A living wage is the income workers need to meet basic needs and live with dignity. This includes the cost of food, housing, healthcare, education, transportation, and other essentials. Yet around the world, nearly 241 million workers still live in extreme poverty, even though they are employed. In many global supply chains,especially industries like garment manufacturing,workers are paid wages far below what is required for a decent standard of living. Human rights advocates

Across Gaza and Ukraine, a clear pattern emerges: modern war does not only destroy cities,it reshapes childhood itself. In Gaza, nearly 1.9 million people are displaced, including many unaccompanied children. Repeated displacement has led to deep psychological trauma, where anxiety, withdrawal, and disrupted development are increasingly common. Here, mental health support, safe routines, and even moments of play are not secondary,they are essential for recovery. In Ukraine, t

Four years into the full-scale war, many Ukrainian children are still growing up in conditions shaped by constant fear. In frontline areas like Kherson, daily life has moved underground. Of the 60,000 children who once lived there, only about 5,000 remain. For many, basements have become classrooms, bedrooms, and play spaces,places meant to protect them from airstrikes, but far removed from any sense of normal childhood. Across Ukraine, nearly one third of all children,about

In 2025 alone, more than 340 schools in Ukraine have been damaged or destroyed, bringing the total number of UN-verified incidents since February 2022 to at least 1,611. As the war stretches into its fourth academic year, around 4.6 million children continue to face serious barriers to education. For many students, learning is no longer a stable routine but something constantly interrupted by air raid sirens, displacement, and uncertainty. In frontline regions, schools remain

Nearly 1.9 million people in Gaza(about 90% of the population)have been displaced, many of them multiple times. Among them are an estimated 17,000 children who are unaccompanied or separated from their families. For many of these children, repeated displacement, loss, and constant insecurity have left deep psychological scars. At a time when emotional stability is essential for development, many are growing up in environments defined by fear and uncertainty. Although a ceasef