UNICEF and Ktorides Foundation event cancelled
Unicef and the Athanasios Ktorides Foundation would like to announce that the event “Painting in the countryside” that had been planned to take place on...
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Painting for Unicef in the countryside
UNICEF and the Athanasios Ktorides Foundation are organising the event “Painting in the countryside” for children aged 5 to 12, inviting them to spend a...
India’s child marriage numbers ‘drop, driving down global rate’
The proportion of girls getting married in India has nearly halved in a decade, the United Nations children’s agency Unicef said on Tuesday, which has contributed...
Mongolian air pollution causing health crisis – Unicef
Smog in the Mongolia‘s capital, Ulaanbaatar, is causing a public health crisis, especially among children, with treatment costs likely to put the cash-strapped country under increasing...
Smog chokes Indian capital as pollution hits hazardous levels
Residents of New Delhi woke up to a blanket of smog on Monday as air quality deteriorated sharply overnight in India’s capital, triggering warnings that...
Iraq stalls Falluja assault ‘to protect civilians’
By Maher Nazeh Iraq has delayed its assault on the city of Falluja because of fears for the safety of civilians, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi...
Fear spreads as child suicide bombings surge in West Africa
By Katy Migiro Boko Haram child suicide bombings have surged 11-fold in West Africa over the last year, with children as young as 8, mostly...
Migrants set out on foot along Greek highway to Macedonia
By Fedja Grulovic Hundreds of migrants set out on foot along a major north-south highway in Greece on Tuesday, heading north for Macedonia after being...
UNICEF confirms severe malnutrition in Syria’s besieged Madaya
UN children’s fund UNICEF on Friday confirmed cases of severe malnutrition among children in the besieged Syrian town of Madaya, where aid was delivered this...
Proper hand washing essential to cut high child death rate – UNICEF
By Magdalena Mis The failure of many people in many countries to wash their hands with soap – one of the cheapest and most effective...
