An estimated 417 million children in low- and middle-income countries are living in extreme poverty. Millions of children in high-income countries are also suffering. And more children are at risk of ...

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 ...

In 2023, Catholic actor Jonathan Roumie partnered with Unbound, a Catholic child-sponsorship charity, to support the organization’s 1 millionth child — a little girl named Emelyne who lives in poverty ...

Addis Ababa, June 18, 2025 (ENA)— The urgent need for investing in children has been emphasized at the Africa Conference on Childcare that opened in Addis Ababa today. UNICEF Representative to AU and ...

Centre for Social Development in Africa, Faculty of Humanities, University of Johannesburg Child maintenance – the duty to support a child – is more than a right. It ensures children have their basic ...