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“At no time since the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted 34 years ago have children’s rights been in greater jeopardy,” she said on 20 November. Children in the crosshairs ...
Speaking on Monday at a Media Dialogue on Public Spending for Children’s Rights held in Lagos, Chief of the UNICEF Field Office for Southwest Nigeria, Celine Lafoucriere, decried the continued ...
How UNICEF has helped increase birth registration rates in Chad — an essential component of child protection work ... It is a first line of protection, a way to safeguard children’s rights.
The United Nations Children’s Fund Nigeria Representative, Ms. Christian Munduate, has called on media practitioners to be more thorough in reporting issues relating to children. Munduate made ...
Actor Saba Qamar has been named Unicef's first National Ambassador for Child Rights in Pakistan — a significant as well as a serious real-life role, awarded to her on the International Day of ...
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Monday launched a new virtual platform in a bid to strengthen evidence-based decision making to protect the rights of children in the country. In ...
Bollywood actor Ayushmann Khurrana, who is known for his knack for off-beat scripts and roles, was on Saturday appointed as the National Ambassador of Child Rights for UNICEF India ...
UNICEF and the NGO Save the Children jointly hosted a forum in Phnom Penh marking the 10th anniversary of the global launch of the “Children's Rights and Business Principles”. These principles offer ...
The Kwara State government in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday empowered 34 children who have been in borstal centres for different alleged crimes.
The analysis also built on the findings from the UN Child Rights Committee’s June 2022 assessment of Cambodia’s progress in implementing the UNCRC, which concluded that while various legislative, ...
Stronger action is needed to uphold children's rights in a world where they are increasingly under threat due to conflicts, rising poverty and climate impacts, the head of the UN Children's Fund, ...