The Head of UNICEF (Who is a Former Republican Official Nominated by Donald Trump) Warns Against Cutting Aid to Central America Mark Leon Goldberg April 3, 2019The head of UNICEF, Henrietta Fore, is a former Republican official. She served in George W. Bush's administration as a top official at USAID, the State Department and even ran the US Mint for several years in the early 2000s. She was nominated to the position...
A New UN Report Finds that a Child Under the Age of 15 Dies Every 5 Seconds Joanne Lu September 21, 2018Globally, children have a greater chance of survival than ever before. Yet because of growing inequality, in 2017, a child under the age of 15 died every five seconds, a new UN report says, and most of those deaths were preventable. The report published Tuesd...
For the First Time Since the US-Lead Intervention, the Rate of Children Not in School in Afghanistan is Rising Joanne Lu June 8, 2018 For the first time since 2002, when a US-lead intervention toppled the Taliban government, the rate of children not in school in Afghanistan is rising. According to a new report by UNICEF and the Afghan government this week, almost half of the country’s 7- ...
PODCAST: The Mental Health of Refugee Children Mark Leon Goldberg December 14, 2017Dr. Mozhdeh Ghasemiyani is a psychologist with Doctors without Borders who escaped a genocide. She is a Kurdish refugee to Denmark and recently delivered a TED Talk describing her refugee experience. In the talk she draws on her knowledge as a psychologist...
New Analysis: 1 in 12 Children Face “Bleaker Prospects” Than Their Parents. Here’s Why Joanne Lu December 6, 2017The future doesn’t look so bright for 180 million children. Despite major improvements in child well-being around the world over the last 20 years, a recent UNICEF analysis found that children in 37 countries face “bleaker prospects” than their parents in esc...
Map of the Day: Where You Can Find a Toilet Mark Leon Goldberg July 14, 2017Where to find the nearest toilet is a matter of convenience in some of the world. But for millions of people it is a matter of profound consequence to their health and well being. A just-released report from UNICEF and the World Health Organization offers new...
This new data on children who are migrants and refugees will shock you Mark Leon Goldberg September 7, 2016Unicef revealed some shocking new data on the number of children around the world who have been dislocated. The report, called Uprooted: The Growing Crisis for Refugee and Migrant Children finds that some 50 million children around the world are displaced, inc...
No group illustrates the potential impact of long term refugee status like Palestinians Kimberly Curtis June 8, 2016No group illustrates the potential impact of long term refugee status like Palestinian refugees. While the global average for time spent as a refugee is 17 years, Palestinian refugees have held that status for 66 years. Unlike other refugee groups that fall un...
Episode 51: Ambassador Susan Jacobs Mark Leon Goldberg February 2, 2015Ambassador Susan Jacobs is the Special Advisor for Children's Issues at the State Department. In this episode, she describes her office's work on inter-country adoptions and custody disputes -- and discusses when these issues rise to the level of high diplomac...
