Last month, Pope Francis hosted the inaugural Catholic World Children’s Day in Rome. The idea was born last summer after a 9-year-old boy made the suggestion to Pope Francis that children should have ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. AI researcher working with the UN and others to drive social change. Nov 20, 2024, 03:39pm EST World Children's Day 2024 is an ...

Pope Francis celebrated the first ever World Children’s Day this weekend, which brought together 50,000 children from 100 countries in Rome’s Olympic Stadium on Saturday, May 25, and in St. Peter’s ...

World Children’s Day is celebrated annually on November 20 to honour the innocence, creativity, and boundless potential of children around the globe. Originally established by the United Nations in ...

Investing in early childhood development (ECD), preprimary school education, childcare, teacher training, maternal health, and nutrition improves future learning outcomes and lifetime human capital.

1. More children are surviving today than ever before. Close to 8 million more children in the world survive to see their fifth birthday than in 1990 — a 60 percent decline in annual under-five child ...

Children from across the globe have expressed support for expanding an international human rights treaty to require countries to provide free pre-primary and secondary education. More than 8,000 ...

World leaders convene on September 22-23 for the 2024 Summit of the Future in New York to accelerate action on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and other global challenges. NEW YORK, September ...