A UNICEF report revealed on Thursday that over 19 percent of children globally live in extreme poverty, with the majority concentrated in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The organization urged ...

I recently traveled with UNICEF USA partners on a program visit to South Africa. With 45 percent of the population under age 24, South Africa is a land of rich diversity, dynamic growth and complex ...

Leila Patel receives funding from the National Research Foundation for the Communities of Practice (CoP) study for social systems strengthening for better child wellbeing outcomes. Matshidiso Valeria ...

Wiedaad Slemming was the lead author of the 2024 issue of the Child Gauge. It was funded by UNICEF South Africa, The Standard Bank Tutuwa Community Foundation, The LEGO Foundation and the DSI-NRF ...

A Christmas fun fair in Nigeria that was organised for children turned tragic after a stampede led to at least 35 deaths, the police said. Six others are critically injured, according to the police.

In Adamawa, climate disasters force children into waste picking instead of school. An expert spoke of worsening poverty, food insecurity, and social tensions.

While the economy was a key topic of discussion for the two presidential candidates when they met on the debate stage for the first time on Tuesday, the duel ended without explicit consideration of ...