Tag: UNICEF
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Schools reopen in Congo’s Ebola epicenter despite concerns from parents and teachers
A new academic year began Tuesday across Congo despite concerns by parents and teachers that the ongoing Ebola outbreak poses risks to children in the epicenter. ... -
Children pay the price for the Iran war as malnutrition and poverty surge
Maryam Aminu was hardly surprised when the last of her six children was diagnosed with malnutrition in April for a second time. She was barely feeding ... -
More than 300 children killed or injured in Sudan war in six months, UNICEF says
More than 300 children have been killed or injured in the last six months in the war in Sudan, mostly from drone strikes, the U.N. children’s ... -
Number of children abducted in Nigerian school attack raised to more than 300
A total of 303 schoolchildren and 12 teachers were abducted by gunmen during an attack on St. Mary’s School, a Catholic institution in north-central Nigeria’s Niger ... -
Nearly 250 million children missed school last year because of extreme weather: UNICEF
At least 242 million children in 85 countries had their schooling interrupted last year because of heatwaves, cyclones, flooding and other extreme weather, the United Nations ... -
Gang violence has displaced 300,000 children, the UN says
Gang violence in Haiti has displaced more than 300,000 children since March, the U.N. children’s agency said Tuesday as the Caribbean country struggles to curb killings ... -
UNICEF: 230 million females are circumcised globally, 30 million more than in 2016
Over 230 million women and girls have undergone female genital mutilation, most of whom live in Africa, according to a report issued late last week by ... -
UN records the highest number of ‘grave violations’ against children in conflicts
Children experienced the highest number of “grave violations” in conflicts verified by the United Nations in 2022, with the conflicts between Israeli and Palestinians and in ...
