Central Asia

Rising heat across Europe and Central Asia kills nearly 400 children a year

by News Hour Correspondent - Aug 1, 2024

Rising temperatures across Europe and Central Asia killed an estimated 377 children in 2021 – according to a new analysis of data from 23 countries published by UNICEF. Beat the Heat: Child Health Amid Heatwaves in...
Nearly half a million children in Europe and Central Asia live in residential care facilities

by News Hour Correspondent - Jan 20, 2024

Nearly half a million children – or 456,000 – across Europe and Central Asia live in residential care facilities, including large-scale institutions, according to a new report published today by UNICEF. Pathways to Better Protection: taking...
Progress on food security and nutrition stagnates in Europe and Central Asia

by News Hour Correspondent - Dec 16, 2018

More than 14 million adults, and some 4.7 million children in Europe and Central Asia suffer from severe food insecurity – as defined by the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) – the Food and Agriculture Organization...
Turkey contributes $20 million to support FAO’s work in Central Asia and the Caucasus

by News Hour Correspondent - Jul 4, 2017

News Hour: Turkey has announced today a $20m donation to back FAO’s work aimed at improving food security, rural development and natural resource management in Central Asia and the Caucasus. The announcement was made at a...
One third of the workforce in Eastern Europe and Central Asia in precarious jobs

by News Hour Correspondent - Oct 17, 2016

News Hour: With 37 million people in informal or vulnerable jobs the equivalent of a third of the working population social safety nets in Eastern Europe, Turkey and Central Asia are increasingly coming under threat. A...