The name was shortened to United Nations Children Fund, although the organisation is still known as UNICEF. The United Nations General Assembly has mandated it to advocate for the preservation of children’s rights, to assist in meeting their basic requirements, and to increase their opportunity ...
Neglecting mental health and psychosocial development not only violates children’s rights under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child,2but it can also adversely affect their health, learning, and future economic prospects. Incorporating mental health into all policy areas is a cornerstone...
It's protein and calorie malnutrition," said Manuel Fontaine, director of UNICEF emergency programs worldwide. "So the trend is worrying, it's not getting any better." In all, 200,000 North Korean children suffer from acute malnutrition, including 60,000 with the most seve...
In late 2023, the BMW Group and UNICEF announced their long-term partnership on the occasion of World Children’s Day. The collaboration, under the sloganBRIDGE. Educating young people for tomorrow, today,aims to equip the younger generation with the skills and knowledge they need in order to ...
(physical punishment or psychological aggression) based on the study definition by MICS, among whom about one-third (35.1%) of their mother’s/guardian’s agreed that physical punishment was the proper way of raising a child. Just over ten percent (11.8%) of all children had dropped out of...