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Over 30,000 children risk death in famine-hit Tigray: UN
"Without humanitarian access to scale up our response, an estimated 30,000-plus severely malnourished children in those highly inaccessible areas are at high...
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Child labour swells for first time in two decades: UN
In a joint report, the International Labour Organization and the UN children's agency UNICEF said the number in child labour stood at 160 million at the start of 2020, an increase of 8.4 million in four years.
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Celebrities call on G7 to share COVID-19 vaccines with poor nations
The entertainment and sports figures urged the seven countries - France, Italy, the UK, Canada, Japan, Germany and the United States - to pledge at least 20% of their supply between June and August, amounting to 150 million doses.
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Unicef concerned about impact of COVID-19 on routine vaccination for SA kids
Unicef is concerned about the drop in immunisation coverage among children under the age of five over the past year could leave to a resurgence of vaccine preventable childhood diseases.
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Parents are not alone in fight against child murders, abuse - Zulu
The 2019/2020 Annual Police Crime Stats showed child murders dropped by 7%, while more than 24 000 children were sexually assaulted in South Africa.
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Ghana to receive world's first doses of free Covax vaccines
The West African nation has recorded 80,759 COVID-19 cases and 582 deaths since the start of the pandemic. These figures are believed to fall short of the real toll as the number of tests is low.
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Yemen rocked by heavy clashes amid stark UN starvation warning
The country is engulfed in a bloody power struggle that erupted in 2014 between its government, supported by Saudi Arabia, and Iran-backed Huthi rebels, who control the capital Sanaa and most of the north.
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Unicef's Daniel Timme describes Cyclone Eloise devastation in Moz
Beira in Mozambique is still recovering from two devastating cyclones, Idai and Kenneth, which hit in 2019, killing hundreds and forcing thousands from their homes.
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FACT CHECK: Do nearly 7,500 children die from ‘hunger’ each year in SA?
Africa Check looks at the claim published on Daily Maverick that nearly 7,500 children under the age of five die annually in South Africa as a direct result of hunger.
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UN stockpiling billion syringes for COVID-19 vaccine
Unicef, the UN Children's Fund, said it aims to get 520 million syringes in its warehouses by the end of this year, to guarantee an initial supply in countries ahead of the vaccine.
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Calls for SA media houses to give children a voice in their coverage
Unicef South Africa’s Sudeshan Reddy on Wednesday said while the country had one of the best legislation and protection of children in the media in the world, he called for children to be treated as individuals with and rights.
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Pandemic threatens lives of millions of children - UN
The past 30 years have seen remarkable strides forward in preventing or treating causes of infant deaths including premature births and pneumonia.
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UN chief backs global access to 'people's vaccine' for coronavirus
The virtual meeting, hosted by Britain, aims to raise $7.4 billion for immunisation programmes stalled by the pandemic, and launch a new fundraising drive to support potential COVID-19 vaccines.
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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 world body said Thursday.
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'No Pata Pata': Angelique Kidjo redoes Makeba classic for COVID-19 awareness
Unicef has re-released ‘Pata Pata’, the world-famous song by late music icon Miriam Makeba.
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UN seeks $90 mn for Mideast children as virus deepens poverty
"The region has the biggest number of children in need in the world due to ongoing conflicts and wars," said Ted Chaiban, UNICEF director for the Middle East and North Africa, in a statement.
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ANALYSIS: Pushing the final frontier for ending female genital mutilation
After more than three decades of campaigning against FGM, this year is a watershed moment for women and girls at risk, write Mohamed M Fall and Dr Julitta Onabanjo.
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Unicef: Billions spent on SA govt debt will hurt children’s programmes
Unicef’s South African representatives on Friday made submissions to Parliament, which held public hearings on the 2019 Adjustments Appropriation Bill and Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement.
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WHO, Unicef evacuate 76 staff from Ebola teams in Congo due to insecurity
Rebels believed to belong to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) killed eight people in an overnight raid on Sunday.
