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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 [...]

Children continue to be victimized by practices and policies that prioritize adult desires above children’s rights. [Katy Faust – MercatorNet, 21 April 2023.] READ MORE

Having a severely dysfunctional family and a negative coping style increase the incidence rates of depression and anxiety. These findings highlight the importance of paying special attention to [...]

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a disaster for childhood immunization. In just three years, the world has lost more than a decade of progress. [United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), April [...]

Financial disruption, such as parents losing their jobs or experiencing decreased wages, was associated with an increase in stress, sadness and COVID-19-related worry – but had no association [...]

The impact on institutionalized children points up the urgency of the need to remove them from institutions and provide support for family and community care in their country. [Human Rights [...]

Children with disabilities and children on the move represent highly diverse populations. But as two of the most marginalized groups of children in the world, there is much they have in common, [...]