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Ukraine: UNICEF alarmed over incessant attacks devastating young lives

·February 2, 2025·1 min read

“I’m devastated by the ongoing attacks hitting heavily populated areas and killing and injuring many people, including children,” said Munir Mammadzade, UNICEF Representative to Ukraine, in a statement on Saturday. In Poltava, a missile strike on a residential building reportedly injured three children, while at least four others were reportedly...

Young Venezuelan refugees get a fresh start in Trinidad’s schools

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·January 4, 2025·2 min read

When 11-year-old Venezuelan refugee Astrid Saavedra walked into her fourth-grade classroom in Trinidad and Tobago for her first day of school in September, she was eager to begin lessons in her favourite subject, mathematics. But the prospect of teaching fellow students about her homeland Venezuela was equally exciting. Astrid is one...

Security Council: Put young women at the heart of peace and security efforts

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·December 4, 2024·4 min read

Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, was speaking during a debate on investing in the transformative power of intergenerational leadership on the women, peace and security agenda, where she urged ambassadors to “open doors for the next generation”. “Investments in women, peace and security agenda are not an...

Our voices and needs must be put first in climate talks, young people tell COP28

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·December 9, 2023·5 min read

With negotiations on curbing global warming and the future of fossil fuels generating the most buzz as the latest UN climate conference heads towards the finish line – COP28 is scheduled to wrap up next Tuesday – young people and children grabbed the spotlight today. In the lead-up to the...

As record warming puts climate targets at risk, young people’s ‘green skills’ may help save the planet

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·August 12, 2023·7 min read

International Youth Day is marked annually on 12 August and the 2023 edition spotlights green skills and the major role young people will play in driving the much-needed shift towards an environmentally sustainable and climate-friendly mindset. These include technical knowledge and skills that enable the effective use of green technologies...

Heatwaves and high temperatures threatening young lives in South Asia: UNICEF

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·August 7, 2023·2 min read

UNICEF estimates that 76 per cent of children under 18 in the region – 460 million – are exposed to extreme high temperatures where 83 or more days in a year exceed 35° Celsius. July was the hottest month ever recorded globally, raising further concerns about a future where children, including those living...

First Person: The young leader bringing clean power to Tanzanian villages

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·May 6, 2023·3 min read

Mr. Kawago is the founder and Chief Technical Officer of WAGA, a company which produces solar lamps, power banks and mini-power walls, to help rural dwellers access off-grid clean and affordable energy for lighting and power solutions, and urban dwellers to cope with power cuts. Currently, Mr. Kawago is working...

School meals fuel young minds, but most vulnerable still missing out: WFP

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·March 22, 2023·2 min read

Amid the current global food crisis, with many families struggling to put food on the table, governments are increasingly seeing the value of these initiatives, according to the State of School-Feeding Worldwide report. Critical safety net School meals are a critical safety net for vulnerable children and households at a...

Young poets lend their talents to promote peace, marking the 75th anniversary of UN peacekeeping

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·March 21, 2023·4 min read

Called “Peace begins with me” the poem pays tribute to the strength and resilience of communities affected by conflict as well as those who help them rebuild their lives and livelihoods. It is a reminder of our responsibility to promote peace in our communities, countries and across the world – a...

INTERVIEW: ‘Every other young girl you see in The Gambia has undergone female genital mutilation’

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·March 11, 2023·4 min read

Ndeye Rose Sarr When a girl starts to menstruate, that’s when the problems usually start. From the age of 10, she begins to be looked at as a potential bride for an older man. And if she has not yet undergone FGM, there will be those in her community...

Global food crisis putting millions of young lives at risk

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·January 13, 2023·2 min read

More than 30 million under-fives are suffering from wasting, or acute malnutrition, brought on by conflict, climate shocks, ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the rising costs of living. Children with the condition have weakened immune systems and are at higher risk of dying from common childhood diseases. Eight...

Young Haitians bond over sports, earrings and pineapple jam |

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·November 12, 2022·6 min read

Some 1500 young people got together at the Semans Lapè (Seeds of Peace) project event supported by the UN Peacebuilding Fund. UN Haiti/Jonathan Boulet-Groulx Craft products, including earrings, are exhibited at a youth event in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Rosemonde* (23 years old) “I live in Cite Soleil which is under the control of...