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Ahn Chang-ho, chair of the National Human Rights Commission [YONHAP]

'Excessive' early education robs children of childhood, says Korea's human rights watchdog chief

The head of the national human rights watchdog on Monday took issue with the country's "excessive" early education fervor for young children, saying it is depriving them of their childhood.

2026.5.4

Boy band Tomorrow X Together attends a press event for its new global initiative with Unicef, 'Together for Tomorrow,' in Mapo District, western Seoul, on April 29. [NEWS1]

Boy band Tomorrow X Together, Unicef launch mental health campaign for children, adolescents

Boy band Tomorrow X Together and Unicef launched a global initiative focused on youth mental health on Wednesday.

2026.4.29

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The SM Entertainment building is seen in eastern Seoul. [SM ENTERTAINMENT]

SM Entertainment, Unicef partner to empower Indonesian girls, improve school facilities

K-pop powerhouse expanded its social contribution program across Southeast Asia by signing a new partnership with Unicef to support children in Indonesia, the company said on Monday.

2026.3.30

aespa member Winter departs for Thailand from Incheon International Airport on Feb. 13. [NEWS1]

aespa's Winter donates a total of 200 million won to Unicef and Samsung Medical Center

Singer Winter of girl group aespa has donated 200 million won ($133,600) to children suffering from global conflicts and patients from underprivileged families, her agency SM Entertainment said Thursday.

2026.3.19

Boy band BTS promotes its ″Love Myself″ campaign, launched in 2017 with Unicef Korea to advocate against violence against children, in this photo from 2021. [BIGHIT MUSIC]

BTS receives presidential commendation for 'Love Myself' campaign

BTS set another record on Tuesday — not for its music but for its philanthropy. The members became the first Korean singers to receive a presidential commendation for their “Love Myself” campaign with Unicef to end violence against adolescents.

2025.12.9

Boy band Tomorrow X Together poses during a campaign partnership event with Unicef at the organization's headquarters in New York on Sept. 30. [UNICEF]

Tomorrow X Together, Unicef partner on young people's mental health

Tomorrow X Together has partnered with Unicef for a global campaign to support the mental well-being of young people, the boy band’s agency BigHit Music said Wednesday.

2025.10.1

Kakao Bank CEO Yun Ho-young, center, poses for a commemorative photo with Kanetaka Sawako, right, lead of Unicef’s Asia-Pacific hub, and Cho Mi-jin, secretary general of the Korean Committee for Unicef, after signing a global partnership agreement on climate crisis response for future generations at the Unicef Korea office on July 28. [KAKAO BANK]

Kakao Bank pledges $2 million to Unicef to support youth in climate-vulnerable regions

Kakao Bank, the internet-only banking subsidiary of Korean tech conglomerate Kakao, has pledged $2 million to Unicef to support youth in climate-vulnerable regions of Southeast Asia.

2025.7.29

Children at an elementary school in Daejeon play on the school grounds on Sept. 28, 2021. [NEWS1]

Korean kids top academics, near bottom in physical, mental health: Unicef

Korean children and adolescents rank highest among advanced nations in basic academic achievement, but fall near the bottom in terms of physical health and mental health, according to a new Unicef report.

2025.5.14

Children drink water from a well near Nzara, South Sudan on Feb. 16. [AP/YONHAP]

More than 200 children were raped in Sudan since the beginning of 2024, UN children's agency says

Children in conflict-ravaged Sudan as young as a year old have been raped since the beginning of 2024, according to the UN children's agency Tuesday, which said sexual violence is being used as a tactic of war.

2025.3.4

North Korea launches Unicef-backed vaccination program for children and pregnant women

North Korea has launched a nationwide vaccination campaign for children and pregnant women with the support of the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef), years after they missed out on essential vaccines due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

2024.9.4