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U.N. warns Syria: Civil war could cost you a generation
A whole generation of Syrian children risks being lost amid the spiralling civil war in the country, the UN children’s agency cautioned Tuesday, saying it was in urgent need of funds to address the crisis. “Millions of children inside Syria and across the region are witnessing their past and their…
Pakistan launches anti-pneumonia drive
Pakistan on Tuesday launched a drive to vaccinate 5.5 million children against pneumococcal disease to fight pneumonia, which kills tens of thousands of youngsters in the country every year. Pakistan is the first country in South Asia to launch a campaign against the disease, according to UN children’s agency UNICEF,…
Mali children raped, maimed, recruited by armed groups
The United Nations Childrens’ Fund said Friday that armed groups occupying northern Mali were recruiting children, while others had been raped and killed by explosive devices. UNICEF said in a statement that evidence collected since the end of March, when Islamists and other armed groups seized the northern half of…
UN: 2 million children could be saved by focusing on pneumonia and diarrhea
More than two million children’s lives in poor countries could be saved in the next three years by focusing on pneumonia and diarrhoea, the two biggest killers of under-fives, a UN report said on Friday. The UN Children’s Fund (Unicef) report, Pneumonia and diarrhoea: tackling the deadliest diseases for the…
Children left behind in world’s city boom: UNICEF
More than one billion children now live in crowded cities around the world but too many are stuck among the poorest of the poor without electricity, water or education, a UN report said Tuesday. “Urbanization leaves hundreds of millions of children in cities and towns excluded from vital services,” the…
Horn of Africa drought ‘set to worsen’: UN
The plight of millions of drought-stricken people across the Horn of Africa is set to worsen, with rains expected only later in the year and harvests months away, a top UN official warned Saturday. Scanty or failed rainfall in the region over the past two years has already forced thousands…
Iraq wastes 50% of water: UNICEF
BAGHDAD — Fifty percent of water resources are wasted in Iraq, where six million people have no access to clean water, the United Nations said on Monday, the eve of World Water Day. “Iraq faces difficulties in meeting the target of 91 percent of households using a safe drinking water…
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