In our world today, a looming crisis quietly accompanies our daily routines, and it goes beyond the immediate concerns of our daily lives. We’re talking about climate change, a force that not only transforms landscapes but also holds the power to reshape the very foundations of our global economies. The world is currently very dependent […]
Mnamo juzi tarehe 15 mwezi wa 11, mwaka wa 2023, Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa UNICEF Catherine Russell alifanya Ziara maeneo ya Gaza ili kukutana na watoto, familia zao na wafanyakazi wa UNICEF. “Nilichoona na kusikia kilinihuzunisha sana. Wakaazi wa Gaza wamestahimili mashambulizi ya mara kwa mara, hii ikiwemo kuuwawa, kupoteana na familia zao, Kufukuzwa majumbani mwao […]
In a groundbreaking effort to address a critical issue affecting millions of children across Africa, the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) has unveiled a comprehensive study on “Children Without Parental Care (CWPC) in Africa.” This study, conducted from 2020 to 2022, involved collaboration with African Union Member […]
A man, 21, has been handled 15 years of jail term for defiling a 13-year-old girl. Juma Odhiambo, the accused, was convicted by senior Resident Magistrate David Odhiambo who said that the court was provided with compelling evidence that he was guilty of charges leveled against him. The court was told that Juma committed the […]
The COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with the Russia-Ukraine conflict, has undeniably brought about significant social and economic challenges to countries worldwide. Zambia is no exception, grappling with a myriad of economic issues, from mounting local and foreign debt, totaling nearly 27 billion dollars, leading to a countrywide default in 2021. The surge in food and essential […]
While climate change is a threat to all human beings, girls are particularly disproportionally affected by it. A new report echoes these sentiments by indicating that the number of girls at extreme risk of facing the double blow of climate change and child marriage is set to increase by 33 percent to nearly 40 million […]
Children worldwide are urgently demanding meaningful action, not just any action, in the relentless fight against climate change. Their impassioned call for effective measures cannot be emphasized enough. Children have been urging local, regional, national, and global leaders to take decisive steps against the looming threat of climate change, which imperils the very future of […]
The Kenyan government has announced that it will abolish all privately owned orphanages and children’s homes within the next eight years. This was said by the Cabinet Secretary of Labour and Social Protection Florence Bore saying this is aimed at combating child trafficking. She said the children would be placed in family and community care, […]
A new UNICEF-World Bank report indicates that about 333 million children globally, or 1 in 6, live in extreme poverty. The report found that the economic impact of COVID-19 led to three lost years of progress or 30 million fewer children than projected in the absence of COVID-19-related disruptions. Before Covid19 the number of children living […]
Two-thirds of child-related 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) indicators are off-pace to meet their targets, according to a new UNICEF report released recently. This is worrying as the world is at the halfway mark towards the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The report, Progress on Children’s Well-Being: Centring child rights in the 2030 Agenda warns […]