In 2021, an estimated 1.9 million babies were stillborn at 28 weeks of pregnancy or later, with a global stillbirth rate of 13.9 stillbirths per 1,000 total births. These losses, however, are not experienced
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), World Health Organization (WHO) and World Bank Group released updated joint child malnutrition estimates for the 1990 to 2014 period, which represent the most
Child mortality rates have plummeted to less than half of what they were in 1990, according to a new report released. Under-five deaths have dropped from 12.7 million per year in 1990 to 5.9 million in
This report from A Promise Renewed – a global partnership initiative aimed at ending preventable child and maternal deaths – features updates and analyses of global, regional and national child mortality
UNICEF has launched a new report highlighting the many ways in which sustainable energy is vital for children, providing major opportunities to improve their health, education, well-being and development.
This eleventh edition of Progress for Children is UNICEF’s final report on the child-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It presents latest data that show while the MDGs helped drive tremendous
This publication links social protection with disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. It develops an integrated understanding of vulnerability and identifies four steps for governments and
<p>The number of under-five deaths worldwide has declined from 12.7 million in 1990 to 6.3 million in 2013 according to this annual UNICEF report on child mortality released today. Says that India along with Nigeria account for the highest under-five deaths in the world</p>
Africa's under eighteen population is expected to increase by 1 billion while overall population will double in size reaching 2.4 billion by 2050, a new report by the UN says. According to the report,
<p><img alt="" src="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/media/iep/homepage/climate_children.jpg" style="width: 270px; height: 190px; margin: 8px; float: left;" />This new report published by the the
A review of the Open Working Group Report on Sustainable Development Goals from a Child Rights Perspective. People are at the centre of sustainable development and, in this regard, Rio+20 promised to strive
