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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...
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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.
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'Children from poorest households more likely to die from preventable diseases'
The data is contained in a report released by Unicef on Wednesday titled The Convention of the Child at a Crossroads.
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1-in-3 young children undernourished or overweight: UNICEF
'If children eat poorly, they live poorly,' said UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore, unveiling the Fund's first State of the World's Children report since 1999.
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Nigeria releases 25 children cleared of suspected ties with Boko Haram - Unicef
It is not clear how many children in total have been drawn into armed groups, including Boko Haram, or how they have been recruited.
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FACT CHECK: Do nearly half of all child deaths in Africa stem from hunger?
Africa Check takes a closer look at the claim from African Child Policy Forum that nearly half of all child deaths in Africa stem from hunger.
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Lewis Hamilton launching plant-based burger chain
Neat Burger will open its first site on Monday just off Regent's Street in London, and the team already has plans to expand the concept globally with 14 franchises scheduled in the next 24 months.
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Unicef: Less than half of kids born in Sub-Saharan Africa are legally registered
The organisation said data shows that if the current trend persists, 115 million children will be unregistered by 2030 across the continent.
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Sudan ruler condemns teenagers' killing as UN urges probe
The killings come as protest leaders are due to hold talks with the ruling generals on Tuesday on the remaining aspects of installing civilian rule.
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20 million children miss out on life-saving vaccines, UN warns
In a report on global immunisation coverage, the UN agencies found that vaccination levels are stagnating, notably in poor countries or areas of conflict.
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Nigeria's military bans Unicef over 'spies' training claim
The military has accused the UN children's agency of hosting workshops in Maiduguri and training people for 'clandestine' activities that are 'sabotaging' counterterrorism efforts.
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UNICEF: World set to miss 2030 target to end Aids
According to a report released yesterday to mark World Aids Day, the virus kills 76 adolescents around the world every day, and some 360,000 will die by 2030 unless 'urgent' action is taken.
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1.5 million children in CAR need emergency aid - UN
Some 1.5 million children nationwide are in need of humanitarian assistance, an increase of 300,000 compared with 2016, the United Nations children's agency Unicef said in a new report.
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Millie Bobby Brown named Unicef's youngest Goodwill Ambassador
The 14-year-old star will use her global platform to raise awareness of children's rights and issues affecting young people, such as poor education, violence, bullying and poverty.
