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Somali children likely to suffer from acute malnutrition – UNICEF

Published on: February 15, 2022
19:15

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.

Over 28,000 children killed in Afghanistan since 2005 – UNICEF

Published on: January 2, 2022
17:08

Kabul, Jan 2 (Prensa Latina) Around 28,500 children have been killed in conflicts since 2005 in Afghanistan, the UN Children's Foundation (UNICEF) said in a press release.

Violations of children’s rights in conflict on the rise worldwide

Published on: December 31, 2021
16:41

United Nations, Dec 31 (Prensa Latina) Grave violations against the rights of children living in conflict zones have alarmingly increased in recent years, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) SAID Friday.

UNICEF launches polio vaccination campaign in Afghanistan

Published on: December 13, 2021
10:31

Kabul, Dec 13 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Monday launched the fourth national polio vaccination campaign in Afghanistan, which will benefit 9.9 million children aged 0-59 months.

Millions of children in Latin America continue to be away from school

Published on: November 23, 2021
01:46

United Nations, Nov 23 (Prensa Latina) About 71 million children and adolescents in Latin America and the Caribbean continue to be away from schools due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

Over 45,000 children released from detention during Covid-19 pandemic

Published on: November 15, 2021
17:50

United Nations, Nov 15 (Prensa Latina) More than 45,000 children have been released from detention and safely returned to family or an appropriate alternative since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to new data released by the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

UNICEF warns about increasing child marriage in Afghanistan

Published on: November 13, 2021
00:10

United Nations, Nov 13 (Prensa Latina) The Executive Director of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) Henrietta Fore expressed deep concern about reports that child marriage in Afghanistan is on the rise.

More than 460 children killed in 2021 due to conflict in Afghanistan

Published on: November 6, 2021
00:15

Kabul, Nov 6 (Prensa Latina) More than 460 children were killed as a result of the war in Afghanistan during the first six months of this year, it was disclosed in Kabul on Friday.

Cuba receives donation from Japan, UNICEF to fight Covid-19

Published on: October 27, 2021
18:11

Havana, Oct 27 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's national health system will benefit from a nearly million project to strengthen health capacity to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Shameful milestone of children killed or maimed in Yemen

Published on: October 19, 2021
18:47

United Nations, Oct 19 (Prensa Latina) The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday regretted a shameful milestone in Yemen, where 10,000 children have been killed or maimed since fighting started in March 2015. That´s the equivalent of four children every day.

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