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Children’s wellbeing in world’s wealthiest countries took sharp turn for the worse in wake of COVID-19 pandemic - UNICEF
FLORENCE/NEW YORK, 14 May 2025, – Children in many of the world’s wealthiest countries saw marked declines in their academic performance, mental wellbeing, and physical health in the period since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to analysis published today by UNICEF Innocenti – Global Office of Resear...
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ARFID or picky eating? Here's how to know
Picky, or fussy, eating is common in childhood, with almost all children going through a phase of rejecting new foods (even foods they previously liked). For some children, though, restrictive eating has such an impact on their everyday life, and even their weight and growth, that it may be an eating disorder call...
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Nationally Determined Contributions 3.0: Ensuring they deliver for children
Almost 160 million children in Europe and Central Asia are vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and environmental degradation.They are affected disproportionately across almost every aspect of their health and well-being and at every stage of their development, from their mother’s pregnancy to the first wee...
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How to support your child with autism
If your child has autism spectrum disorder, or if you suspect that they do, it may be confusing to know what you can do to help them. First, it is important to know that autism is a spectrum. (This is why it is often now referred to as autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, rather than autism). This means that some chi...
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10 ways to create healthy digital habits at home
Raising kids in the digital age isn’t easy. It can be tough to keep up with the pace of emerging technologies and to understand how to balance the risks and opportunities that come with them. We spoke to digital parenting expert Dr. Jacqueline Nesi for her top tips on fostering a healthy relationship with technolo...
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"Here they help me in all my schoolwork. I love all my teachers!"
Minhaz arrived from Bangladesh in Greece in September 2017, together with his mother, in order to reunite with his father who was already living here. His parents' first concern was to integrate Minhaz into school. They immediately arranged for his enrollment in the 5th grade. A little boy, who did not know a sing...
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An assessment of Child Multidimensional Deprivation in Greece
The aim of this report is to provide an estimation of multidimensional child deprivation in Greece using the Multiple Overlapping Deprivation Analysis (MODA) developed by UNICEF. It uses 7 dimensions of deprivations, corresponding to important domains for children: Dwelling, Sanitation, Leisure, Education, Informa...
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The loss of children’s lives in the Mediterranean is an atrocity that will haunt these shores for years to come - UNICEF
ATHENS/GENEVA/ROME, 15 June 2023 –, “UNICEF is deeply saddened and shaken by multiple reports of up to a hundred children being among those trapped in the hold of a ship which capsized and sank off the coast of Greece yesterday, in the Mediterranean’s largest sea tragedy in recent years. “We can assume that man...
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Οur partners
No single organization or approach can hope to tackle all of these challenges alone, which is why partnership lies at the very heart of our work. The power of partnerships allows us to expand our reach, working with a wide range of like-minded partners to deliver our universal mandate for children, in line with ou...
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Free medicines for every child
Embedded video follows With main goal the provision of free medicines and health products to children in need, GIVMED’s programme came into effect on October 2021 and is implemented with UNICEF’s support. 7,500 boxes of medicines and health products have been donated to date through this programme that aims to meet the needs of 3,000 vulnerable…
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"We don't like living in shacks..."
Embedded video follows Located in Eastern Thessaloniki, in the area of Peraia, the Tsairia settlement houses about 30 Roma families, many of them large, with many children. "There are 30 families living in shacks, some of which are a little better than others, and they are made of wood and nylon bags," says Polyxeni, a 14 year-old high school…
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Talking to your child about climate change
Climate change is happening and nearly every child in the world will be affected. Talking about climate change with our own children can feel hard for many parents. It’s natural to want to protect kids from harm and worry. But if your child is a certain age, chances are they are already hearing about climate chang...