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Category Archives: UNICEF
Many African child deaths could be prevented
Half of the world’s 10 million deaths of children under the age of five every year occur in Africa, UNICEF has reported. Many of the children die from preventable or treatable conditions, such as malaria, diarrhea and pneumonia, the UN … Continue reading
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Growing concern for Myanmar’s children
Seeking refuge Ma Su Su (not her real name) is one of the 500 thousand people living in temporary accommodation after the storm. She and her three-year-old daughter can’t think much about the future. UNICEF workers offload 550 boxes of … Continue reading
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Working to combat infant and child malnutrition in Cameroon
KOUSSERI, Cameroon, 15 May 2008 – The UNICEF warehouse in Ngaoundéré, Cameroon is filled with therapeutic milk and supplementary foods like ‘Plumpy’nut’ – all stocked in recent weeks to help battle malnutrition in several key provinces and in camps for … Continue reading
Illegal child labor common on Mexican farms
In this report, USA TODAY describes how Mexican children as young as 10, often unable to read, spend much of their days in the fields picking spinach and other vegetables despite rules by U.S. distributors and criticism from international groups. … Continue reading
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Countdown to 2015
Community health volunteer Mathura Shahi attends to mothers and their babies in a remote village in western Nepal, where some 50,000 women have been trained to provide key services and interventions for pregnant women and children. ACHHAM, Nepal, 15 April … Continue reading
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