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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 · Nov 23, 2022

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 · Nov 21, 2022

‘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 · Nov 20, 2022

Wishaw school delight after picking up award from UNICEF

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

Daily Record · Nov 6, 2022

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

Daily Mirror · Nov 5, 2022

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…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 4, 2022

Conflict, crisis fuel cholera surge across Mideast hot spots

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

The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2022

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 Conversation · Nov 3, 2022

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

The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2022

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.

Irish Mirror · Oct 31, 2022