UNICEF remains steadfast in its commitment to reach every child in Syria with the critical support they need. Committed to ...

Russia on Thursday reprimanded the head of the U.N. children's agency UNICEF for not providing a "weighty argument for her ...

Extreme weather disrupted the schooling of about 242 million children in 85 countries last year -- roughly one in seven ...

At least 242 million students in 85 countries had their schooling disrupted by extreme climate events in 2024, UNICEF said on Friday. Heat waves were the predominant climate hazard shuttering ...

Iman Helles, a displaced mother sheltering in a facility run by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees in Gaza, fears that ...

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged the governments of Jigawa, Kano, and Katsina to increase their funding, allocation, and expenditure on basic education to address the barriers ...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The war in Gaza has been devastating for children: More than 13,000 have been killed, an estimated ...

Ahead of the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mu­tilation (FGM), UNICEF and other agencies have reiterated calls for countries where FGM is still lingering to dismantle the ...

the UN children’s agency reported Thursday, deploring what it said was an “overlooked” aspect of the climate crisis. Heat waves had the biggest impact, the report showed, as UNICEF’s executive ...

UNICEF said it amounted to one in seven school-going children across the world being kept out of class at some point in 2024 because of climate hazards. The report also outlined how some countries saw ...

For many women around the world, the devastating loss of a partner is magnified by a long-term fight for their basic rights and dignity. Despite the fact that there are more than 258 million ...

Nearly 488,000 children in the affected regions were out of school in 2024, according to UNICEF. Tajoah admitted to playing a role in the destruction, not sharing details but acknowledging the ...