New York, Sept 12 (JEN) Despite rapid economic growth and huge progress in realizing the rights of children, young people in South Asia are paying a heavy price, the United Nations Children� ...

New York, Sept 11 (JEN)The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Wednesday called for urgent international action and mobilization to supp ...

New York, Sept 10 (JEN) The devastating 50-day conflict has forced the new academic year in the Gaza Strip to begin three weeks late – on 14 September – the United Nations Children’s F ...

New York, Sept 5 (JEN) Violence against children is universal – so prevalent and deeply ingrained in societies it is often unseen and accepted as the norm – according to new, unprecede ...

New York, Aug 27 (JEN) This August the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) shipped 1,000 metric tonnes of life-saving supplies for children caught in the world’s most urgent crises - ...

Newe York, Aug 6 (JEN) The United Nations children’s agency (UNICEF) expressed “extreme concern” on Tuesday over reports that some 40 children from northern Iraq’s Yazidi minority g ...

Yangon/New York, Aug 2 (JEN) Myanmar released dozens of children and young adults from its armed forces, known as the Tatmadaw, the United Nations Friday confirmed, welcoming also efforts to ...

New York, Aug 2 (JEN): Afghanistan took another step forward in protecting children from being recruited into and used by national security forces, a move welcomed to Friday by the United Na ...

New York, July 26 (IBNS) Two United Nations humanitarian agencies on Friday called for action to stop a potential famine in South Sudan which they said is being allowed to happen, just as it ...