New York, Nov 8 (JEN) Two deadly attacks on children in Ukraine and Syria on the same day this week serve as a “horrific reminder” of the terrible price youngsters are paying in these br ...

New York, Oct 31 (JEN) The practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) must come to a quick end and the global media can play a critical role in making that happen, Secretary-GeneralBan Ki- ...

New York, Oct 23 (JEN): Over half of Cambodian children have experienced at least one form of violence before the age of 18 while roughly a quarter have been emotionally abused, a new United ...

Stockholm, Oct 10 (JEN) The Nobel Peace Prize 2014 was awarded jointly to Kailash Satyarthi of India and Malala Yousafzay of Pakistan "for their struggle against the suppression of children ...

New York, Oct 10 (JEN) Bollywood legend Aamir Khan has become the UN Children’s Fund’s (UNICEF) latest Ambassador to South Asia, the Organization announced today, adding that the award ...

New York, Oct 4 (JEN) The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday welcomed the release of 70 Kurdish children, who were kidnapped in May while traveling from their home-town of A ...

New York, Sept 25 (JEN) Efforts to reach and assist Syrian children affected by that country’s nearly four-year-long conflict are making headway, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNIC ...

New York, Sept 24 (JEN) Thousands of children under the age of five are at risk of dying from malnutrition in South Sudan and 1.5 million people will be in crisis and emergency food insecur ...

New York, Sept 23 (JEN) The United Nations and the League of Arab States on Monday signed an agreement to strengthen the protection of children affected by armed conflict in the Arab world.