India's NFHS-6 survey reports a decline in child marriage, with the percentage of women aged 20-24 married before 18 falling from 23.3% (NFHS-5) to 20.1%, attributed to improved education and ...

DELHI, (August 7, 2024) - A series of massive landslides in the hills of India’s southwestern Kerala state have killed more than 385 people,[1] including children, in the past week and forced at least ...

UNICEF works with governments and other partners to address the impacts of poverty on children and to mitigate poverty-related risks to their health, education and well-being. A look at recent and ...

Education is a key determinant of population health. Climate change is increasingly disrupting education systems worldwide, ...

Growth is not the sole objective of economic policy. It is necessary to ensure that the benefits of growth accrue to all sections. Eradication of poverty is thus an important objective. The objective ...