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Unicef: One in seven children suffer high air pollution
Worldwide, the WHO estimates that outdoor air pollution killed 3.7 million people in 2012, including 127,000 children aged under five.
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Unicef: 75,000 children could die in Nigeria hunger crisis
The UN has called for military escorts for aid workers trying to reach areas affected by the crisis.
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Unicef report: Over 50 million uprooted by conflict
The report says children represent a disproportionate and growing proportion of people seeking refuge.
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UN supports ‘brelfies’ to encourage breastfeeding
The UN says mother’s sharing pictures of themselves breastfeeding, is a good way to break down any stigma.
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UNICEF: El Niño, La Niña could lead to spike in new HIV infections in Africa
More than 60 million people, two thirds of them in east and southern Africa, are facing food shortages.
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Isn't it time every child had a fair chance?
Unless the trend is disrupted, by 2030 almost 70 million children may die before reaching their 5th birthdays.
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WATCH: Do we treat rich and poor people differently?
How would you treat a young child left alone in a public place?
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Unicef says 25 children reported killed in Syria
The UN body has called on all parties to the conflict to keep children out of harm's way.
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UNICEF: Children face beatings, rape, death trying to reach Europe
Minors account for a growing percentage of migrants and refugees, particularly those trying to reach Italy.
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FACT CHECK: Are 74% of African girls aged 15 to 24 HIV+?
Africa Check interrogates the startling claim made on Zimbabwe Today.
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Girls in Guinea cut at earlier age as female support for FGM rises
Guinea has the second highest rate of female genital mutilation in the world after Somalia.
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Syria, the human tragedy
Syria, the human tragedy
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SA drought strategies under the spotlight
Unicef wants to see the country’s plans to mitigate the effects of drought in other African countries.
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Unicef: SA drought has ripple effect on SADC food availability
The organisation revealed today that more than one million children in Africa are malnourished.
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‘Millions of children suffering from severe malnutrition’
Unicef says over one million children in southern and eastern Africa are in need of treatment.
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More women face genital mutilation than earlier estimated - UN
The new global figure includes nearly 70 million more girls and women than UNICEF estimated in 2014.
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Unicef confirms severe malnutrition in Madaya
Dozens of deaths from starvation have been reported in the besieged Syrian town.
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Boko Haram violence forces 1 mln children out of school
More than 2,000 schools have been shut down in north east Nigeria and its neighboring countries.
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Unicef: Over 1 million infant HIV infections prevented
Unicef said more should be done to improve diagnosis and treatment of children.
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Unicef: Teen Aids deaths triple since 2000
The organisation says Aids is the leading cause of death among teenagers in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Unicef launches regional campaign against child abuse
The campaign is aimed at raising awareness around child abuse across Eastern and Southern Africa.
