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A new UNICEF report has revealed that children in the world’s wealthiest countries grow in a relatively healthy environment.

In Afghanistan, 1.1 million children under the age of 5 will likely face the most severe form of malnutrition this year, according to the U.N., as increasing numbers of hungry, wasting-away children flow into hospital wards

Since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan last year, international aid for the country has dried up. The pandemic and the ongoing food crisis have complicated an already dire economic situation. Unicef says that as more families are pushed deeper into poverty, they are forced to make desperate choices,…

Rich countries are creating unsafe living conditions for children both at home and around the world, a UNICEF report released Tuesday said, calling on states to reduce waste and cut pollution. UNICEF's Innocenti Research Center studied 39 countries from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the European…

Gangs are fighting each other and seizing territory in Haiti's capital with a new intensity and brutality

Pyongyang has not responded to offers of help and inquiries from the US, South Korea, the WHO and UNICEF.

The cost of life-saving treatment for the most severely malnourished children is set to jump by up to 16% due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and pandemic disruptions, according to the United Nations' children's agency.

WHO and UNICEF analysis looks at how to improve availability and access to wheelchairs, hearing aids, or apps that support communication and cognition