In the past five years, we have seen a steady increase in absolute numbers of out-of-school children and adolescents from 95 ...

A report by the U.N. children's agency UNICEF says 181 million children younger than 5 live in severe food poverty. That's about 27% of the world’s youngest children. Africa’s population of more than ...

KALTUNGO, Nigeria — The 9-month-old twins cried nonstop and tugged at their mother, seeking attention but also food. They had received little in the last 24 hours, and there were signs of deeper ...

A new Stats SA and Unicef report using the MODA approach shows multidimensional child poverty declined marginally from 60,8% in 2015 to 57,3% in 2023, leaving more than half of ch ...

An estimated 417 million children in low- and middle-income countries are living in extreme poverty. Millions of children in high-income countries are also suffering. And more children are at risk of ...

The lived reality for women in South Africa is they get turned away at our police stations. They are told that domestic ...

A 2024 Unicef report found that 23% of South African children experience severe food poverty, eating less than two of the recommended five food groups per day. Unemployment, food insecurity, limited ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — For 40 years, the African Children's Choir and its parent organization, Music for Life, have transformed the lives of impoverished children across Africa by providing access to ...

I recently traveled with UNICEF USA partners on a program visit to South Africa. With 45 percent of the population under age 24, South Africa is a land of rich diversity, dynamic growth and complex ...

A UNICEF report revealed on Thursday that over 19 percent of children globally live in extreme poverty, with the majority concentrated in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The organization urged ...

Statistics South Africa says many children under 17 live in poverty and lack food, water, proper housing and good schooling. The child support grant is only R580, which is much less than the new R855 ...

The African Children's Choir is coming to Louisiana later this month to share worship songs and hymns with the Youngsville community, with the goal of raising money to help African children living in ...