From sites strategically located near the border along popular transit routes, UNICEF delivers emergency services to refugee children and mothers arriving in Romania and other host countries — paying particular attention to children who arrive unaccompanied. In the past 10 days, 1.7 million people...
Child obesity rates are soaring. Here are three factors driving this alarming trend. As the COVID-19 pandemic makes it harder for children and young people to access nutritious food and remain physically active, governments must take action against harmful marketing of unhealthy food and beverages....
Child obesity rates are soaring. Here are three factors driving this alarming trend. As the COVID-19 pandemic makes it harder for children and young people to access nutritious food and remain physically active, governments must take action against harmful marketing of unhealthy food and beverages....
A young boy shares his musical gifts with other displaced families at a theatre in western Ukraine. “When I play the piano, I forget about the war,” says 9-year-old Maksym. He fled eastern Ukraine with his mother and brother as the conflict escalated, and has been sheltering in Lviv, a city in...
UNICEF warns of mounting risks for children as conflict intensifies in populated areas GENEVA, 3 March 2022 – The conflict in Ukraine, now in its second week, is exacting a harrowing toll on children, UNICEF warned today. Millions of children could be caught up in the violence as the fighting...
One third of the refugees and migrants who have arrived in Europe are children. UNICEF is responding to the needs of all uprooted children at every stage of their journey, urging governments to protect their rights. The challenge Refugee and migrant children – some travelling with their families...
Today, 1 billion of the world’s most vulnerable children are at extreme risk. If the world fails to act, tomorrow it will be all children. It is past time to put children at the center of climate action. Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the Intergovernmental Panel on...
Our Executive Director Catherine Russell met with families on the border between Romania and Ukraine. In the face of escalating conflict and COVID-19, UNICEF teams are working around the clock to support children, including scaling up efforts to provide safe water, healthcare and protection. {...