Russia on Thursday reprimanded the head of the U.N. children's agency UNICEF for not providing a "weighty argument for her refusal" to brief the Security Council on children in Gaza - a meeting requested by Russia.

The United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund, UNICEF, has urged stakeholders to intensify efforts to address the alarming statistic of 10.2 million primary school-aged children currently out of school in Nigeria.

UNITED NATIONS, United States, Jan 24, 2025 (BSS/AFP ... Heat waves had the biggest impact, the report showed, as UNICEF's executive director Catherine Russell warned children are "more vulnerable" to extreme weather. "They heat up faster, they sweat ...

The award-winning pictures show sad and hopeful moments of children reminding us of "our common task: to stand up for the well-being of children worldwide," says UNICEF.

UNAIDS congratulates President Donald J. Trump as the 47th President of the United States."Under President Trump's leadership, the United States has

The United Nations Children's Fund has decried alarming the number of out-of-school children in Nigeria's North-West region with unpleasant statistics from Katsina, Kano and Jigawa states.

"The UNICEF Executive Director has briefed the ... Dorothy Shea rejected Nebenzia's accusations. "The idea that the United States is responsible for the terrible suffering there is just ...

United States Rep. Elise Stefanik voiced strong support for the World Food Programme and UNICEF, saying they are the kinds of United Nations agencies that advance U.S. national security interests ...

He blamed inadequate funding of the education sector by governments in these three states as part  of the problems.

ICE official Mellissa Harper has been tapped to lead the Office of Refugee Resettlement. Her hire has concerned experts and advocates that information about children and their families could be shared for arrests and deportations.

The Sahel region is a geographical belt in Africa that stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, between the Sahara Desert in the north and the Savannah in the south. It is characterised by challenging environmental crises and conflicts.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is walking back an almost-total 90-day freeze on U.S. foreign assistance, making an exception for life-saving humanitarian aid, according to a memo the Miami Herald obtained.