UN Human Rights Experts to Review Children’s Rights
The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child is meeting in Geneva from 15 January to 2 February to review children’s rights in the following countries: Sri Lanka, Guatemala,…
Boko Haram Using Children as Suicide Bombers in Nigeria: Report
Mr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), presented Thursday to the Security Council…
Henrietta Fore Appointed New UNICEF Executive Director
Henrietta Fore joined Monday as UNICEF’s seventh Executive Director. Ms. Fore brings to the role more than four decades of private and public sector leadership experience. “I am honored to…
Children Come Under Attack in Conflict Zones
Children in conflict zones around the world have come under attack at a shocking scale throughout the year, UNICEF has warned. It adds that the parties to conflicts are blatantly…
School Children Invited for National Water Quiz Competition
Central Water Commission, Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation will be organizing a National Level Water Quiz competition for school children in January next year at New…
Climate Box: UNDP Rolls Out Climate Curriculum for Children
UNDP has launched a climate curriculum that teaches children how to fight climate change in their everyday lives. “Climate action needs to start in the classroom. If we empower today’s…