Month: July 2016

UNICEF urges new mothers to start breastfeeding within hour of birth, providing baby’s ‘first vaccine’ The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned today […]

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UN agency concerned about India’s amended child labour bill, urges stronger legal framework Voicing concern over the amended Child Labour Bill in India […]

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Gender equality, women's empowerment central to Colombian peace process – UN officials Two senior United Nations officials today underscored that the centrality of […]

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Recent attacks on hospitals in Aleppo 'can amount to war crimes' – UNICEF The United Nations Children&#39s Fund (UNICEF) reiterated today that attacks […]

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Somalia: UN envoy calls for better protection of children affected by armed conflict Concluding a six-day visit to Somalia, a United Nations child […]

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Syria: After week of ‘horrific’ incidents, UNICEF calls for immediate end to all violence against children In a week marked by the brutal […]

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UNICEF calls for urgent action to protect girls, women from sexual violence A key adviser to the United Nations children’s agency today decried […]

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Children starving in parts of Nigeria held by Boko Haram, UN children’s agency warns About a quarter of a million children in Borno […]

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Adolescents are dying of AIDS at an alarming rate, UN agency warns An average of 29 adolescents between the ages of 15 and […]

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South Sudan: UN agency urges stability ahead of planting season to thwart food insecurity Millions of people facing hunger in South Sudan will […]

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