The global number of under-five deaths was cut by almost half over the last two decades – down to 5.0 million in 2021 from 9.9 million in 2000. While progress on reducing under-five mortality since 20...
In Guinea-Bissau, over 400,000 girls and women have undergone FGM. Overall, 52 per cent of girls and women aged 15 to 49 years have been subjected to the practice. The SDG target of eliminating FGM by...
Migrant and displaced children are one of the most fragile populations in the world. These girls and boys have been hit with extra force by COVID-19 and its devastating impacts. Their rights are under...
This interactive dashboard visualizes the latest child malnutrition estimates child malnutrition estimates for 2020. These estimates of prevalence and numbers for child stunting, overweight, wasting a...
The UNICEF and WHO Technical Expert Advisory Group on Nutrition Monitoring (TEAM) have released updated indicator guidance on infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices among children under 2 yea...
High-quality and reliable information is necessary for all reporting and decision-making on issues involving children in contact with the justice system.
This tool can be used to assess the capacity ...
To date, children are the hidden victims of the COVID-19 pandemic rather than the face of it. Yet children around the world have had their lives upended because of actions taken to contain the disease...
The UNICEF-WHO-World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) Working Group undertook country consultations for the estimates released in the 2021 Edition of th...
With sustained global commitment, progress on childhood stunting, overweight, wasting, exclusive breastfeeding, low birth weight, and anaemia in women of reproductive age needs to continue towards the...