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India likely to achieve SDG goals for reduction in newborn deaths: WHO expert Anshu Banerjee

India, which has taken proactive steps to reduce neonatal mortality, is likely to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets in this key area by 2030, a top WHO official has said, citing data on the annual rate of reduction for newborn deaths in the country between 2016 and 2021.

The Hindu

Duchess's police escort hits woman, and Trump files appeal in sexual assault lawsuit — as it happened

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for Friday morning's stories as they happened.

ABC News

Haiti conflict puts over 100,000 kids at risk of starving to death, UN says

More than 115,600 children in Haiti are expected to suffer severe wasting from malnutrition this year, the United Nations children's agency UNICEF said on Thursday, as an escalation of armed violence worsens food insecurity and a cholera outbreak.

Reuters

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Sudan rivals talking but clashes persist

KHARTOUM: The US and Saudi governments confirmed direct talks between the warring Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces would start in Jeddah on Saturday, even as fighting showed little signs of abating in the Sudanese capital.

Bangkok Post

UNICEF: More than 1 million polio vaccines destroyed in Sudan

More than 1 million polio vaccines intended for children have been destroyed as a result of looting in Sudan during the upsurge in violence since April, the U.N. children's agency UNICEF told Reuters on Friday.

Reuters

Child marriage in decline – but will take 300 years to eliminate

UN children’s agency welcomes drop in number of underage brides, but warns 12 million girls still getting married each year

The Guardian - UK

Sir Mo Farah inspired to ‘give back’ in Soccer Aid appearance

The four-time Olympic champion previously revealed he came to the UK illegally as a child.

Evening Standard

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It'll take 300 years to wipe out child marriage at the current pace of progress

UNESCO's new report on child marriages shows signs of progress. Yet each year, 12 million girls marry before they turn 18. And the pandemic, climate change and conflict has only made things worse.

WEKU

From The Masked Singer to Soccer Aid winger - Gogglebox star Mo Gilligan is joining Tommy Fury on the pitch at Old Trafford

The comedian will be returning to the home of Manchester United

Manchester Evening News

413 people have died in Sudan fighting so far: WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) said that 413 people have died in the current Sudan conflict, while the UN children's agency said children are paying a high price. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Cholera resurges in Syria after earthquakes hamper efforts to control outbreak

Successful vaccination campaign has been severely disrupted by the devastation in February that caused widespread damage to water supply and transport links

The Guardian - UK

Escalating Sudan fighting puts millions of children at risk

Nine children have been killed and more than 50 wounded since the conflict broke out on Saturday, UNICEF says.

Al Jazeera

UNICEF: 12.7 million children in Africa missed vaccinations

A new report from UNICEF says nearly 13 million children missed one or more vaccinations in Africa between 2019 and 2021 because of the disruptive impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

The Independent UK

Confidence in childhood vaccines falls but accessibility may be a factor, report finds

Confidence in childhood vaccination is slipping in Australia, a UNICEF report says, but hesitancy isn't the only or most pressing issue.

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Radio France Internationale

Unicef says 67 million children missed routine vaccinations because of Covid

The Unitied Nations children's agency has said that some 67 million children missed some or all common vaccines globally between 2019 and 2021, because of lockdowns and health care disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Reuters

People lost faith in childhood vaccines during COVID pandemic, UNICEF says

People all over the world lost confidence in the importance of routine childhood vaccines against killer diseases like measles and polio during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report from UNICEF.

WEKU

Why millions of kids aren't getting their routine vaccinations

COVID-19 disrupted health care across the globe. causing the biggest drop in childhood vaccination rates in decades. UNICEF's latest estimates find that nearly 50 million children entirely missed out.

Wales Online

Vaccine uptake falling in youngsters as experts sound alarm

Research shows that tens of millions have missed out on life-saving jabs over the last few years

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The Independent UK

Concern over ‘decline’ in vaccine confidence

Unicef has estimated that 67 million children have missed out on routine jabs since 2019.

The Independent UK

Madagascar faces 'catastrophic' hunger after 3 cyclones

Humanitarian groups say children in remote areas of southeast Madagascar are experiencing “catastrophic” levels of hunger after three cyclones battered the region in the space of a year

Reuters

South Asia home to world's highest number of child brides - UN

South Asia is home to highest number of child brides in the world as increased financial pressures and school closures due to COVID-19 forced families to marry off their young daughters, according to new estimates released by UNICEF on Wednesday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

West Africa Faces Acute Food Shortages with Thousands near Famine, Say UN Agencies

Forty-eight million people in West and Central Africa face acute food insecurity in the coming months, a 10-year high spurred by insecurity, climate shocks, COVID-19 and high prices, United Nations' humanitarian agencies warned on Tuesday. West and Central Africa have faced increasing risks caused by higher temperatures and erratic rainfall.…

Reuters

West Africa faces acute food shortages with thousands near famine, say UN agencies

The Conversation

Billions still lack access to safe drinking water – this is a global human rights catastrophe

Leaders and authorities recently gathered in New York for the first UN water conference in decades. The hope was that there would be some landmark breakthroughs to ensure that everyone had access to safe drinking water and sanitation.

Manchester Evening News

YouTube star Chunkz on returning to Old Trafford and playing alongside his idols at Soccer Aid

The social media personality will have stars in his eyes this summer

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