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More than one billion children worldwide are exposed to at least three overlapping climate hazards, according to a UNICEF report released on Monday, underscoring the growing impact of climate change on the world's youngest population. The…
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In Nagpur, experts have warned that climate change is emerging as a major driver of malnutrition in Maharashtra, with pregnant women and young children bearing the brunt of its cascading effects. According to UNICEF, climate shocks such as…
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An evacuation order by South Sudan People’s Defence Forces earlier this month forced around 100,000 people to flee the opposition-held town of Akobo into neighboring Ethiopia, according to UNICEF on Tuesday. Akobo, located in the eastern…
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Global vaccine alliance Gavi and UNICEF have secured a 25% price reduction for the R21 malaria vaccine produced by the Serum Institute of India, a move expected to significantly expand access despite shrinking international aid budgets.…
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Climate Conversation Season 1 was organised in the city by UNICEF, engaging diverse partners as part of its efforts to increase discourse and involve social media influencers, podcasters, media, CSOs, and environmentalists to seek…
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Kitty van der Heijden, deputy executive director of the UN children’s fund, has praised the collaboration between UNICEF and the private sector to address the many urgent challenges facing the world’s children. In an interview with Arab…
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Social media giants on Friday hit out at a landmark Australian law banning them from signing up under-16s, describing it as a rush job littered with “many unanswered questions.” The UN children’s charity UNICEF Australia joined the fray,…
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Demographic shifts, worsening climate change and rapid technological transformation risk creating a bleak future for youth in the mid-21st century, the United Nations agency for children warned Tuesday in an annual report. “Children are…
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More than 420,000 children in the Amazon basin are being badly affected by a drought parching much of South America that is impacting water supplies and river transport, UNICEF said Wednesday. The record-breaking drought is taking a toll…
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More than 79 million women and girls across sub-Saharan Africa have endured rape and sexual assault as children, according to data presented by UNICEF on Thursday. The UN children’s agency said newly collated data showed the region was…
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