Tag: unicef
East Asian, Pacific Children – Most Exposed to Climate Change
More than any other region, children in the East Asia and Pacific region are highly exposed to climate related disasters, according to the latest UNICEF regional report.
Cholera Back? 100 Crore in 43 Countries at Risk
Is cholera, which was on the verge of a decline for decades, staging a comeback? Yes, the deadly pandemic is making a resurgence. The World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) gave a new threat call on cholera. They stated the deadly pandemic is on a comeback.
Conflict, Climate Shocks, COVID-19 Threaten Reducing Child Marriage
The world saw a steady decline in child marriage in the last decade, but multiple crises, including conflict, climate shocks, and the...
600 Million Lacks Safe Drinking Water; Africa Worst Hit
About 600 million children lack safely managed drinking water, of which ten countries are in Africa where 190 million children lack such...
6.9 Million Women Suffer from Malnutrition
About 6.9 million or 25 per cent of pregnant and breastfeeding adolescent girls and women suffer from acute malnutrition across the world,...
50 Million Children Miss Out On Social Protection; Numbers Increase
Children without access to social protection is increasing year-on-year, leaving them at risk of poverty, hunger and discrimination, revealed a new report...
18 Million In Ukraine Need Protection
About eighteen Million people in Ukraine are in need of humanitarian aid and protection as the war between Ukraine and Russia entered...
Schools worldwide lack access to drinking water/basic sanitation facilities
Despite government's worldwide are investing in school health and nutrition, which has a positive effect on children’s academic outcomes, one-third of schools...
EIGHT TRENDS THAT SHAPE CHILDREN IN 2023
With the Ukraine war resulting in high food and energy prices, global hunger, and inflation and a series of other interconnected crises...
Education Disrupted for More Than 5 Million Ukraine Children
Eleven months of Ukraine-Russia war have disrupted education for more than five million children in Ukraine, according to UNICEF. The UN agency...
