“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 ...

Over 400 UNICEF USA supporters from 34 states are convening on Capitol Hill today to ensure that the U.S. government maintains its support for UNICEF's lifesaving programs helping children in need ...

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 ...

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says it has renovated 34 Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) in Bauchi State to ensure child survival and improve the healthcare infrastructure.

UNICEF Policy. UNICEF is guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), which has been ratified by all countries except the US and Somalia. Articles 9 and 10 of the CRC state that a child ...

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 ...

The 2012 UNICEF report indicates that 34 per cent of Ghanaian children both boys and girls between ages five and 14 are engaged in child labour. Many children are doing work unsuitable for anyone ...

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, ...