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UN: Humanitarian situation worsening in Gaza

UN: Humanitarian situation worsening in Gaza

James Elder of UNICEF, speaking with DW from Geneva, described the situation facing the population in Gaza.
ConflictsOctober 20, 202403:51 min
A pair of gloved hands tests a patient for mpox

Mpox on the rise in Africa: Are there enough vaccines?

Mpox on the rise in Africa: Are there enough vaccines?

An alarming surge in mpox cases has hit Africa, with more than 32,000 suspected infections recorded.
HealthSeptember 27, 2024
A child receives vaccination against polio at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis.

Urgent polio vaccine rollout begins in Gaza

Urgent polio vaccine rollout begins in Gaza

After a case was recorded, the UN health agency and its partners have begun vaccinating children in Gaza against polio.
ConflictsSeptember 1, 202401:58 min
A young boy holds a maize cob.

Malawi seeks to reduce infant mortality with nutrition

Malawi seeks to reduce infant mortality with nutrition

Healthy diets, breastfeeding and sanitation could save lives.
HealthAugust 28, 2024
Protests in Nairobi

AfricaLink News: 02 July 2024

AfricaLink News: 02 July 2024

Kenya protests continue ++ France: National Rally eyes governing after elections ++ US: Donald Trump to keep immunity
PoliticsJuly 2, 202403:17 min
A Palestinian woman holds her injured daughter as they ride on a donkey-drawn cart towards a clinic in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip

UNICEF: Gaza faces 'an explosion in preventable child death'

UNICEF: Gaza faces 'an explosion in preventable child death'

Without sufficient aid, acute malnutrition will ravage 10,000 Gaza children under five years old, warns the UN agency.
ConflictsFebruary 20, 202401:37 min
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In Purulia, West Bengal, a little girl uses a pan to scoop drinking water from a hole in a sandy river bed

UNICEF Photos of the Year 2023 confronts childhood struggle

Viewers are confronted with the reality of life for girls and boys all over the world and especially in conflict areas.
ArtsFebruary 5, 20248 images
Primary students receive a cup of fresh milk at a Primary School in Dimbulagala, about 200 kilometres north east of Colombo, Sri Lanka

How hunger is keeping Sri Lankan children away from school

Some schools have even requested parents not to send their children without giving any food.
Human RightsJanuary 19, 2023
Two young girls hawking

Cameroon: The plight of child hawkers in Bamenda

Child protection officials in Cameroon say poverty is driving many children onto the streets to engage in hawking.
SocietyDecember 23, 2022
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