On the Front Lines in the Fight to End Child Marriage in the U.S.
Forced into an abusive marriage at 19, Fraidy Reiss escaped and started a nonprofit to support girls and women trapped in wedlock.
In Honduras, seven out of ten children live in a home classified by UNICEF as below the poverty line. Forty-three percent of children do not live with their parents, because their parents have departed for other nations in search of work.
By 2050, an estimated 42 percent of the world's new babies will be born in Africa. UNICEF and the LEGO Foundation want to make sure every child gets the best start in life, so they've teamed up.
Diwali is almost here, and soon families in India and around the world will come together to reflect upon the many gifts life has to offer.