Is an End to Child Marriage within Reach?

Conflicts, climate shocks, and the ongoing fallout from COVID-19 threaten to reverse progress made towards ending child marriage. Read our report to learn more about global trends, key data and future prospects to tackle the crisis.

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Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates 2023

The 2023 edition of the UNICEF-WHO-World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates report highlights a lack of significant progress in achieving global nutrition targets. With only one third of countries being on track to halve stunting among children by 2030, and even fewer expected to meet the target for overweight prevalence, the report emphasizes the urgency of intensified efforts and regular data collection to effectively monitor and address child malnutrition worldwide.

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A Global Nutrition Crisis in Adolescent Girls and Women

“Undernourished and Overlooked” is the first-ever report to focus on the situation of nutrition of women and girls, and sheds light on the barriers they face in accessing nutritious diets, utilizing essential nutrition services and benefitting from positive care practices.  Explore the latest data and evidence on the status, trends and inequities in the nutritional status of adolescent girls and women, and how investing in their nutrition can improve global outcomes.

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We believe that consistent, credible data about children’s situations are critical to the improvement of their lives – and indispensable to realizing the rights of every child.

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