At the start of 2024, we stand at a critical juncture: Geopolitical tensions are escalating, economic integration is unravelling, and multilateral cooperation is faltering. This global fragmentation threatens to undermine decades of progress made for children worldwide. The choices we make today – whether to continue on this path or whether
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Nearly 100 mln children, youth out of school in Africa: AU
Nearly 100 million children and youth aged 5 to 19 across Africa are not socially integrated simply because they are out of school, African Union (AU) Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology and Innovation Mohammed Belhocine said Thursday. These children and youth are vulnerable to all sorts of scourges, and they can
Children are the ultimate pawns and victims in Israel-Hamas war
In 1903, a local mob killed 49 Jews, including several children, and raped and wounded 600 others, in the city of Kishinev, then part of the Russian Empire. These three days of violence later became known as the Kishinev pogrom. A few days later, the Jewish-Russian poet Hayim Nahman Bialik published
Climate disasters displace 43.1m children in 6 years: UNICEF
Weather-related disasters forcibly displaced a staggering 43.1 million children in 44 countries over the past six years, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has said. That number shows an alarming daily average of 20,000 displaced youngsters. Children Displaced in a Changing Climate, UNICEF's most recent report, contains the findings. It is the first
Weather disasters displaced 43m children in 6 years: Unicef
Weather disasters fueled by climate change, from floods to droughts, storms to wildfires, sparked 43.1 million child displacements from 2016 to 2021, the UN Children's Fund warned on Thursday, slamming the lack of attention paid to victims. In a sweeping report on the issue, the UN agency detailed the heart-wrenching stories
Only one-third of child-related SDG targets on course: UNICEF
Halfway into the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), only one-third of child-related targets are on course, shows a new report of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) released on Monday. Only 6 percent of the child population, or 150 million children, living in just 11 countries have reached 50 percent
30,000 children to get free meals from Domino’s Pizza
Outlook for 2023: Children in ‘Polycrisis’
The year 2022 was incredibly difficult for people around the world. We were confronted by a series of major crises, including a continuing pandemic, a major war in Europe, an energy crisis, rising inflation and food insecurity. These events hit children particularly hard, compounding the already severe impacts of the COVID-19
Robi awards children for innovation
Robi has awarded top 10 innovative ideas coming from the young, curious minds of the country under the online campaign titled 'Tomar Chokhe Agamir Bangladesh,' a press release said Thursday. The initiative, which was launched on Victory Day last year as part of its 25 years milestone celebration, provided children
Create safe atmosphere for children: President
President M Abdul Hamid Sunday urged all to work together to make the world a safe haven for children and help their inner potentialities flourish, irrespective of religion, caste and financial condition. “Create a safe atmosphere for children with care, affection and love,” he said while addressing the award distribution