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UNICEF in Cuba and Civil Defense recognized cooperation ties

Published on: May 11, 2022
11:55

By: Aleynes Palacios Hurtado

Havana, May 11 (Prensa Latina) Representative of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Cuba, Alejandra Trossero, and the head of the National Civil Defense General Staff, Division General (R) Ramon Pardo, on Wednesday recognized their bilateral cooperation.

UNICEF is concern about Afghan girls’ education

Published on: May 5, 2022
11:56

By: Aleynes Palacios Hurtado

Kabul, May 5 (Prensa Latina) UNICEF on Thursday reiterated its concern about the impact on Afghan girls' education caused by the government decision of banning schooling of females from the sixth grade.

UNICEF to support Ethiopia’s reconstruction process

Published on: April 29, 2022
10:27

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Addis Ababa, Apr 29 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) will support the reconstruction efforts in Ethiopia, according to a Government communication released on Friday, citing statements by the agency's Executive Director Catherine M. Russell.

UNICEF highlights immunization programs in Cuba

Published on: April 25, 2022
14:29

By: Ana Luisa Brown

Havana, Apr 25 (Prensa Latina) The National Vaccination Program in Cuba, which is universal and free, did not stop even in the most complicated period of Covid-19, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) noted on Monday, in the framework of the 20th Immunization Week in the Americas.

Ecuador and UNICEF promote a 2023-2026 cooperation program

Published on: April 22, 2022
08:13

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Quito, Apr 22 (Prensa Latina) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Ecuador and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) are currently promoting the drawing up of the Cooperation Program 2023-2026 in favor of children and adolescents.

Cuba and Unicef collaborate for the autistic people´s inclusion

Published on: April 2, 2022
09:29

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Havana, Apr 2 (Prensa Latina) Cuba and Unicef work jointly in a project aimed at families and educators who care for autistic people, whose international day is celebrated today.

Covid-19 closures still affecting about 405 million children – UNICEF

Published on: March 30, 2022
17:17

By: Pavel López Lazo

United Nations, Mar 30 (Prensa Latina) As the Covid-19 pandemic enters its third year, 23 nations – home to about 405 million schoolchildren – are yet to fully open schools, with many schoolchildren at risk of dropping out, according to a new UNICEF report released on Wednesday.

UN bodies warn Yemen facing outright catastrophe over rising hunger

Published on: March 14, 2022
19:19

By: Pavel López Lazo

United Nations, Mar 14 (Prensa Latina) Yemen’s already dire hunger crisis is teetering on the edge of outright catastrophe, UN agency chiefs said on Monday, as new data analysis from the war-ravaged country indicated potentially record food insecurity.

UNICEF, World Bank warn about bleak outlook for poorer families

Published on: March 10, 2022
17:46

By: Pavel López Lazo

United Nations, Mar 10 (Prensa Latina) A new study by the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Bank on Thursday said the world is currently facing up a bleak prospect, and the poorest families are sinking even deeper into poverty.

Somali children likely to suffer from acute malnutrition – UNICEF

Published on: February 15, 2022
19:15

By: Pavel López Lazo

United Nations, Feb 15 (Prensa Latina) More than 1.4 million children in Somalia, nearly half of the country´s under-five population, are likely to suffer from acute malnutrition due to the ongoing drought that has left 4.1 million people on the brink, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned Tuesday.

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