Heatwaves were the predominant climate hazard causing school closures last year in Bangladesh, the Philippines, and Cambodia, with over 118 million students affected in April alone, based on Unicef data.

2 To give her generation a voice, Shendage worked with UNICEF and its partners to cofound Maha Youth for Climate Action (MYCA), a youth-led platform for more than 500 young advocates aged 15 to 29.

The United Nations Children’s Fund says at least 242 million children in 85 countries had their schooling interrupted last year because of heatwaves, cyclones, flooding and other extreme weather

Russia on Thursday reprimanded the head of the U.N. children's agency UNICEF for not providing a "weighty argument for her refusal" to brief the Security Council on children in Gaza - a meeting requested by Russia.

Students saw classes suspended and even schools damaged or destroyed due to climatic shocks. Read more at straitstimes.com.

"The UNICEF Executive Director has briefed the ... Nebenzia also accused Washington on Thursday of some responsibility for the deaths of children in Gaza after the U.S. used its council veto ...

Global content creator Khaby Lame has been announced as UNICEF's newest Goodwill Ambassador. The appointment – made at an event in Lame's birth country Senegal – follows a four-day visit to meet children and young people who are driving positive change in their communities.

"FRAUD WARNING! Be aware of fake promotions on WhatsApp using UNICEF's name. One example is a fake offer asking for payments to 'receive' funds. THERE IS NO UNICEF Africa Foundation. Do not make payments or fall victim! Report any fake promotions to [email protected] ," the organisation wrote.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is walking back an almost-total 90-day freeze on U.S. foreign assistance, making an exception for life-saving humanitarian aid, according to a memo the Miami Herald obtained.

Palestinians are streaming into northern Gaza and returning to what's left of their homes as the ceasefire holds. UNICEF spokesman Jonathan Crickx joins Chris Jansing from Rafah to describe the scope of the humanitarian effort and the challenges they are facing.

Sen. Jim Banks sent a letter to Marco Rubio asking him to investigate reports that a foreign aid agency pushed abortion on Sierra Leone.

Webull, a popular online stock platform that has come under scrutiny by policymakers in Washington over its ties to China, has hired its first federal lobbyists.