At a family gathering last weekend, it was interesting to see how the older generation heaped praise on my son-in-law for changing my 9-week-old grandson’s nappy, taking him for a walk in the pram, and soothing him on the rare occasion that he cried. He is really good at it. But so is my daughter. And she received no such praise. As we… Read more →←
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The Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has provided US$ 5.9 million support to address the challenges that adolescent girls face in provinces like Hadjer Lamis. With this three-year funding, the Ministry of Education and UNICEF are expecting to help girls access and progress through secondary education by, among other… Read more →←
Sharing the picture below on the internet makes me uncomfortable. Very uncomfortable. Not because I am uncomfortable with the topic. As a communication officer at UNICEF India, I have been creating content around the issue for years now. But somehow, I am uncomfortable talking about it to men and women on a public platform. And to men… Read more →←
#FridaysForFuture May 24, 2019, Florence, Italy “Where were you?” The question we all must ask ourselves with sincerity. It’s deafening. The children and youth of 2019 and the future deserve a solid, honest answer. In fact, they demand one. These young people turned out in the thousands today in Florence amidst predictions of… Read more →←
World Immunization Week (WIW) 2019 gives an important moment to celebrate the amazing impact of vaccines and raise awareness of their ability to save millions of lives every year. This year, Alwaleed Philanthropies joins UNICEF and partners in celebrating Vaccine Heroes: men and women around the world who strive to ensure that their… Read more →←
Furthering inclusive early learning in Papua New Guinea “I was just roaming around the community all day, basically doing nothing,” Rueben (36) takes me on his journey to become a trained teacher in the Early Childhood Learning Center in Hobu, Papua New Guinea. When he was about 3 years old, polio left him partially paralysed. Over… Read more →←
February 12 is International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers. UNICEF estimates that 19,000 children are used by armed forces and armed groups in South Sudan. “Being honest, I personally wasn’t aware of just how many children this issue affects,” says Josh McKenna. He is one of the eight artists making animated Instagram… Read more →←
When you look at my passport, it looks like I’m just another German, born in an ordinary German city without anything to make me special. While it’s so clear on my passport, it feels like I am starring as Shakespeare’s Hamlet in the theatre that is my life: “To be German or not to be German”. Too many times it’s the first… Read more →←
99.9 per cent We are almost there! We can see the finish line – the goal we have been pursuing for so long – a world without polio. Over the last three decades, there has been a 99.9% decrease in wild poliovirus cases across the globe. How? The world came together. From parents to governments, community leaders to the United… Read more →←
Worldwide, it is reported that one in every two students between 13-15 are victims of bullying. My school is no different. My school in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah is located close to squatter homes which is known as a bad area. It had a reputation for gangsterism, bullying and vandalism. People used to look down on students from my school… Read more →←
