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The United Nations children’s agency, UNICEF, plans to commit $270 million to Nigeria’s humanitarian and poverty alleviation efforts and pledged to help set up an emergency operation center, its executives said on Tuesday. The government…
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Routine vaccination of children is picking up again after a dramatic drop during the Covid-19 crisis, the United Nations said Tuesday, warning that dangerous gaps remain. Four million more children received routine childhood vaccines last…
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Almost 67 million children partially or fully missed routine vaccines between 2019 and 2021 because of lockdowns amid Covid pandemic throughout the world, United Nations (UN) said. "More than a decade of hard-earned gains in routine…
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Climate change, armed conflict and crumbling economies had a disastrous impact on children in 2022. From flooding in Pakistan and severe drought in the Horn of Africa to the escalation of war in Ukraine and the rise of armed groups in…
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Children and elderly people are at a higher risk of pneumonia. Pneumonia isn’t a health disorder of the elderlies only as pneumonia is a leading cause of child death and is estimated to kill over 700,000 children below the age of five…
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Priyanka Chopra is currently back in India after a gap of almost three years. Her trip has been part-work, where she launched a line of her hair care products in Mumbai. The second leg of the trip has been as the actor’s role as a UNICEF…
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At least 11 schoolchildren died in an air strike and firing on a Myanmar village, according to the United Nations children’s agency, an attack the country’s junta said targeted rebels hiding in the area. UN chief Antonio Guterres on…
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The death toll from Wednesday's earthquake in Afghanistan has risen to 1,150 and over 3,000 homes have been destroyed, the Associated Press reported citing data from state-run media. The Bakhtar News Agency said Friday the toll had…
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Government think tank NITI Aayog and UNICEF India on Thursday signed a statement of intent (SoI) on sustainable development goals (SDGs) with a focus on children. “Reiterating a mutual commitment towards realising the rights of children in…
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With the fighting between Russia and Ukraine set to enter the fourth week, the United Nations on Tuesday said one child was becoming a refugee every minute due to the conflict. A spokesperson for the United Nations' children's agency -…
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