The challenge, Europe and Central Asia has surpassed global progress on child mortality, more than halving the deaths of children under five and infants since 1990. And as progress for the poorest households has accelerated, the health gap between the richest and poorest has narrowed.  However, persistent inequities reflect a continued failure to invest…, Resources, These resources on health and nutrition represent just a small selection of materials produced by UNICEF and its partners in the region. The list is regularly updated to include the latest information.  Every Child ALIVE - the urgent need to end newborn deaths (2018) - UNICEF A Promise Renewed: Every Newborn  (2014) - WHO and UNICEF From the first…, The solution, Investing in the early years is one of the smartest investments a country can make. UNICEF draws on robust evidence and its own experience to achieve concrete action for the health and nutrition of children across the region. We demonstrate that investing in the early years is one of the smartest investments a country can make to break the cycle…

Almaty, KAZAKHSTAN, 25 October 2019, – The new State of the World’s Children Report: Children, Food and Nutrition was launched at a special event in Kazakhstan to promote  nutrition and raise awareness about unhealthy diets among children in Central Asia. The event included more than one thousand child participants and was organized by the Foundation of the First President of…

1 in 3 children under five is malnourished; 2 in 3 children under two live on poor diets, NEW YORK, 15 October 2019, – An alarmingly high number of children are suffering the consequences of poor diets and a food system that is failing them, UNICEF warned today in a new report on children, food and nutrition. The State of the World’s Children 2019: Children, food and nutrition finds that at least 1 in 3 children under five – or over 200 million – is either…