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Women forced to sell possessions just to give birth one year on from Taliban takeover

The Taliban took over Afghanistan exactly one year ago after Western forces retreated from the country and allowed the group to gain a foothold in the state once again

Daily Mirror

Girl, 12, saved from marrying 70-year-old man moments before wedding ceremony

Little Amira was duped into thinking she was attending her brother's wedding ceremony.

Daily Record

Girl, 12, saved from marrying man, 70, just moments before wedding ceremony

Little did Amira know, her brother's so-called wedding was a front for her own wedding to a 70-year-old in exchange for a small dowry of cows, all arranged by her uncle

Daily Mirror

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Exclusive-Rotavirus childhood vaccine shortage hits four African countries

Supplies of a vaccine to prevent the deadly rotavirus infection in children have either run out in Kenya, Tanzania, Senegal and Cameroon or are close to doing so, officials close to the roll-out told Reuters, after disruptions at drugmaker GSK.

Reuters

NZ children face a ‘perfect storm’ of dangerous diseases as immunisation rates fall

Routine childhood immunisations have dropped so dramatically globally during the COVID-19 pandemic that the World Health Organization and UNICEF are raising the alarm.

The Conversation

How not to respond to drought: lessons from Angola

Three years after a severe drought in southwestern Angola, people in the area continue to suffer. Hunger remains pervasive and they are still losing livestock.

The Conversation

Had to believe she was magic: Olivia Newton-John and the times she visited Canberra

RIP ONJ, you lit up all our lives

The Canberra Times

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Bob Dylan and Eurythmics albums get blue vinyl release in aid of Unicef

Annie Lennox said she was ‘delighted’ to be involved in the project.

The Independent UK

Yemen’s warring parties agree to extend ceasefire by a further two months

The truce will bring some relief to a people exhausted by war and famine, but critics say the Houthis will use the peace to regroup

The Guardian - UK

Priyanka Chopra spends a day with Ukrainian children in refugee camps; shares pics of her play-time with kids

Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra, who has been an ambassador for UNICEF, headed to Poland to meet the refugees forced to flee Ukraine amid the Russian invasion.

The Times of India

Breastfeeding tongue-tie issues don't have to derail your journey says Belfast mum

"Don't accept any pain or challenges in your breastfeeding journey as just 'one of those things', they can be solved"

Belfast Live

Mapping the largest Syrian refugee camp in the world

Home to more than 80,000 Syrians who fled the war, Jordan’s Zaatari refugee camp marks 10 years since opening.

Al Jazeera

What it's like being a woman in Afghanistan today: 'death in slow motion'

That's the title of a newly released report from Amnesty International, covering a range of issues affecting girls and women under Taliban rule. Foremost among them are child and forced marriage.

WEKU

Power line kills 4 at anti-UN protest in eastern Congo

Officials say four people demonstrating against the United Nations peacekeeping mission in eastern Congo were killed when a high-voltage power line fell on them

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Reuters

Four dead as anti-U.N. protests spread in Congo

Four people protesting against a United Nations peacekeeping mission were killed on Wednesday in the Congolese city of Uvira when troops fired warning shots which hit an electric cable that fell on them, officials said.

Salon

Worldwide, children's vaccine rates fall

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

Daily Record

NHS Tayside is first health authority in Scotland to maintain top UNICEF award

The Health Visiting and Family Nurse Partnership services achieved the gold standard again.

ABC News

Calls for clarity in Pacific funding as Australia slips towards bottom of global aid transparency rankings

There are calls for urgent action after Australia dropped to 41 out of 50 countries and organisations in the Aid Transparency Index, revealing a "worrying trend" that has the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade close to hitting the bottom of the list, alongside Saudi Arabia and China.

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WEKU

Global vaccination coverage continued to plunge in 2021, according to a new report

A report from WHO and UNICEF states that last year, 25 million children missed out on one or more "lifesaving vaccines" — for diseases like tuberculosis, diphtheria, tetanus, polio and yellow fever.

The Hindu

Rise in unvaccinated children in India

The number of children who were unvaccinated or missed first dose of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis combined vaccine doubled due to the pandemic, says data published by WHO, UNICEF

The Guardian - UK

Warnings of global child health crisis as tens of millions miss vaccinations

Vaccine conspiracy theories and strain on health services from Covid blamed as 25m children miss measles jabs, Unicef warns

The Independent UK

25 million kids missed routine vaccinations because of COVID

About 25 million children worldwide have missed out on routine immunizations against diseases like diptheria, tetanus and pertussis

Reuters

Pandemic behind 'largest backslide in childhood vaccination in a generation', says UN

Around 25 million children around the world missed out on routine vaccinations last year that protect against life-threatening diseases, as the knock-on effects of the pandemic continue to disrupt health care globally.

WEKU

Secret schools enable Afghanistan's teen girls to skirt Taliban's education ban

The official rule: no secondary school for girls. But behind a veil of secrecy, women are opening small schools so that at least some of these teenagers are able to continue learning.

Bangkok Post

Asean needs inclusive education

This is the decade of change. The Covid-19 pandemic, recent geopolitical conflicts and climate change have pushed us to think about the greatest challenges of our time and reassess the ways we do things. The education system needs a hard look, too.

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