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.

Extreme weather disrupted the schooling of about 242 million children in 85 countries last year -- roughly one in seven students, the UN children's agency reported Thursday, deploring what it said was an "overlooked" aspect of the climate crisis.

The United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund, UNICEF, has urged stakeholders to intensify efforts to address the alarming statistic of 10.2 million primary school-aged children currently out of school in Nigeria.

UNICEF continues to ramp up delivery of humanitarian aid for children in Gaza. The needs are enormous — learn more about the first phase of the response.

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

UNICEF remains steadfast in its commitment to reach every child in Syria with the critical support they need. Committed to delivering hope and opportunities, UNICEF will continue working alongside partners to help rebuild lives and create a future where every child can thrive in safety and dignity.

UNAIDS congratulates President Donald J. Trump as the 47th President of the United States."Under President Trump's leadership, the United States has

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has said that flooding disrupted the learning of 2,200,000 children in Nigeria in 2014, highlighting the impact of

He blamed inadequate funding of the education sector by governments in these three states as part  of the problems.

The United Nations Children's Fund has decried alarming the number of out-of-school children in Nigeria's North-West region with unpleasant statistics from Katsina, Kano and Jigawa states.

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said the number-of-out of school children at primary school level in Nigeria has reached  10.2 million with 16

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says only 9.6 percent of Kano state primary school pupils demonstrate reading proficiency.