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.

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.

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.

Nigeria is confronted with a paradox of food insecurity and widespread malnutrition. Despite Nigeria's abundance of natural resources and expansive agricultural terrain, millions of people -- especially children -- struggle with stunting,

Danny Danon, ambassador to the world body, says while holding up a photo of a baby boy during a meeting about children suffering in Gaza: “Perhaps you have forgotten about

Saybulu Toroge, 12, smiles during a lesson with classmates at Naserian Osupuko Primary School in Narok County.

Sterling One Foundation is taking bold steps to address Nigeria's education challenges, leveraging technology and strategic partnerships to provide innovative and inclusive learning solutions. In 2024 alone,

Ever since Donald Trump won the presidential election last November, kids around the country have been scared about what his promise of mass deportations might mean for them and their classmates. “They come up and say, ‘What’s going to happen, teacher?’” Elma Alvarez, an instructional specialist at an elementary school in Tucson, Arizona, told me.

Iman Helles, a displaced mother sheltering in a facility run by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees in Gaza, fears that she will now be “thrown out to the streets” with her three children.

Police have registered 22 offenses in just two weeks along the Martintar to Nadi corridor. Divisional Police Commander West, SSP Iakobo Vaisewa, says the offenses ranged from assault and theft to property damage, serious assault, public nuisance, and drug-related incidents.