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In 2022, close to 8 million children living in cities in the EU were at risk of poverty or social exclusion, meaning that over one-quarter of children living in urban areas experienced these [...]

Good policy making for child well-being calls for government ministries, agencies and other service providers to better collaborate and focus on a small number of key child well-being issues. [...]

About one in three infants were enrolled each year between 2010 and 2021. Geographic differences in early enrollment rates, however, suggest that decisionmakers could do more to help eligible [...]

The report provides a snapshot of progress in relation to each of the five strategic actions of the Framework and shows the breadth of activities that have been undertaken. [World Health [...]

The Secretary of Institutional Relations of the City of São Paulo promoted, in partnership with the organization Family Talks and the participation of IFFD, a forum on ‘Strengthening Family [...]

Backed by the African Union, the initiative also commits African governments to commit part of their budgets to reducing malnutrition. [African Development Bank, 20 June 2023.] READ MORE

Photo: JC McIlwaine/UNICEF The Annual Session of the Executive Board of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) took place in New York on June 13th, 14th, and 15th, 2023. During this session, UNICEF [...]

Underinvestment in children is a slow-burning and fundamental crisis for development, and needs to be addressed with as equal urgency as conflict, COVID-19 and climate breakdown.  [Dominic [...]

The historical origins of unequal access to crucial supports for children’s physical, emotional, and cognitive development are rooted in policies that intentionally segregated and limited [...]

The findings of longitudinal changes in child and adolescent mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic in this study can inform policy and public health responses to address mental health [...]