As hunger and malnutrition persist, achieving Zero Hunger by 2030 in doubt, UN report warns
Securing healthy diets for the billions who cannot afford them would save trillions in costs
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Countries failing to prevent violence against children, agencies warn
Global status report on preventing violence against children calls for more government action and warns of ‘dramatic impact’ of COVID-19
80 million children at risk as COVID-19 disrupts vaccination efforts: UN
GAVI, WHO, and UNICEF call for joint effort to safely deliver routine immunization and proceed with vaccination campaigns against deadly vaccine-preventable diseases
Mental health in the age of coronavirus
Since January when the World Health Organization (WHO) determined the outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19, to be a “public health emergency of international concern”, stress levels everywhere have continued to mount.
Over 67,000 babies will be born in India in 2020 on New Year’s Day: UNICEF
In not too good news India will be topping the list of countries with the number of babies born today. In 2020, UNICEF is calling for world leaders and nations to invest in health workers with the know-how and equipment to save every newborn
“Signs of hope in Yemen”
The momentum to reach a political settlement in Yemen “has been building”, the United Nations Special Envoy to the country told the Security Council on November 22nd, attributing the positive development to compromises on “a range of issues”.
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UN warns of summary executions in north-east Syria
Amid ongoing fighting in northern Syria and disturbing reports that extrajudicial killings have been streamed online, the United Nations and their partners are continuing to deliver humanitarian supplies to tens of thousands of people displaced by the violence, UN agencies stressed on Tuesday.
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Around 12 million children may never see a classroom: UN data
New data published by the United Nations cultural agency on Friday, reveals that without taking urgent measures, around 12 million young children will never set foot inside a school, with girls facing “the greatest barriers”.
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Record number of children maimed, killed in conflicts: UN Report
A new UN report has found that 2018 was the worst year on record for children caught up in armed conflict; the year saw the highest numbers killed or maimed since the United Nations began monitoring the violation.
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20 million children left out of life saving vaccines: UNICEF
New estimates find dangerous stagnation of global vaccination rates, due to conflict, inequality and complacency
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