Tag: Children

Highlighting the lack of appropriate governance and regulation in the use of technology in education, the UNESCO issued an urgent call for its responsible and equitable implementation. In its 2023 Global Education Monitoring Report, UNESCO highlights the need for proper governance and regulation to ensure technology complements, rather than replaces in person, traditional teacher-led instruction.

Discover the impact of parental attitudes on adolescent political apathy, as researchers find a link between parent political alienation and their children's disinterest in politics. Understanding this connection can open up avenues to foster greater political participation among young voters and build a more engaged citizenry."

Recent data from the WHO and UNICEF reveals signs of immunization services rebounding globally, but low-income countries still face challenges in reaching pre-pandemic levels. Millions of children remain at risk of disease outbreaks due to vaccination gaps, making international efforts crucial in restoring routine immunization services

"Save the Children warns that failure to renew the Black Sea Grain Initiative poses a catastrophic threat to vulnerable children worldwide, leading to devastating hunger. Millions of lives are at stake as developing nations heavily reliant on grain staples face food insecurity due to interrupted trade routes from Ukraine and Russia."

More than half of the children trafficked for forced labour, domestic work, and sex work are recruited by friends or family members, according to a new analysis.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued new guidance recommending that countries implement comprehensive mandatory policies to protect children from the marketing of unhealthy food and beverages. The guidance aims to address the harmful impact of aggressive and pervasive marketing of foods high in fats, sugars, and salt (known as HFSS) to children, linked to unhealthy dietary choices.

Despite the increasing efforts to improve immunization coverage, there has been limited progress in reducing the number of children who do not receive any vaccines, commonly referred to as "zero-dose children." This challenge highlights the ongoing need to reach every child with life-saving vaccines.

Investing in nurturing care, particularly in the most impoverished and fragile countries, is an urgent priority, as the early years of a child's life offer invaluable opportunities to enhance lifelong health, nutrition, and well-being. The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF emphasize this need in their recent progress report.

A record 43.3 million children lived in forced displacement by the end of 2022, according to latest UNICEF estimates. The UN Organisation also said that many of the children were displacedfor their entire childhood.

Armed conflicts, forced displacement, climate change and other crises increased the number of crisis-impacted children in need of urgent quality education to 224 million, according to a new Global Estimates Study.