World Children’s Day Message 2025 - “My Day, My Rights”
Nov 20, 2025 · As the world marks World Children’s Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for decisive, accelerated action to uphold the rights of every child, regardless of nationality, …
Nutrition and Food Safety - World Health Organization (WHO)
Jul 21, 2025 · The Nutrition and Food Safety (NFS) Department is addressing the burden of disease from physical, chemical and microbial hazards in food and unhealthy diets, maternal and child …
Child mortality (under 5 years)
Jan 28, 2022 · Child Survival Key facts In 2020 an estimated 5 million children under the age of 5 years died, mostly from preventable and treatable causes. Approximately half of those deaths, 2.4 million, …
Child Health and Development - World Health Organization (WHO)
Child Health and Development The goal of the Child Health and Development Unit is to end preventable child deaths and promote the healthy growth and development of all children in the first decade of …
Every child's rights as an individual - World Health Organization (WHO)
Sep 30, 2022 · Home / Tools and toolkits / Your life, your health - Tips and information for health and well-being / Know your rights / Rights across life phases - Newborns and children under 5 years / …
Child growth standards - World Health Organization (WHO)
The WHO Child Growth Standards This web site presents the WHO Child Growth Standards. These standards were developed using data collected in the WHO Multicentre Growth Reference Study. …
Teens, screens and mental health
Copenhagen, 25 September 2024New data from the WHO Regional Office for Europe reveals a sharp rise in problematic social media use among adolescents, with rates increasing from 7% in 2018 to …
Length/height-for-age - World Health Organization (WHO)
Girls table- Length-for-age: Birth to 13 weeks (percentiles) Download: PDF ǀ Excel Girls table- Length-for-age: Birth to 2 years (percentiles) Download: PDF ǀ Excel Girls table- Height-for-age: 2 to 5 years …
Rights on having children - World Health Organization (WHO)
Sep 30, 2022 · Home / Tools and toolkits / Your life, your health - Tips and information for health and well-being / Know your rights / Rights across life phases - early and middle adulthood / Rights on …
Head circumference for age - World Health Organization (WHO)
Girls chart- Head circumference for age: Birth to 13 weeks (percentile) Girls chart- Head circumference for age: Birth to 2 years (percentile) Girls chart- Head circumference for age: Birth to 5 years …