South Sudan: Lack of Funds Puts Lives of Children at Risk
Humanitarian funding for South Sudan, the world’s youngest country, has collapsed, UNICEF said Friday, putting the lives of tens of thousands of children at risk. Despite an urgent request by…Read more →
Look, What Sultan Says with His Drawings
Sultan is a student of the 'Friends of the Future' school being run by the RMN Foundation in New Delhi. Of late, he decided to express some of his observations…Read more →
Twice as Many Girls as Boys Will Never Start School: UNESCO
Almost 16 million girls between the ages six and 11 will never get the chance to learn to read or write in primary school compared to about eight million boys…Read more →
Children’s Book: Dear Pope Francis Released
Last week in Rome, Pope Francis held a private audience for twelve of the children whose letters and drawings appear in his first and only children’s book, Dear Pope Francis:…Read more →
Children Left Homeless After Violence in South Sudan
UNICEF is responding to the needs of children in the aftermath of the violence that occurred inside the Protection of Civilians (PoC) site in Malakal (a city in South Sudan)…Read more →
Why Young Girls Must Study Engineering
Women represent only 13 percent of the engineering workforce in the United States. With that imbalance in mind, tech company Raytheon has teamed up with Boys & Girls Clubs of…Read more →
Why Women and Girls Do Not Study Science
The United Nations (UN) observes that science and gender equality are both vital for the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals, including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Over…Read more →