- Child health
More than half of child deaths are due to conditions that could be easily prevented or treated given access to health care and improvements to their quality of life At the same time, children must also be given a stable environment in which to thrive, including good health and nutrition, protection from threats and access to opportunities to
- Child Health and Development - World Health Organization (WHO)
11th Meeting of the Strategic and Technical Advisory Group of Experts (STAGE) for Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Nutrition (MNCAHN) 10 – 12 June 2025 Webinar: Using digital technologies to enhance implementation of home-based records personal health records for maternal, newborn and child health
- Child growth - World Health Organization (WHO)
Child wasting refers to a child who is too thin for his or her height and is the result of recent rapid weight loss or the failure to gain weight A child who is moderately or severely wasted has an increased risk of death, but treatment is possible Childhood wasting and overweight are both forms of malnutrition and can coexist in a population
- Every childs rights as an individual - World Health Organization (WHO)
Report of the tenth meeting of the WHO Strategic and Technical Advisory Group of Experts for Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Nutrition, 12–14 Nov 2024 9 May 2025 Toolkit for adaptation of the WHO recommendations for a positive pregnancy and postnatal experience Toolkit for adaptation of the WHO recommendations for a
- Child maltreatment - World Health Organization (WHO)
Overview Child maltreatment is the abuse and neglect that occurs to children under 18 years of age It includes all types of physical and or emotional ill-treatment, sexual abuse, neglect, negligence and commercial or other exploitation, which results in actual or potential harm to the child’s health, survival, development or dignity in the context of a relationship of responsibility, trust
- Let’s make protecting children from violence a priority
Every day, many millions of children around the world experience violence in their homes and communities, schools, and conflict-affected areas This reality is unacceptable Every child has the right to live in a world where they are respected, protected and safe, and it is our responsibility to make this a reality As co-hosts of the first-ever Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence
- The state of food security and nutrition in the world 2024
This report is the annual global monitoring report for Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 targets 2 1 and 2 2 – to end hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition in all its forms It presents the latest updated numbers on hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition, as well as new estimates on the affordability of a healthy diet
- People in Gaza starving, sick and dying as aid blockade continues
The risk of famine in Gaza is increasing with the deliberate withholding of humanitarian aid, including food, in the ongoing blockade The entire 2 1 million population of Gaza is facing prolonged food shortages, with nearly half a million people in a catastrophic situation of hunger, acute malnutrition, starvation, illness and death This is one of the world’s worst hunger crises, unfolding
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