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A 15-years-old girl looks through a window in a class at her school
Press release
03 May 2023
Global polycrisis creating uphill battle to end child marriage – UNICEF
Slowing momentum toward eliminating child marriage most acute in sub-Saharan Africa, which is now over 200 years from ending child marriage; 1 in 4 young women still married before 18th birthday in South Asia despite progress
Two girls from Sudan play educational games on their solar-powered tablet
Press release
27 April 2023
90 per cent of adolescent girls and young women in low-income countries are offline - UNICEF
On International Day of Girls in ICT, new analysis warns that girls* are being left behind in an increasingly connected world.
A child is held by her mother while a health worker administers a vaccine
Press release
20 April 2023
New data indicates declining confidence in childhood vaccines of up to 10 percentage points in Romania during the COVID-19 pandemic
New UNICEF report shows 67 million children globally missed out on one or more vaccinations over three years due to service disruption caused by strained health systems and diversion of scarce resources, conflict and fragility, and decreased confidence.
A woman in Yemen lies on her mattress to rest during a period of fatigue
Press release
07 March 2023
Malnutrition in mothers soars by 25 per cent in crisis-hit countries, putting women and newborn babies at risk – UNICEF
With half of stunting in children under 2 developing during pregnancy and before six months, new report raises the alarm on the need to invest in essential nutrition programmes for adolescent girls and women
A young mother from Bangladesh holds her 16 months old son in front of their home
Press release
01 March 2023
Number of children without critical social protection increasing globally – ILO and UNICEF
Multiple crises set to plunge more children into poverty creating an urgent need to scale-up social protection; new report warns
A woman holding her newborn baby in a Rohingya refugee camp
Press release
23 February 2023
A woman dies every two minutes due to pregnancy or childbirth: UN agencies
New data show major setbacks for maternal health in many parts of the world, highlighting stark disparities in healthcare access
A Ukrainian girl stands in front of two high-rise buildings destroyed by bombing
Press release
21 February 2023
War in Ukraine pushes generation of children to the brink, warns UNICEF
A woman sits between her brother and her father, who show her their support
Statement
06 February 2023
World will miss target of ending FGM by 2030 without urgent action – including from men and boys
Joint Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem and UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
A 5 days old child rests in her mother chest
Press release
10 January 2023
A child or youth died once every 4.4 seconds in 2021 – UN report
Another 1.9 million babies were tragically stillborn during the same period, according to a separate UN report.
A mother holds her child in front of their home
Press release
28 November 2022
HIV prevention and treatment progress for children, adolescents, and pregnant women nearly flat over past few years – UNICEF
Unprecedented stagnation comes on top of an existing and growing gap in treatment between children and adults.