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UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham travelled to India this week to meet children and adolescents, including girls who are bringing about change and innovation in their communities, and young women who have overcome barriers to help...

1 in 3 children – or 739 million worldwide – already live in areas exposed to high or very high water scarcity, with climate change threatening to make this worse, according to a new UNICEF report....

According to UNICEF, Israel’s attacks on the Gaza Strip result in the deaths or injuries of about 420 children every day on average. This information was provided to Al Jazeera. “An average of 420 Palestinian children...

More than 80 tonnes of UNICEF medical supplies arrived in Kabul yesterday, including medicines, medical equipment, as well as midwifery and surgical kits, for children, pregnant women, and families following several devastating earthquakes in Herat, western...

Over 44,000 bottles of drinking water supplied by UNICEF – just enough for 22,000 people for 1 day – were driven through the Rafah Crossing today as part of a 20-truck convoy with the Egyptian Red...

The UN Children’s Fund warned on Thursday that weather disasters brought on by climate change—including floods, droughts, storms, and wildfires—caused 43.1 million child displacements between 2016 and 2021 and criticized the lack of attention given to...

At the halfway mark towards the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), two-thirds of child-related indicators are off-pace to meet their targets, according to a new UNICEF report released today. Progress on Children’s Well-Being: Centring child rights...

UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell concluded a four-day visit to Brazil to highlight the plight of children and adolescents in the country impacted by poverty and climate change. “Prioritizing children and their well-being must be a...

In light of the more than 21,000 dengue cases among children under the age of 15 that have been documented, UNICEF is stepping up its assistance to the government of Bangladesh in its efforts to control...

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Vanessa Nakate is joining thousands of girls and women at the Women Deliver Conference in Rwanda this week to call for increased investment to protect and promote the rights of adolescent girls. Ugandan...