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The path to ending AIDS as a public health threat is clear; however, it requires strong political commitment and financial investment. Thanks to support for and investment in ending AIDS among children, 82 per cent of pregnant and breastfeeding women living with HIV globally were accessing antiretroviral treatment in 2022, up from 46 per cent in 2010. However, a sad reality is also that a child or adolescent died every five minutes due to AIDS in 2022.
Newly published estimates reveal that around 9.2 million people, including 660,000 children aged 0-14 years living with HIV, are missing out on life-saving treatment. Women and girls are still disproportionately affected, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Globally, 4,000 young women and girls became infected with HIV every week in 2022. Furthermore, more than 220,000 pregnant women globally are not receiving effective, lifelong antiretrovirals to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV and for their own health – almost 80 per cent of which are in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Phiona (38 yrs) at her home with her youngest son. Phiona works as a Peer Mother at the Rugaga IV Health Centre in Uganda. Through the program, a number of peer mothers have been trained, mentored and facilitated to support mothers to deliver HIV free babies.
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Regional increases in infections driven primarily by a lack of HIV prevention services and barriers resulting from inequalities are alarming. In 2022, around 130,000 children aged 0-14 were newly infected with HIV, bringing the total number of children aged 0-14 living with HIV to 1.54 million. Nearly 87 per cent of these children live in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2022, almost one quarter (25 per cent) of new paediatric HIV infections were in East Asia and the Pacific (12 per cent) and West and Central Africa (13 per cent). Additionally, in the Middle East and North Africa, infections have risen by 7 percent among children aged 0-14 years and by 13 percent among adolescent and young people aged 15-24 years since 2010.
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Despite these increases, countries and regions with strong political will and sustainable investment have seen significant reductions in HIV. In Eastern and Southern Africa, there has been a remarkable 69 per cent reduction in new HIV infections among children 0-14 years since 2010 and a 58 per cent reduction among adolescents and young people 15-24 years, primarily among girls and young women during the same period. Globally, new HIV infections among children and adolescents and young people have decreased by 58 per cent and 47 per cent, respectively, from 2010 to 2022, reaching the lowest counts seen since the 1980s. These achievements show that progress is attainable, and the eradication of AIDS is within reach.
We encourage you to share this email with your network as appropriate.
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João Pedro Azevedo
Chief Statistician, Deputy Director
Division of Data, Analytics, Planning and Monitoring
UNICEF
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Anurita Bains
Associate Director
HIV/AIDS
Programme Group
UNICEF
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In our commitment to enhance maternal and child nutrition worldwide, we're pleased to share The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2023. This report, a result of a joint effort between FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP and WHO, delves into the intricate workings of global food systems.
We've turned our analytic lenses towards the increasingly complex interplay of urbanization, food security and child nutrition. As cities continue to grow and the world becomes ever more interconnected, understanding these interactions becomes vital for policy development and effective interventions.
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The report brings to light several pivotal issues:
Global Hunger: The number of people experiencing hunger worldwide reached between 690 and 783 million in 2022, a stark increase of 122 million people compared to pre-pandemic figures.
Access to Healthy Diets: Approximately 2.4 billion individuals, largely women and residents of rural areas, did not have consistent access to nutritious, safe and sufficient food in 2022.
Child Malnutrition: Child malnutrition is still high. In 2022, 22.3 per cent (148 million) children under age five were stunted, 6.8 per cent (45 million) were wasted and 5.6 per cent (37 million) were overweight.
Urbanization's Impact on Diet: As urbanization accelerates, there is a noticeable increase in the consumption of highly processed and convenience foods, leading to an increase in overweight and obesity rates across urban, peri-urban and rural areas.
Rural Dependence on Global Markets: Previously self-sustaining rural regions, especially in Africa and Asia, are now found to be increasingly dependent on national and global food markets.
Future Outlook: By 2050, it's projected that 70 per cent of the global population will live in cities. This significant demographic shift necessitates a reorientation of food systems to cater to these new urban populations and eradicate hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition.
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Understanding these trends and their far-reaching implications is critical in shaping effective strategies and interventions that promote global food security and nutrition, thereby safeguarding children's rights to food and nutrition as a human right.
We encourage you to share this email with your networks as appropriate.
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João Pedro Azevedo
Chief Statistician, Deputy Director
Division of Data, Analytics, Planning
and Monitoring
UNICEF
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Víctor M. Aguayo
Director, Nutrition and Child Development
Programme Group
UNICEF
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Universal access to safely managed drinking water, sanitation and basic hygiene (WASH) services is a fundamental human right. Securing access for all would go a long way in reducing illness and death, especially among children. However, less than seven years left in the race towards the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, the world is not on track to achieve universal access to WASH, according to the latest World Health Organization and United Nations Children’s Fund (WHO/UNICEF) Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (JMP) report, Progress on household drinking water, sanitation and hygiene 2000 - 2022: Special focus on gender. It highlights that achieving universal coverage by 2030 will require a six-fold increase in current rates of progress for safely managed drinking water, a five-fold increase for safely managed sanitation, and a three-fold increase for basic hygiene services.
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This year’s report is the first to include an in-depth analysis of gender inequalities, highlighting the risks women and girls face from inadequate access to safe WASH. According to the report, globally, women and girls over the age of 15 are primarily responsible for water collection in 7 out of 10 households that collect water from supplies located off-premises. In many countries, women and adolescent girls in the poorest households face another critical issue: the lack of private spaces for washing and changing. This compromises their privacy, dignity, and safety. For instance, Yemen has an 83 percentage point gap between the richest and poorest households, Bolivia has a 65 percentage point gap.
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The path to ending AIDS as a public health threat is clear; however, it requires strong political commitment and financial investment. Thanks to support for and investment in ending AIDS among children, 82 per cent of pregnant and breastfeeding women living with HIV globally were accessing antiretroviral treatment in 2022, up from 46 per cent in 2010. However, a sad reality is also that a child or adolescent died every five minutes due to AIDS in 2022.
Newly published estimates reveal that around 9.2 million people, including 660,000 children aged 0-14 years living with HIV, are missing out on life-saving treatment. Women and girls are still disproportionately affected, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Globally, 4,000 young women and girls became infected with HIV every week in 2022. Furthermore, more than 220,000 pregnant women globally are not receiving effective, lifelong antiretrovirals to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV and for their own health – almost 80 per cent of which are in sub-Saharan Africa.
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© UNICEF/UN0656277/Schermbrucker
Phiona (38 yrs) at her home with her youngest son. Phiona works as a Peer Mother at the Rugaga IV Health Centre in Uganda. Through the program, a number of peer mothers have been trained, mentored and facilitated to support mothers to deliver HIV free babies.
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Regional increases in infections driven primarily by a lack of HIV prevention services and barriers resulting from inequalities are alarming. In 2022, around 130,000 children aged 0-14 were newly infected with HIV, bringing the total number of children aged 0-14 living with HIV to 1.54 million. Nearly 87 per cent of these children live in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2022, almost one quarter (25 per cent) of new paediatric HIV infections were in East Asia and the Pacific (12 per cent) and West and Central Africa (13 per cent). Additionally, in the Middle East and North Africa, infections have risen by 7 percent among children aged 0-14 years and by 13 percent among adolescent and young people aged 15-24 years since 2010.
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Despite these increases, countries and regions with strong political will and sustainable investment have seen significant reductions in HIV. In Eastern and Southern Africa, there has been a remarkable 69 per cent reduction in new HIV infections among children 0-14 years since 2010 and a 58 per cent reduction among adolescents and young people 15-24 years, primarily among girls and young women during the same period. Globally, new HIV infections among children and adolescents and young people have decreased by 58 per cent and 47 per cent, respectively, from 2010 to 2022, reaching the lowest counts seen since the 1980s. These achievements show that progress is attainable, and the eradication of AIDS is within reach.
We encourage you to share this email with your network as appropriate.
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João Pedro Azevedo
Chief Statistician, Deputy Director
Division of Data, Analytics, Planning and Monitoring
UNICEF
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Anurita Bains
Associate Director
HIV/AIDS
Programme Group
UNICEF
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In our commitment to enhance maternal and child nutrition worldwide, we're pleased to share The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2023. This report, a result of a joint effort between FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP and WHO, delves into the intricate workings of global food systems.
We've turned our analytic lenses towards the increasingly complex interplay of urbanization, food security and child nutrition. As cities continue to grow and the world becomes ever more interconnected, understanding these interactions becomes vital for policy development and effective interventions.
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© UNICEF/UNI408481/Ngombua
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The report brings to light several pivotal issues:
Global Hunger: The number of people experiencing hunger worldwide reached between 690 and 783 million in 2022, a stark increase of 122 million people compared to pre-pandemic figures.
Access to Healthy Diets: Approximately 2.4 billion individuals, largely women and residents of rural areas, did not have consistent access to nutritious, safe and sufficient food in 2022.
Child Malnutrition: Child malnutrition is still high. In 2022, 22.3 per cent (148 million) children under age five were stunted, 6.8 per cent (45 million) were wasted and 5.6 per cent (37 million) were overweight.
Urbanization's Impact on Diet: As urbanization accelerates, there is a noticeable increase in the consumption of highly processed and convenience foods, leading to an increase in overweight and obesity rates across urban, peri-urban and rural areas.
Rural Dependence on Global Markets: Previously self-sustaining rural regions, especially in Africa and Asia, are now found to be increasingly dependent on national and global food markets.
Future Outlook: By 2050, it's projected that 70 per cent of the global population will live in cities. This significant demographic shift necessitates a reorientation of food systems to cater to these new urban populations and eradicate hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition.
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Understanding these trends and their far-reaching implications is critical in shaping effective strategies and interventions that promote global food security and nutrition, thereby safeguarding children's rights to food and nutrition as a human right.
We encourage you to share this email with your networks as appropriate.
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João Pedro Azevedo
Chief Statistician, Deputy Director
Division of Data, Analytics, Planning
and Monitoring
UNICEF
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Víctor M. Aguayo
Director, Nutrition and Child Development
Programme Group
UNICEF
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Universal access to safely managed drinking water, sanitation and basic hygiene (WASH) services is a fundamental human right. Securing access for all would go a long way in reducing illness and death, especially among children. However, less than seven years left in the race towards the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, the world is not on track to achieve universal access to WASH, according to the latest World Health Organization and United Nations Children’s Fund (WHO/UNICEF) Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (JMP) report, Progress on household drinking water, sanitation and hygiene 2000 - 2022: Special focus on gender. It highlights that achieving universal coverage by 2030 will require a six-fold increase in current rates of progress for safely managed drinking water, a five-fold increase for safely managed sanitation, and a three-fold increase for basic hygiene services.
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This year’s report is the first to include an in-depth analysis of gender inequalities, highlighting the risks women and girls face from inadequate access to safe WASH. According to the report, globally, women and girls over the age of 15 are primarily responsible for water collection in 7 out of 10 households that collect water from supplies located off-premises. In many countries, women and adolescent girls in the poorest households face another critical issue: the lack of private spaces for washing and changing. This compromises their privacy, dignity, and safety. For instance, Yemen has an 83 percentage point gap between the richest and poorest households, Bolivia has a 65 percentage point gap.
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