70,000 children born during Ebola outbreak in Liberia at risk of exclusion if not registered, warns UNICEF

UN body supporting drive to register the children

South Asia

Drought impact: Acute malnutrition among children rises 40% in Somalia & Somaliland

Families in Somalia taking extreme measures to survive

One-third of births across globe not registered: UNICEF

India has maximum number of unregistered children

Ukraine-Russia war has pushed 4 million children into poverty

UNICEF report finds child poverty across Europe, Central Asia has soared by 19%

Southeast Asia’s double whammy—child malnutrition and obesity

WHO/UNICEF report does a reality check on region’s 'double burden'

Bednet gain

Africa can now combat malaria

After Ebola, measles outbreak causes panic in Liberia

More than 800 children have been affected by the infectious disease

Child marriage twice as prevalent in Nigeria’s rural areas than urban: Report

The overall rate of child marriage in the country has declined

COVID vaccines pillar COVAX to wind down by year-end, left with billions unspent

Vaccine delivery to shift to regular programmes

Tough nut to crack

Extreme weather events led to 12 million displacements of children in 2022, estimates UNICEF

Some 25.8 million children were displaced by internal conflict and violence

Twenty-six countries commit US $560 million for UN development work

India pledges $9.28 million

Free sanitary pads for girls in middle and high schools of Bihar

The napkins will be supplied by self-help-groups

An open problem

Ghana's failure to fight open defecation is an ominous sign for Africa

Costly vaccine to pre-empt cervical cancer may not find takers

What is leading to Africa’s baby boom

The continent will witness arrival of 2 billion babies between 2015 and 2050

Programme for maternal and child malnutrition gets Rs 300 crore

It was announced last year but could not take off due to fund crunch

Childhood immunisation begins to pick up post-pandemic, finds UN data

Recovery slow and unequal; coverage was 84% in 2022, down from 86% pre-pandemic

Poverty high in Ghana, but so is school enrollment

Households claim improvement in living conditions over last 10 years

Direct cash transfers reduce risk of exposure to HIV, says UNDP report

Cash payments help tackle poverty and improve access to education and healthcare

India launches action plan to reduce deaths among newborns

Plan aims to deal with preventable deaths in babies under a month old

The missing public

Rainwater harvesting aids tsunami-hit Sri Lankan villages

Children make up for 80 per cent of deaths attributed to climate change

But they are the most ignored in the climate change discourse