‘Kids Are At The Heart Of Climate Action’: UN
From the high Himalayas down to sea level, climate change is no longer a distant threat for children in Nepal and the Maldives – it is a daily struggle: landslides …
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UNICEF claims killing of Over 300 children in Gaza in the past 10 days
#Children# Children Deaths# Gaza# Israel# Gaza Attack# Palestine#UNICEF IBNS-CMEDIA: Israel’s renewed offensive in Gaza has reportedly left 322 children dead and 609 injured in the region in the past 10 days, as …
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Toronto invites kids aged 6-10 to paricipate in its first contest on Children’s Spring Poetry
Toronto/CMEDIA: The City of Toronto has launched Apr 24 its first Children’s Spring Poetry Contest, inviting poets aged six to 14 to participate. “Spring in Toronto can bring such wonderful …
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Children could face eight times more heatwaves in 2050 than in 2000, alerts UNICEF
#UNICEF, #Heatwave, #Children, #ChildrenHeatwave UNICEF has alerted in its latest report that children could face eight times more heatwaves in 2050 than what was faced in 2000. The State of the World’s Children …
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Canada’s dental plan eligibility expands to inlude children, people with disabilities
#Canada; #Health, #DentalProgram; #ChilrenUnder18, #DentalPlan, #Alberta; #peopleWithDisabilities Ottawa/CMEDIA: Canada’s reportedly plans to expand the federal dental program eligibility to include children under 18 and people who receive a disability tax …
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Burkina Faso military executed fifty-six children, among 223 civilians, says Human Rights Watch
#BurkinaFaso, #BurkinaFasoExecution, #Children IBNS-CMEDIA: The Burkina Faso military summarily executed at least 223 civilians, including at least 56 children, in two villages on February 25, 2024, Human Rights Watch said. These mass …
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Thousands of children killed or maimed by explosive weapons in populated areas: UNICEF
#UNICEF, #Children, #Explosives Meaningful action to prevent the use of explosive weapons in populated areas could reduce the number of child casualties in conflicts by nearly half, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) …
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20 missing children across Pakistan in 2023 raped, murdered, suggests report
#Pakistan, #PakistanMissingChildren, #MissingChildren, #Children IBNS: Data released by a non-profit organisation in Pakistan on Wednesday revealed as many as 20 children , who had gone missing from their homes, were sexually abused and …
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Weather-related disasters displace 43.1 million children in six years, UNICEF reports
#Weather, #WeatherDisaster, #UNICEF, #Children Weather-related disasters forcibly displaced a staggering 43.1 million children across 44 countries over the past six years, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday. That figure translates to …
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Eight trends that will impact children in 2023
New York: A series of interconnected crises are expected to have a huge impact on children in 2023. A report from the UN children’s agency (UNICEF), released on Tuesday, details …
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