The ageing of populations poses mounting challenges for governments that will require changes in national policy priorities, country institutions and social arrangements. Credit: Maricel Sequeira/IPS… Read More »Fear of Population Ageing
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On 24 February 2022 in Afghanistan, UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell listens to a girl reading from a textbook at a UNICEF-supported community-based school in… Read More »Education Cannot Wait Interviews UNICEF Executive Director Catherine M. Russell