Tag: UNICEF

UN report: Global hunger levels ease for third consecutive year as regional disparities persist

Stuart Mitchell

Global hunger declined for a third consecutive year in 2025, demonstrating that progress is possible. However, the improvements remain fragile, unevenly distributed and insufficient to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, according to The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2026 (SOFI 2026) report, released recently by five United Nations specialized agencies. The report estimates that 7.8 percent of the global population faced hunger in 2025, down from 8.1 percent in 2024 and 8.6 percent in 2022, confirming a sustained, albeit slow, improvement. This means that…

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Children are adopting AI technologies more than three times faster than adults

Stuart Mitchell

“AI is here. It is a growing part of all of our lives. And it is already shaping childhood around the world – for better and for worse. “New evidence is laying bare the scale and speed of its uptake by children worldwide, while exposing the risks and divides emerging alongside it. “Analysis by UNICEF drawing on new data from 10 countries estimates that at least 20 million children have used Artificial Intelligence (AI). Many are outpacing adults by adopting it at rates more than three times faster. “More than…

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UNICEF names Lamine Yamal as a Goodwill Ambassador

Stuart Mitchell

18-year-old Barcelona and Spain football star Lamine Yamal has been announced as UNICEF’s newest Goodwill Ambassador, championing every child’s right to play. The appointment was made on International Day of Play, marked annually on 11 June to recognise play as essential to children’s cognitive, social, and physical development – and on the opening day of the FIFA World Cup, where Lamine will represent his national team, Spain. “I am incredibly proud to become a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador,” said Lamine. “Growing up, all I had was a family, a ball, a…

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UNICEF turns the world’s most passive habit into an act of generosity with “Sleep Aid for UNICEF”

Stuart Mitchell

Creative brand studio SEK (part of Grey) and UNICEF Finland recently launch Sleep Aid for UNICEF, an ambient album designed to help people fall asleep, with streaming royalties going to UNICEF’s work for children. The premise is simple: press play, fall asleep, do good. Finns are among Europe’s most sleep-deprived populations. Research shows that insomnia symptoms affect more than a third of Finnish adults: insomnia diagnoses are 1.5–2 times more prevalent in Finland than in comparable European countries. The trend is similar globally: a 2025 survey from the American Academy…

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Soccer Aid For UNICEF 2026 Raises A Record £16 Million For Children Around The World- 20th Anniversary Match A Sell-Out Success At London Stadium

Stuart Mitchell

 Soccer Aid for UNICEF 2026, broadcast live and exclusively on ITV1, ITVX, STV and STV Player this evening from London Stadium, has raised over £16 million for UNICEF’s vital work supporting children worldwide.  Tonight’s match marked the twentieth anniversary of Soccer Aid for UNICEF. Since it was co-founded by UNICEF UK Ambassador Robbie Williams in 2006, the event has raised over £137 million to help children grow safe, healthy and able to play.  The sold-out London Stadium played host to another unforgettable night as England faced the Soccer Aid World XI FC, with the match ending 3–2, resulting in England taking the win.   Hollywood stars Tom Hanks and Tim Allen kicked off the game by delivering the match ball…

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