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Infants and young children are being raped as a weapon of war in Sudan, UNICEF says

Armed forces in Sudan’s ongoing civil war are perpetrating systematic sexual violence against young children, with one-year-olds the youngest survivors of rape, according to a new report from UNICEF, the…

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2,200 dead and missing in Mediterranean in 2024 – UNICEF

Over 2,200 people have been reported dead or missing in the Mediterranean in 2024, with nearly 1,700 lives lost along the central Mediterranean route, UNICEF's Regional Director for Europe and…

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More than 200 children killed in Lebanon in past two months, UNICEF says

More than 200 children have been killed and 1,100 injured in Lebanon in the past two months, the U.N. children's agency (UNICEF) said on Tuesday. The more than year-old conflict…

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Gaza faces ‘perfect storm’ of deadly diseases

By Bassam Masoud and Saleh Salem GAZA, Dec 14 (Reuters) - For the besieged residents of Gaza who have so far survived Israel's bombs and bullets, a silent, invisible killer…

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Child poverty levels in the UK worst among world’s richest nations, UNICEF report finds

LONDON, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Child income poverty rates in the United Kingdom were the highest among the world's richest countries, a report by U.N. children's agency UNICEF said, ranking…

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People lost faith in childhood vaccines during COVID pandemic, UNICEF says

By Jennifer Rigby and Emma Farge LONDON, April 20 (Reuters) - People all over the world lost confidence in the importance of routine childhood vaccines against killer diseases like measles…

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Bloom, a UNICEF ambassador and actor, visits children’s centre in Kyiv

By Nick Starkov KYIV, March 27 (Reuters) - Orlando Bloom, a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations children's organization UNICEF and a star of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" and…

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One child a minute being admitted for malnutrition treatment in Somalia: UNICEF

LONDON (Reuters) - One child is being admitted for medical treatment for malnutrition every minute in Somalia as severe drought threatens to cause the deaths of children on a scale…

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Pandemic behind ‘largest backslide in childhood vaccination in a generation’ – U.N

LONDON, July 15 (Reuters) - Around 25 million children around the world missed out on routine vaccinations that protect against life-threatening diseases last year, as the knock-on effects of the pandemic continue…

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Lebanon maternal deaths triple, children’s health at risk amid crisis, UNICEF says

The number of women in Lebanon dying from pregnancy-related complications has nearly tripled amid a crushing three-year economic crisis that has seen doctors and midwives leave the country, the U.N.…

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Covid closures still affecting 400 million pupils – UNICEF

Schools in 23 countries, with 405 million pupils, are still partially or fully closed because of Covid, the United Nations Children's Fund says. The charity, Unicef, estimates 147 million children…

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More than 100 million COVID-19 vaccines rejected by poorer nations in December – UNICEF

BRUSSELS, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Poorer nations last month rejected more than 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines distributed by the global programme COVAX, mainly due to their rapid expiry…

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Unicef warns 3.2 million children at risk of malnutrition in Afghanistan

Afghan children who were displaced from other parts of the country live in temporary shelters at a camp in Kabul, Afghanistan, 09 October 2021. Some 3.2 million children under the…

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One million Nigerian children to miss school due to mass kidnappings, UNICEF says

At least one million Nigerian children could miss school this year as the new term begins amid a rise in mass school kidnappings and insecurity, the United Nations children's agency…

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UNICEF calls for schools to reopen in pandemic-hit nations

The United Nations children's agency UNICEF has urged education authorities to reopen schools as soon as possible in countries where millions of students are still not allowed to return to…

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UNICEF warns millions of Lebanese face water shortages

More than 4 million people in Lebanon could face a critical shortage of water or be cut off completely in the coming days, UNICEF warned, due to a severe fuel…

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100,000 children in Tigray at risk of death from malnutrition – UNICEF

More than 100,000 children in Tigray, Ethiopia, could suffer from life-threatening severe acute malnutrition in the next 12 months, a 10-fold jump over average annual levels, the U.N. Children's Fund…

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Over 71% of Lebanon’s population risks losing access to safe water – UNICEF

The United Nations warned that more than four million people in Lebanon, including one million refugees risked losing access to safe water as shortages of funding, fuel and supplies affect…

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UNICEF warns of the alarming surge in Covid-19 cases in Libya

According to reports from the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), Libya has seen a frightening increase in COVID-19 cases in the last two weeks, with infections rising faster than…

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168 million children worldwide have missed school for a year

Worldwide, more than 168 million children have had their schools completely shut for almost a year, according to UNICEF, due to coronavirus lockdowns. One in seven children – 214 million…

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Cargolux joins UNICEF Humanitarian Airfreight Initiative

Luxembourg's Cargolux announced that it will be part of UNICEF’s Humanitarian Airfreight Initiative to transport essential medical and pharmaceutical supplies where they are most needed. The project aims to prioritize…

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UNICEF appeals to make 2021 ‘safer, healthier world for children’

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday that more than 371,500 children would be born on the first day of 2021. “The children born today enter a world far…

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Half the world’s schoolchildren still unable to attend classrooms

Around 872 million school children – or half of the world’s student population – are still unable to attend schools in person because of the pandemic. Henrietta Fore, executive director…

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UNICEF chief urges firms to fight COVID-19 with public sector partners

Firms should look toward public-private partnerships in the fight against COVID-19, the head of United Nations' children's agency told business leaders. The pandemic could provide a rare opportunity for companies…

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U.N. warns Coronavirus pandemic threatens lives of millions of children

Disruptions to health services due to the pandemic are putting millions of additional lives at risk worldwide, the United Nations said Wednesday, warning that Covid-19 could reverse decades of progress…

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Reggae classic ‘One Love’ re-issued to help children upended by COVID crisis

The iconic Bob Marley song One Love is to be re-released with the blessing of the musician’s family to support children whose lives have been upended by COVID-19, the UN…

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Steroid drug purchased for COVID patients in poor countries – U.N.

An initial purchase of the steroid dexamethasone, shown to be effective in treating severe or critical COVID-19 patients, will be made for up to 4.5 million people in low- and…

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UNICEF and WFP launch partnership to help fight malnutrition in Ethiopia

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and World Food Programme (WFP) have launched a three-year partnership in Ethiopia to support the Government in preventing acute malnutrition in children and mothers…

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UNICEF warns millions of Yemeni children could starve without urgent aid

Millions of children in Yemen could be pushed towards starvation by the end of the year as the humanitarian crisis is compounded by a lack of funding as the world…

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Malta: 868 children arrived in Malta after rescue last year

868 children arrived in Malta last year after being rescued at sea. They included 768 who were unaccompanied or separated from their parents (UASC), according to a report by the United…

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UNICEF Cryptocurrency Fund announces its largest investment of startups in developing and emerging economies

Eight technology companies in developing and emerging economies will receive investment from the UNICEF Cryptocurrency Fund (CryptoFund) to solve local and global challenges. The CryptoFund will invest 125 ETH in…

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Unicef highlights plight of children in Yemen humanitarian disaster

In Yemen, humanitarian needs have never been more acute, or funding more constrained, according to Unicef. “As of today, UNICEF’s US$479 million appeal to sustain essential basic services for children…

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UNICEF issues dire report on coronavirus’ deadly impact on children

UNICEF published a report on Tuesday saying an additional 6,000 children could die every day from preventable causes over the next six months as the coronavirus pandemic continues to weaken…

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Greta Thunberg donates $100,000 to support children during pandemic

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has donated a $100,000 prize she won from a Danish foundation to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for use against the COVID-19 pandemic, the…

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UNICEF and Microsoft launch global learning platform to help address COVID-19 education crisis

UNICEF and Microsoft Corp. announced the expansion of a global learning platform to help children and youth affected by COVID-19 continue their education at home. The Learning Passport started off…

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World remains a ‘violent, highly discriminatory place’ for girls

Twenty-five years after the historic Beijing women’s conference in China – a milestone in advancing equal rights – violence against women and girls is not only common, but widely accepted,…

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UNICEF appeals for US$42.3 million to support the global Covid-19 outbreak response

UNICEF is urgently appealing for $42.3 million to scale up its response to the Covid-19 virus outbreak and support global efforts to contain it. “This is a race against time,”…

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No single country is providing children with a healthy life and a climate fit for their future: UN report

The future of every single child in the world is at risk as nations across the world fail to curb the effects of climate change and provide a clean and…

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UNICEF warns ‘dire and untenable’ situation for tens of thousands of children in unrelenting conflict in Libya

The world should not accept the “dire and untenable” situation facing children in wartorn Libya the head of the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, said on Friday. “Children in Libya, including…

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UNICEF: 2019 ends ‘deadly decade’ for children in conflict zones

Millions of children across the world are entering a new decade facing the devastating consequences of violence in conflict zones, UNICEF said on Monday. The United Nations' children's agency has documented 170,000 grave…

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The UNICEF Photos of the Year 2019

Photos made available by UNICEF showing prize photos of the UNICEF Photo of the Year 2019 which was won by the photo (see above) titled 'Philippines: Garbage, the Children and…

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Rise in Caribbean children displaced by storms shows climate crisis is a child rights issue: UNICEF

The number of Caribbean children displaced by storms has risen approximately six-fold in the past five years, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reveals in a new report released on Friday. Catastrophic tropical cyclones…

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UNICEF now accepting cryptocurrency donations

The UN children’s agency UNICEF as of Wednesday, will be able to receive, hold and disburse donations of cryptocurrencies and bitcoin through its newly established Fund, a first for UN…

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U.N. appeals so that countries make ‘digital world’ safer for children

Rising Internet connectivity has the potential to transform children’s lives for the better, but also makes them vulnerable to sexual abuse, online harassment and bullying, recruitment by extremist groups, and…

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‘Childhood is changing, and so must we’, UNICEF declares, as world marks historic convention

Since its adoption 30 years ago, the milestone Convention of the Rights of the Child and its near universal membership has created “unprecedented international solidarity around children’s rights,'' the Secretary-General…

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IOM, UNICEF Strengthen Partnership to Respond to Needs of Migrant Children

Children as young as 10 are among Ethiopians leaving for better prospects outside the country, many with their parents’ consent. Ethiopia, Africa’s second most populous country after Nigeria, accounts…

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“You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words” – Greta Thunberg

Greta Thunberg has excoriated world leaders for their “betrayal” of young people through their inertia over the climate crisis at a United Nations summit that failed to deliver ambitious new commitments…

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More women and children are surviving today than ever before – UN report

More women and their children are surviving today than ever before, according to new child and maternal mortality estimates released today by United Nations groups led by UNICEF and the…

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3,758 school backpacks laid at the United Nations show the grave scale of child deaths in conflict in 2018

A UNICEF installation to show the devastating scale of child deaths in conflict zones in 2018 was unveiled today at the United Nations in New York. The haunting display features…

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North Korea tells UN to cut international aid staff

North Korea has told the United Nations to cut the number of international staff it deploys in the country because the world body’s programs have failed “due to the politicization…

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A third of young people polled by UN, report being a victim of online bullying

Around one-in-three young people across 30 countries say they have been bullied online, while one-in-five report that they have skipped school because of it. Those are some of the key…

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Alarming number of Ebola deaths in DRC

Since the Ebola epidemic struck in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) one year ago, almost 600 of around 850 children who have caught the virus…

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IOM launches five campaigns to prevent irregular migration in Central America

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is currently launching five campaigns to prevent the risks of irregular migration and encourage informed decision making among potential young Central American migrants. Mexico,…

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Education under fire in Central and Western Africa warns UNICEF report

A surge in “deliberate” attacks against students, teachers and schools in West and Central Africa has led to a tripling in school closures in the last year and left almost…

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UNICEF seeks $70 million to aid 900,000 children in Venezuela

The UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has appealed for help to provide life-saving assistance to 900,000 youngsters in Venezuela. As the country continues to face a dire economic crisis, more than three million children need…

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UN warns of spike in grave violations against children in Mali as ‘the new normal

Voicing great concern over a sharp increase in the killing and maiming of children in Mali due to ongoing fighting and instability, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and partners called…

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Senior UN officials call for return to sea rescues, after ‘the worst Mediterranean tragedy of this year

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, along with the heads of a number of UN agencies, expressed horror at Thursday’s reports that as many as 150 people may be dead after a boat…

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