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UNICEF executive director Catherine Russell

September 10, 2025

Child obesity level surpasses underweight cases worldwide: UNICEF

Obesity has surpassed underweight as the most common form of malnutrition among school-age children and adolescents worldwide for the first time in history.

Obesity
September 3, 2025

Funding cuts may push six million more children out of school, UNICEF warns

Global education funding is facing sharp reductions that could leave an extra six million children out of school by 2026, the UN Children’s Fund has warned.

School children
February 14, 2025

UNICEF warns about escalating child crisis in eastern DRC

UNICEF has issued a warning over escalating violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and its impact on children.

DRC violence
December 11, 2024

Birth Registration: UNICEF says 150 million children still ‘invisible’

A new report from UNICEF reveals significant progress in ending the problem of the “invisible” millions of babies each year who go unregistered.

Babies
January 18, 2023

UNICEF says poorest countries least benefit from public education funds 

The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) reports that the poorest countries benefit the least from public education funds.

DILAPIDATED CLASSROOM IN NIGERIA
October 25, 2022

Global Warming: Millions of children suffering from heat waves, says UNICEF

The UN agency states that 559 million children were exposed to frequent heat waves in 2020, with about two billion to be affected in 2050.

Picture of children under the sun
September 15, 2022

Gender discrimination causing girls to fail in maths class: UNICEF

The report raised the alarm on how issues of sexism and gender stereotypes have undercut the potential of girls in the classroom.

Schoolgirls in a classroom setting used to illustrate the story