Monthly Archives: October 2016

Investing in early childhood development essential to helping communities thrive, new UN-backed report finds

Investing in early childhood development essential to helping communities thrive, new UN-backed report finds
An estimated 43 per cent – or 249 million – of children under five in low- and middle-income countries are at an elevated risk of poor development due to extreme poverty and stunting, according to a new United Nations-supported series from The Lancet.
Investing in early childhood development essential to helping communities thrive, new UN-backed report finds
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

UN deputy chief urges increased participation of young people in peace and security decision-making

UN deputy chief urges increased participation of young people in peace and security decision-making
With more young people around the world than ever before, it is necessary to include them when discussing global solutions related to peace, development and security, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General said today.
UN deputy chief urges increased participation of young people in peace and security decision-making
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Some 385 million children live in extreme poverty, World Bank-UNICEF study reveals

Some 385 million children live in extreme poverty, World Bank-UNICEF study reveals
Children are more than twice as likely as adults to live in extreme poverty, with nearly 385 million children worldwide experiencing that condition, according to a new analysis from the World Bank Group and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
Some 385 million children live in extreme poverty, World Bank-UNICEF study reveals
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

‘Bunker-buster’ bombs in eastern Aleppo mean children not even safe underground, UN experts warn

‘Bunker-buster’ bombs in eastern Aleppo mean children not even safe underground, UN experts warn
The killing and maiming of children in eastern Aleppo by the Syrian Government and its allies is not only a brutal abdication of international human rights obligations, it will have a long-lasting impact on the young victims for generations to come, United Nations child rights experts warned today.
‘Bunker-buster’ bombs in eastern Aleppo mean children not even safe underground, UN experts warn
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population