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UN says malnutrition in mothers soars in crisis-hit countries

UN report raises alarm on need to invest in essential nutrition programmes for adolescent girls and women.

Al Jazeera · Mar 8, 2023

UN scrambles to reunite families after Turkey-Syria quake

The head of the U.N. children's agency says that reuniting children with their missing family is a top priority after last month’s massive earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria

The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2023

U.S. calls for U.N. to urge Taliban to reverse bans on women

The United States on Friday pushed the U.N. Security Council to adopt a resolution calling on the Taliban-led authorities in Afghanistan to reverse bans on women working for aid groups or attending universities and high school, diplomats said.

Reuters · Jan 13, 2023

Worldwide, children's vaccine rates fall

UNICEF's director called the worldwide trend "a red alert for child health."

Salon · Jul 21, 2022

Horn of Africa Drought Drives 20 Million towards Hunger

From southern Ethiopia to northern Kenya and Somalia, swathes of land across the Horn of Africa are being ravaged by a drought that has put 20 million people at risk of starvation. A donor conference last week raised almost $1.4 billion for the region, which the UN says is facing…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 4, 2022

Ethiopia seeing ‘dramatic’ increase in child marriage amid worst drought in decades

Catherine Russell, Unicef’s executive director, says spike was ‘quite dramatic’

The Independent UK · May 1, 2022

Ethiopian drought leading to ‘dramatic’ increase in child marriage, Unicef warns

With hunger across Horn of Africa and 600,000 children out of school, ‘desperate’ parents push more girls into early marriage

The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2022

U.N. agencies warn of "perfect storm" of disease spread as measles cases surge by 79%

The pandemic has "interrupted immunization services" and left health systems "overwhelmed," WHO chief says.

Axios · Apr 28, 2022

VIDEO: Ukrainians Use Mortars To Take Out Two Russian Armored Vehicles Without Damaging Buildings

At least 78 children killed, more than 1.8 million made refugees since war began, U.N. says. 

Zenger · Mar 26, 2022

More than half of Ukraine's children have fled homes since start of Russia war

Some 78 children have been killed and 105 injured in Ukraine since the start of the war on February 24

Irish Mirror · Mar 24, 2022