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High cost of infant formula putting babies in danger, UK charities warn

Vulnerable families resorting to watered down formula or unsuitable food such as porridge, say campaigners

The Guardian - UK

Soaring cost of infant formula poses increasing threat to vulnerable families

The price of the cheapest brand has increased by 22% in the past year, according to analysis

Wales Online

Soaring cost of infant formula leading to ‘unsafe feeding practices’, charities warn

The price of the cheapest brand of formula has increased by 22% this year, according to analysis by the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS).

The Independent UK

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UNICEF Condemns Violence against Children in Iran Protests

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) denounced the violence and abuse that killed more than 50 children and injured dozens of others during the public unrest in Iran.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Research suggests one way to prevent depression and anxiety is a strong sense of connection at high school

About one in five young Australians will experience a mental health problem like depression or anxiety each year. The COVID pandemic has only intensified mental health concerns in young people.

The Conversation

'David Beckham risks destroying his reputation by accepting money from Qatar'

Saira Khan says David Beckham is in danger of undermining all the good work he has done for charity over the years – for UNICEF, Aids charities, kids’ sports development

Daily Mirror

Senegal to receive aid payouts from drought insurance - spokesperson

Senegal is due to receive around 330,000 pounds ($400,500) in insurance payments from aid organisations to protect against the risk of drought, a spokesperson for the aid groups said on Thursday.

Reuters

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UNICEF study shows kids make up 40% of Haiti's cholera cases

Some two in five of Haiti's growing number of cholera cases are among children, the United Nation's children's agency warned on Wednesday, saying youth suffering from severe malnutrition ran three times the risk of dying from the bacterial disease.

Reuters

Dominican Republic expels 1,800 children to Haiti: UNICEF

A U.N. agency says Dominican authorities have expelled at least 1,800 unaccompanied Haitian migrant children this year back to their crisis-stricken country

The Independent UK

UN: Children in Haiti hit by cholera as malnutrition rises

UNICEF officials say a cholera outbreak sweeping through Haiti is claiming a growing number of children amid a surge in malnutrition

The Independent UK

Dumfries and Galloway primary schools recognised for promoting children's rights

Kirkbean and New Abbey Partnership Schools have been awarded the silver Rights Respecting School Award by UNICEF UK

Daily Record

‘I want to become a soldier’: How Ukrainian children’s lives are being torn apart by Russian rockets

While the war in Ukraine continues Russian bomb attacks are damaging children’s upbringing and education – in the very worst cases their lives have been destroyed completely. It is hoped that this can change with the help of Unicef and the international community

The Independent UK

Sourav Ganguly roots for sports as part of children's education

KOLKATA: Former president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Sourav Ganguly, on Friday called for making sports an integral part of school education in the country as it can improve their life skills.

The Times of India

Lioness Demi Stokes on ‘really scary’ preeclampsia during son’s premature birth

On World Prematurity Day, the footballer tells Abi Jackson about her own dramatic birth story, and how premature babies can catch up.

The Independent UK

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Poor Access to Safe Water Fuels Cholera Outbreak in Syria

Poor access to safe water has exacerbated a cholera outbreak rampaging across Syria's war-battered provinces, where local authorities are struggling to contain the spread with chlorine tablets and vaccines. More than 35,000 suspected cases of cholera have been reported across the country, according to the United Nations’ children's agency. UNICEF…

The Independent UK

US official meets Ukrainian children at UNICEF hub in Warsaw

The U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations says she does not expect the U.S. midterm election to weaken Washington's support for Ukraine given the bipartisan backing for Kyiv since Russia’s invasion of its neighbor

Daily Record

Wishaw school delight after picking up award from UNICEF

Kids and staff at Calderbridge Primary School were over the moon at the award

Daily Mirror

Unicef braced for winter surge of war children as Ukrainian refugees flee country

Unicef has supported around 250,000 Ukrainians since April at its five Blue Dot sites in Poland and is to open two more. More Ukrainian refugees are expected to flee their country this winter

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Kőrösi: Cholera in Lebanon Won’t Become Epidemic

The number of cholera cases in Lebanon has exceeded 1,400 with over 17 deaths according to the latest official figures, while the President of the United Nations General Assembly, Csaba Kőrösi, said Wednesday in a statement to Asharq Al-Awsat he was very confident that cholera will not become a major…

The Independent UK

Conflict, crisis fuel cholera surge across Mideast hot spots

Thousands of cholera cases have swept across Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq in recent weeks

The Conversation

Climate change: the effects of extreme heat on health in Africa -- 4 essential reads

Scientists are sounding the alarm about the extreme increases in the Earth’s temperature. A new report by UNICEF warns that 2022 could be the “coldest year of the rest of our lives”. Heatwaves are becoming stronger and lasting longer. These increases are threatening the limits of human survival.

The Independent UK

UN: 2 million children in flood-hit Pakistan missing school

The U.N. children’s agency says some 2 million children in areas of Pakistan devastated by floods this summer are still missing school

Irish Mirror

Donncha O'Callaghan left 'shaken to the core' after witnessing children starving on Unicef trip to Somalia

The former Ireland international travelled to Somalia with the country on the verge of the world's first famine in five years.

Belfast Live

Donncha O’Callaghan ‘shaken to the core’ by scenes in Somalia

The former Ireland rugby international star has said he was "shaken to the core" by scenes he witnessed

The Independent UK

Cholera overwhelms Haiti as cases, deaths spike amid crisis

Thousands of people across Haiti are becoming sick with cholera as medical staff struggle to care for them despite dwindling supplies of fuel and water

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