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30 years of child rights: Historic gains and undeniable achievements, but little progress for the world’s poorest children - UNICEF

Urgent action and a recommitment to child rights needed to address age-old and emerging threats

18/11/2019

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Poor diets damaging children’s health worldwide, warns UNICEF

Poverty, urbanization, climate change and poor eating choices driving unhealthy diets

15/10/2019

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16 children, including Greta Thunberg, file landmark complaint to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child

Child petitioners protest lack of government action on climate crisis

24/09/2019

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More women and children survive today than ever before – UN report

Despite progress, a pregnant woman or newborn dies somewhere in the world every 11 seconds

19/09/2019

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Protracted conflict, the climate crisis, a rise in mental illness and online misinformation among biggest emerging threats to children - UNICEF

In an open letter marking 30 years since the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, UNICEF’s Executive Director sounds the alarm on major growing and future challenges facing children

18/09/2019

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UNICEF poll: More than a third of young people in 30 countries report being a victim of online bullying

U-Report highlights prevalence of cyberbullying and its impact on young people

04/09/2019

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Partnerships and innovation help UNICEF deliver results for children in 150 countries

In 2018, UNICEF reached nearly half the world’s children with vaccines; provided 13.3 million bed nets and nearly 50,000 tonnes of ready-to-use food

24/07/2019

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1 in 3 people globally do not have access to safe drinking water – UNICEF, WHO

New report on inequalities in access to water, sanitation and hygiene also reveals more than half of the world does not have access to safe sanitation services.

18/06/2019