BY REUTERS More than 370 million girls and women alive today, or one in every eight worldwide, experienced rape or sexual assault before the age of 18, the United Nations children’s agency said on Wednesday. The number rises to 650 million, or one in five, when taking into account “non-contact” […]
By AFP The number of female genital mutilation survivors tops 230 million worldwide, UNICEF said in a new report Thursday, an increase of 15 percent since 2016 despite progress against the practice in some countries. “It is indeed bad news. This is a huge number, a number that is bigger […]
As the globe marks International Day of Girls in ICT, a new UNICEF report issued today has revealed that around 90% of adolescent girls and young women do not use the internet in low-income countries, while their male peers are twice as likely to be online. According to the report, […]
A new report by UNICEF shows that the number of pregnant and breastfeeding adolescent girls and women suffering from acute malnutrition has increased from 5.5 million to 6.9 million since 2020 in 12 countries hardest hit by the global food and nutrition crisis. The 12 countries, including Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, […]
The UN children’s Fund, (UNICEF) has warned that by 2030, 1.9 billion people will still lack facilities to wash their hands at home if global progress stays at the current rate. Ahead of World Toilet Day slated for November 19, UNICEF is launching a new game plan to help governments […]
