Every second extreme poor in the world is a child
India has some 52 million children in extreme poverty, according to an assessment by World Bank and UNICEF
Climate change threatens the rights of children. The UN just outlined the obligations states have to protect them
Indigenous children, their communities particularly vulnerable to climate change
Over half of world’s child trafficking victims trafficked within own country: Report
Analysis recommends engagement in special cooperative measures on counter-trafficking and climate change, as well as on crisis preparedness and …
India’s child wasting rate 18.7% as per latest UN inter-agency estimates
India is the largest country in southern Asia, where half of all children with wasting in the world live
Secondhand smoke may be a substantial contributor to lead levels found in children and adolescents, new study finds
Exposure to lead can cause numerous and severe neurological problems, including nerve damage, cognitive problems, loss of IQ points and possibly …
First-of-its kind UN guidance calls for climate action by States to protect children’s rights
Insufficient progress in achieving global commitments to limit global warming exposes children to hazards like rising temperatures
World Environment Day 2023: How a teen climate crusader battled poverty, abuse after Cyclone Yaas
Across the world, there are millions of children who have been displaced from a stable life by climate-change induced natural calamities
One child born every second of next 7 years to be stunted if SDG progress not accelerated: Data
Sub-Saharan Africa will be most affected, with 86 million cases of stunting for children born between 2023 & 2030
India removed from annual UN list of countries where children are impacted by armed conflict
India has taken measures to protect children, especially in Jammu and Kashmir, according to the UN
Over 100 school children in Bihar hospitalised after eating ‘sour’ midday meal; 3rd incident in week
The incident occurred days after a dead snake and a dead lizard were found in midday meals served to children in Araria and Supaul districts
WHO releases policy recommendations to protect children from harmful effects of food marketing
Food marketing involves the use of numerous persuasive techniques to influence children's food attitudes, preferences & consumption
India tops global charts for childhood diabetes and deaths: Study
Almost 40% increase in cases to 2019 from 1990 globally; largest increase in cases recorded in children aged 10 to 14 years
These women near Delhi’s Bhalswa landfill are growing greens in their backyards with a purpose
They are doing so as part of an initiative to improve women and girls’ access to nutrition; the vegetables are grown with natural inputs
WHO roadmap to end TB in children focuses for 1st time on pregnant, post-partum women affected by disease
Maternal, pregnancy, birth & infant outcomes should be included in dedicated safety studies for all new TB drugs & vaccines: WHO
What India can do to strengthen community-based foster care for children in need of nurturing
Lack of awareness involving village-level child protection committees, non-availability of frontline workers dedicated to child protection …
Deforestation driving malaria risk among vulnerable children in sub-Saharan Africa, finds study
Children living in deforested areas, particularly in poorer households, are at a higher risk of malaria
IQ tests: the danger of reading too much into them – and the crucial cognitive skills they don’t measure
The ethos of a modern school is rightly not driven by a preference to educate only those children who on selection meet a minimum standard on a …
Gassed: How air pollution is causing greater loss of healthy life years in children compared to older people
Air pollution is one of the biggest reasons for child mortality in India. From womb to birth to adolescence, murky air with heavy dose of PM2.5 …
COVID-19 pandemic may have led to 14% spike in number of underweight children in Bihar, Odisha: Study
The proportion of underweight children increased from 31 per cent to 45 per cent between June 2017 and July 2021, the study found
Nutritional crisis: India has most ‘zero-food’ children at 6.7 million; third highest prevalance among 92 LMICs
Children aged 6-23 months going without milk, solid or semisolid food in 24-hour period are ‘zero-food’
Simply Put: Child wasting in India
In polluted Delhi, children have no place to hide from diseases
Seasonal measures, graded action not enough when millions of children are at risk of chronic ailments
Simply Put: Gifts from Santa, anyone?
Children in 48 African countries at high risk of climate change impacts, says UNICEF report
International climate finance does not prioritise children, says UNICEF
Extreme weather impact: 20,000 children displaced every day in last 6 years
At least three of every 10 persons displaced across the world due to weather-related disasters was a child
