Efforts to improve the living conditions of children around the world are achieving success, but not fast enough to achieve the UN targets, an audience in Cambridge heard last week.

“The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said Tuesday that developing countries must play an active role alongside global partnerships to further cut child mortality and raise overall care.

UNICEF said Thursday that Afghan children are at greater danger than ever since 2002 because of continued fighting between Taliban militants and the U.S.-led coalition.

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The U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) says it is concerned about the large and growing number of children in Burundi who are victims of sexual violence. UNICEF says few cases are ever prosecuted and is calling for urgent reform of Burundi's judicial system. Lisa Schlein has more for VOA from UNICEF headquarters in Geneva.

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and France have donated nearly $400,000 worth of anti-malaria drugs to Liberia in a move immediately welcomed by the Government.

The United Nations Children's Fund says an AIDS-free generation can be a reality. The agency is preparing to co-host a meeting in Kigali, Rwanda to share ideas on programs that work in fighting AIDS.

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) today called for $42 million to help Iraqi children, who the agency said have reached a critical point due to violence and displacement.

The rebel leaders in the Central African Republic had agreed to begin sending several hundred child soldiers home to their families. In a statement, a spokeswoman for UNICEF said Gen. Damane Zakaria, whose army controls a portion of the northeast of the country, had agreed to liberate around 400 children. An initial list of 220 child soldiers was handed to UNICEF last week.

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has provided educational kits to jump start the educations of 60,000 school pupils in six flood-ravaged provinces of Zambia.

The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) today jointly called for greater funding and use of vaccine vial monitors, simple tools which warn if dosages have been damaged by heat, on the tenth anniversary of their introduction into immunization programmes.

Armenia's renowned singer Alla Levonyan joined today the ranks of 200 celebrities around the world who have partnered with UNICEF to advocate for children's rights.