcohol and cigarettes and ban their sale to minors as a single serving can contain... More
Ukraine: Widespread learning loss continues due to war, COVID-19
Ukrainian children are showing signs of widespread learning loss as Russia’s invasion preceded by the COVID-19 pandemic have left them facing a fourth year of education setbacks, a... More
New UN guidance affirms children’s right to a clean, healthy environment
The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child issued new guidance on Monday that calls for governments to take action to protect boys and girls in the face of the deepening climate... More
