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Jun 11, 2025 · The latest joint publication from UNICEF and ILO provides an overview of child labour patterns and trends both globally and regionally. It also describes the evolving profile of children in …

Globally in 2023, an estimated 13 per cent of adolescent girls and young women give birth before age 18. Early childbearing, or pregnancy and delivery during adolescence, can derail girls’ otherwise …

Pneumonia kills more children than any other infectious disease, claiming the lives of over 700,000 children under 5 every year, or around 2,000 every day. This includes around 190,000 newborns. …

Marriage before the age of 18 is a fundamental violation of human rights. Many factors interact to place a child at risk of marriage, including poverty, the perception that marriage will provide ‘protection’, …

Mar 24, 2025 · The world has made remarkable progress in reducing child mortality. Since 2000, the global under-five mortality rate has fallen by 52 per cent, reflecting decades of investment and …

Key demographic indicators for India: Under-Five Mortality Rate, Population.

Diarrhoea is a leading killer of children, accounting for approximately 9 per cent of all deaths among children under age 5 worldwide in 2021. This translates to over 1,200 young children dying each day, …

UNICEF plays a key role in the development of new data collection and monitoring tools in the area of child protection. This includes the development of questionnaires, indicators and methods for …

Children around the world are routinely engaged in paid and unpaid forms of work that are not harmful to them. However, they are considered to be engaged in child labour when they are either too young to …