Air pollution kills 100 children younger than age five every day in East Asia and the Pacific, UNICEF said in a new report on ...

Unicef's latest data shows the devastating impact of toxic air on children, with pollution linked to 100 deaths of kids under five years of age every day across East Asia and the Pacific. The United ...

There is hope. Many countries have seen a decline in the prevalence of female genital mutilation. We are witnessing progress ...

In this 2023 video, USAID highlights its contribution of over $590 million—nearly 80% of Kenya’s humanitarian aid needs—to ...

Statement by UNICEF Sudan Representative a.i. Annmarie Swai“Shelling in Kadugli, South Kordofan State, killed 21 children and maimed 29 on Monday, 3 February. According to reports, at least 11 ...

Botswana is rolling out stopgap measures to cushion patients affected by the closure of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) that perform both prevention and ...

As the U.S. undergoes a review of foreign assistance funding for effectiveness and alignment with U.S. interests, let’s not ...

Female genital mutilation is excruciatingly painful and medically unnecessary. UNICEF is working to end this cruel practice.

Female genital mutilation is a violation of human rights that inflicts deep and lifelong physical, emotional and psychological scars on girls and women.

Less than a third of the destroyed homes have been rebuilt, half a million people still live in container settlements, and a large portion of the population continues to suffer from psychological issu ...

The progress we have made is undeniable, but so is the urgency. We are just five years away from 2030, the global deadline to end FGM. Every day that passes means more girls are at risk.

All 500 million children across the region live in countries with unhealthy levels of toxic air, according to analysis ...