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Children playing in a tent.

Give children a chance

Children playing in a tent.
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By Gordon Brown

Story also available in: Español

Give children a chance

The voices of young people are at fever pitch. Technologically gifted, hungry for knowledge and with boundless energy, today’s children and youth adapt quickly. They are connected. This is the generation that ‘gets it’. So global leaders should listen. But all too often, they don’t. Somehow, our planet’s future… Read more →←

Mapping inequality for child well-being in rich countries

Data and research

By Yekaterina Chzhen

Story also available in: Français

Mapping inequality for child well-being in rich countries

Research on inequality often loses sight of where children stand in relation to one another. The new Innocenti Report Card Fairness for Children: A league table of inequality in child well-being in rich countries looks at differences between children at the bottom of the inequality ladder, and their peers in the middle, across 41… Read more →←
A group of kids standing on risers.

Burundi’s children: Optimism despite continued violence

A group of kids standing on risers.
Impact

By Sarah Pilchick

Story also available in: Français 中文

Burundi’s children: Optimism despite continued violence

For a long time, everything I knew about Burundi came in the form of headlines: missives from the New York Times and Guardian that spoke of political instability and coups, a press whose freedom was rapidly decreasing, rapes and mass graves, disease and hunger. When I came to support UNICEF Burundi for two weeks, my first visit to a… Read more →←
A close-up of a young boy staring down.

NOW is the time to invest in Burundi’s children

A close-up of a young boy staring down.
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By Sam Mort

Story also available in: Français

NOW is the time to invest in Burundi’s children

It’s tough to be a child in Burundi – and it’s getting tougher by the day. Burundi’s children – who account for half the population of 10 million ­– are, the Global Hunger Index reports, in the hungriest country in the world. Three in five are stunted – which means they’re not only shorter for their age than they should… Read more →←
Looking down at a newborn baby.

Cash transfers and fertility: new evidence from Africa

Looking down at a newborn baby.
Data and research

By Tia Palermo

Cash transfers and fertility: new evidence from Africa

Social cash transfers are an increasingly popular tool in African national governments’ social protection strategies, but a question that often comes up about their use is will such programmes – targeted to families with young children – encourage parents to have larger families in a region with stubbornly high fertility rates?… Read more →←
A mother and son in front of a painting.

2016: What is relevant for the well-being of children?

A mother and son in front of a painting.
Experts speak

By Katell Le Goulven

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2016: What is relevant for the well-being of children?

This year, more than 140 million babies will be born around the globe – a group nearly as large as the entire population of the Russian Federation. In total, there will be an estimated 2.2 billion babies by 2030, the overwhelming majority of whom will be born in Africa and Asia. What is in store for the first babies of 2016? Our 2015… Read more →←
A woman breastfeeding a child.

Study shows breastfeeding could save millions of lives and dollars

A woman breastfeeding a child.
Data and research

By Werner Schultink

Study shows breastfeeding could save millions of lives and dollars

The leading medical journal The Lancet just released a new Series on Breastfeeding with remarkable new evidence on the health and economic benefits of breastfeeding. The Lancet found that breastfeeding could save 820,000 lives and add $302 billion into the global economy. The Lancet shows that breastfeeding lays the foundation for the… Read more →←
A group of adults with a banner that says "Gender Equality."

Global Goals for Girls and Women at Davos Summit

A group of adults with a banner that says "Gender Equality."
Insider

By Hannah Godefah

Global Goals for Girls and Women at Davos Summit

It is a pretty incredible experience to speak in front of a room full of very powerful people – and that is exactly what I did Thursday night, 21 January, at the Schatzalp Hotel in Davos. It happened at the official launch of the Global Goals Campaign for Girls and Women. I was there to represent UNICEF – in my role as a National… Read more →←
A group of uniformed students walk through water.

5 facts about water

A group of uniformed students walk through water.
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By Philippa Lysaght

Story also available in: Français

5 facts about water

Water. Water is the source of life for all humans and our planet. Without water, we would simply not exist. Access to water is the most basic and fundamental of human rights, and it is under threat. The World Economic Forum’s Global Risk Report was just released and it ranks water as one of the top three issues of global concern among… Read more →←
A woman collects payment at a table.

It’s Payday! What a cash transfer looks like in Ghana

A woman collects payment at a table.
Data and research

By Michelle Mills

It’s Payday! What a cash transfer looks like in Ghana

Cash transfer programs have become an increasingly popular component of social protection strategies across sub-Saharan Africa. These programs provide monthly payments to poor and vulnerable households and can lead to multiple demonstrated benefits, such as the improvement of health and education among young people, and impacting the… Read more →←
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