CHILDREN

Some 250 million children are out of school worldwide

Published on: September 19, 2023
14:38

Paris, Sep 19 (Prensa Latina) Some 250 million children are out of school, after the six million additional registered during the last year, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) warned on Tuesday.

Mysterious disease kills nine children in Côte d’Ivoire

Published on: September 19, 2023
13:25

Abidjan, Sep 19 (Prensa Latina) The small village of Niangban (center) is the focus of national attention in Côte d'Ivoire, where seven of its inhabitants died of a disease of unknown origin.

UN chief urges to safeguard democracy now and for the future

Published on: September 15, 2023
19:59

United Nations, Sep 15 (Prensa Latina) On the International Day of Democracy, the UN on Friday recognized the essential role of children and young people in safeguarding democracy today and for the future.

Nearly one child born every second faces risk of stunted growth

Published on: September 14, 2023
17:59

United Nations, Sep 14 (Prensa Latina) An estimated 194 million children born between now and 2030 will have stunted growth unless world leaders gathering next week at the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Summit urgently accelerate progress towards meeting the goals, said Save the Children.

Malnutrition early in life sets stage for poor growth, death – Study

Published on: September 13, 2023
18:04

Washington, Sep 13 (Prensa Latina) Early life malnutrition, which is associated with increased risk of disease, impaired cognition, and death, occurs earlier than expected, according to new findings authored by a team from UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco.

5.5 percent of Ecuadorean children faces obesity

Published on: September 12, 2023
17:06

Quito, Sep 12 (Prensa Latina) 5.5% of Ecuadorean children under 5 years of age suffer from obesity, according to the National Survey on Child Malnutrition.

Angola to vaccinate ove 5M children to fight off polio

Published on: September 5, 2023
14:55

Luanda, Sep 5 (Prensa Latina) Angola is presently getting ready to polio vaccination campaign, in which more than five million children (up to 5 years) are expected to be vaccinated from Sept. 8 to 11.

Children in 48 African countries at high risk from climate change

Published on: September 5, 2023
13:08

New York, Sep 5 (Prensa Latina) Children in 48 African countries are at high risk of suffering the impact of climate change, according to a UNICEF report on the occasion of the regional climate summit in Nairobi.

Ecuador’s President to present results on child malnutrition

Published on: September 5, 2023
08:46

Quito, Sep 5 (Prensa Latina) Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso will present on Tuesday the results of the national survey on child malnutrition, one of the unfinished promises of his administration.

Nearly a quarter of Malians are in food insecurity, UN warns

Published on: September 2, 2023
11:19

United Nations, Sep 2 (Prensa Latina) Nearly a quarter of the population of Mali suffers moderate or acute food insecurity, according to reports described today as alarming by the United Nations humanitarian agencies.

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