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High Commissioner reports sharp decline in respect for children’s rights

New York: Children’s rights must remain a priority and their voices should be heard and listened to, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on Monday in Geneva.

COVID pushes millions more children deeper into poverty, new study finds

New York: The coronavirus pandemic has pushed an additional 150 million children into multidimensional poverty – deprived of education, health, housing, nutrition, sanitation or water – a new UN study has found.

‘Passport to dignity’ that schools represent may expire fast, without emergency funding warns UN Palestine refugee agency

New York, Aug 17 (IBNS): A lack of funds means that the new school term for over half a million Palestinian students could be cut short after just one month, says UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refuge

Urgent need to step-up protection of children in crises – UN rights wing

New York, Mar 6 (JEN): Children in crisis situations face a raft of challenges – from family separation and forced recruitment to sexual exploitation and abject poverty – the deputy United Nations human rights chief said Monday, urging immediate action to protect children from the consequences of “all too adult failings.”