Around 90% of adolescent girls and young women do not use the internet in low-income countries, while their male peers are twice as likely to be online, according to a new UNICEF ... Read more »
More than 60 million children globally did not receive out on one or more essential vaccinations between 2019 and 2021 due to disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and Read more »
In the face of the urgent climate crisis, it's essential to hear from all voices to find the best solutions. However, marginalized communities, including women, youth, and ... Read more »
Africans are facing some of the greatest challenges of our time. Food insecurity, resulting from flooding and drought, along with conflict, the fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic, ... Read more »
Violence against children is a global problem. A Read more »
Up to 25% of children and adolescents reported that they experienced significant depression and the incidence and hospitalisation rates for new onset eating disorders increased by ... Read more »
Lack of electricity is a major hindrance for many in Africa. For school going children, it affects hours of study, completion of their homework, revision for exams and other ... Read more »
Uganda's Education Minister John Chrysostom Muyingo has said the government is in the final stages of presenting to parliament, amendments in the Education Act 2008 to ensure ... Read more »
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has said that the "ticking time bomb" of child malnutrition is escalating in Nigeria's northeast, with the n Read more »
Teenage pregnancies in many African countries increased during lockdowns and school closures during Covid-19. Human Rights Watch in a report, said that in nearly one-third of ... Read more »
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