Friday, September 25, 2026

Tag: UNICEF

UNICEF Report Underscores Rising Rates of Tech-Facilitated Sexual Abuse Targeting Children

UNICEF finds that approximately 1 in 5 of all children surveyed reported facing tech-facilitated sexual abuse.

Nearly every child on Earth now faces fossil-fueled climate danger

A new UNICEF report finds that nearly every child worldwide is exposed to at least one climate hazard, while nearly half are already living with three or more overlapping threats to health, education, water, housing, and survival.

Israel linked to majority of global civilian deaths from explosive weapons...

A new international monitoring report found that more than 22,600 civilians were killed by explosive weapons last year, with Israeli armed forces accounting for 56 percent of recorded fatalities worldwide.

UNICEF warns child casualties are becoming catastrophic as evidence grows in...

More than 1,100 children have been killed or wounded across the Middle East since the United States and Israel launched war on Iran while investigations point to outdated intelligence behind the Minab school strike.

Israel has killed two children a day during Gaza ceasefire, UN...

UNICEF and humanitarian agencies say ceasefire conditions have collapsed as Israeli strikes continue in Gaza and Lebanon.

10,000 Palestinians buried beneath Gaza’s rubble as families dig by hand

With more than 10,000 bodies still trapped under the ruins of Gaza, families search with shovels and bare hands while aid agencies warn that recovery could take years amid explosives, disease, and ongoing destruction.

Ceasefire prompts cautious celebration in Gaza as aid groups brace for...

Palestinian civilians and humanitarian workers express relief and skepticism after Trump announces Israel and Hamas have signed the first phase of a peace plan.

Doctors say Israeli troops deliberately targeted Gaza children

International physicians describe treating more than 100 Palestinian children shot in the head or chest in what they call evidence of war crimes.

Global hunger crisis deepens as world leaders slash aid amid record...

A record 295 million people faced acute food insecurity in 2024, as war, climate extremes, and economic shocks collided. With aid funding in freefall, UN officials warn the crisis is no longer just systemic—it is a failure of humanity.

Israel’s renewed blockade and airstrikes leave Gaza’s children starving as Trump...

Human rights groups warn that these actions constitute grave violations of international law and could amount to war crimes.

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The Charles R. Huntley Generating Station in Tonawanda, New York. Photo: Andre Carrotflower / CC BY-SA 4.0

EPA finalizes repeal of power plant carbon standards as environmental groups sue

The sector accounts for nearly one-quarter of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, and the agency separately proposed ending its authority to regulate them.
The Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building in Washington, D.C. Photo: Farragutful / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Democratic attorneys general say Education Department is hiding 1,300 documents on its layoffs

A privilege log lists nearly 1,300 records the agency says are too sensitive to hand over.
The lobby of the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago. Photo: Daderot (public domain)

7,000 Chicago hotel workers vote to authorize strike

A union survey found a third of members cannot cover rent or mortgage payments, and the last hotel strike in the city, in 2018, lasted about a month.
A patient exam room at a U.S. urgent care clinic. Photo: Harrison Keely / CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Vance-led task force moves to strip 760,000 people of ACA coverage

Advocates say the crackdown follows 8 million coverage losses already tied to Trump-era health cuts.
Demonstrators protest ICE conduct in Minneapolis. Photo: Fibonacci Blue / CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Federal judge blocks deportation of man shot by ICE during Austin delivery run

DHS and the man's attorney give conflicting accounts of the medical care he has received since.