[8 March 2007] - Across the world today, one in every five girls of primary school age are not in school. When girls miss out, not only are they denied the chance to learn to read and write, earn a living and participate in democracy, it...
[BEIJING, 11th January 2007] - A report recently published by UNICEF confirms that while China is on-track for reaching the Millennium Development Goals four and five, there remain serious concerns about slowing progress...
[NEW YORK/BEIJING, 15 January 2007] – UNICEF launched its Chinese-language website today bringing information about HIV and AIDS prevention, girls’ education, avian flu, child protection and other related issues to more than 140 million...
[20 December 2006] - Prospective parents who are unmarried, over 50 or obese will not be able to adopt children from China under new rules, US adoption agencies say. China has yet to confirm the details, but several adoption agencies say they...
[13 December 2006] - China is to abolish tuition and other fees for 150 million rural students, in a bid to narrow the gap between wealthy coastal provinces and poorer regions. The students will be exempt from tuition fees over the course of their...
[NEW YORK/GENEVA, 11 December 2006] – Eliminating gender discrimination and empowering women will have a profound and positive impact on the survival and well-being of children, according to a new UNICEF report issued on UNICEF’s 60th...
Summary: China has announced a big jump in reported cases of HIV/Aids, officials and the state media have said. More than 180,000 people are now confirmed to have the infection, a rise of nearly 40,000 cases in a year. Authorities say the increase...
Summary: World sanitation crisis causes millions of avoidable deaths, and contamination from human waste is largely to blame, says UNDP’s Human Development Report.[CAPE TOWN, 9 November 2006] - Simply installing a flush toilet in the home increases...
Summary: This global report was launched during the week of the presentation of the UN Study on Violence Against Children in New York on 12 October. The report is part of a submission to the Violence Study.As the UN Secretary-General’s Study...
How did you become involved in the UN Study on Violence against Children?I participated in a training course on the Convention on the Rights of the Child in Beijing, which was organised by UNICEF and the China Goong-Ching Ling Foundation. Twenty...