Omicron: School closures must be a measure of last resort

COVID-19 cases are spiking all over the world, but the Executive Director of the UN Children’s…

45,000 children released from prisons during pandemic across globe: Report

More than 45,000 boys and girls were released from detention during the COVID-19 pandemic, proving that…

More children than ever before live as migrants or refugees, outside their birth countries: Report

More girls and boys than ever are on the move, with 35.5 million having lived outside…

UNICEF says some Taliban support girls’ education

The UN children’s agency (UNICEF) said Taliban representatives in some parts of Afghanistan have expressed support…

23 million children missed routine vaccinations last year: Report

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a major backsliding in childhood vaccinations, with 23 million children worldwide…

3 in 10 people worldwide could not wash their hands with water at home during pandemic: Report

Latest data from the World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reveals that three…

Child labour figure rises to 160 million, as COVID-19 puts many more at risk

For the first time in two decades, the number of children being put to work has risen…

India’s new COVID-19 wave is spreading like ‘wildfire’, warns UNICEF

A new wave of COVID-19 infections is spreading like “wildfire” across India, leaving many youngsters destitute,…