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Household waste is a problem in every part of the world. Every year, we throw away food, packaging and other unwanted items, and all of this has a negative impact on our planet. Whilst recycling can go a long way to reducing the carbon footprint of our households, there are still many items that...

Gender Gap Closing but Challenges Persist While the global Gender Gap in school enrolment is narrowing, adolescent girls continue to face serious obstacles in their progress along the education continuum. According to recent data from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), drop-out rates remain...

The WASH Young Changemakers is an initiative of UNICEF's East Asia and Pacific Regional Office to foster innovation by and for young people to solve the region's most pressing problems in Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH). ...

ABSTRACT Climate change poses a threat to children, who are increasingly vulnerable, depending on adults to protect them from the impacts of these changes including extreme weather events, poor air and water quality and risk to mental health. Children living in poverty carry additional burdens and...

In Part 1 of the CBC Kids News climate change series, contributor Campbell Baron talks about the science of climate change and how it might affect Canadian kids. ...

United Nations Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. These shifts may be natural, such as through variations in the solar cycle. But since the 1800s, human activities have been the main driver of climate change, primarily due to burning fossil fuels like...