First Person: ‘I did it, dad!’ A father's experience of Down syndrome

Millions of people around the world are affected by Down syndrome, a chromosome disorder. Each year, approximately 3,000 to 5,000 children are born with the condition which commonly affects, to varying degrees, an individual’s learning styles, physical characteristics and health.

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Child deaths from wasting are predictable and preventable: WHO chief

20 Nov 2023

Worldwide, 45 million children under five are wasted, meaning they are dangerously thin for their height, and roughly one million die each year from the condition, the Director-General of the World Health Organization told the Global Food Security Summit held on Monday in London.

Syria: Children ‘live in fear of violence’, scarred by 11 years of war

15 Mar 2022

Nearly five million children born in Syria since March 2011 have known nothing but conflict. After 11 years of war, the crisis continues to leave them struggling with physical and psychological scars, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.

FROM THE FIELD: The pollution challenge facing the ‘Dragon’s Jewels’ of Viet Nam

15 Aug 2021

A community-led project to manage some 28,000 tonnes of plastic waste and prevent 5,000 tonnes from ending up in the ocean is being supported by the UN in one of the most popular tourist attractions in Viet Nam.