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New York, July 17 (JEN): Ahead of a key expert meeting convened by the United Nations to decide whether to declare the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) an international health emergency, the UN Children’s Fund UNICEF warned that the epidemic “is infecting more children” than earlier outbreaks. more
Misinformation and growing distrust on vaccines, ‘dangerous as a disease’ says UNICEF chief

New York, June 29 (JEN): Vaccines save millions of lives, and yet misinformation, limited availability and inadequate access to services have left large numbers of children in jeopardy, p ...

On the first day of 2019, over 395,000 babies to be born worldwide: UNICEF

New York: As the calendar flips to 2019, about 395,072 babies will be born around the world, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday, adding that a quarter will ...

DR Congo: new cases of deadly Ebola virus, as UN steps up response

New York, : In eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN has stepped up community-based efforts to tackle Ebola disease, following confirmation that the virus has reached the ...

As children in Ebola-affected areas of DR Congo head back to school, UNICEF ramps up support

New York, As the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) gears up for the upcoming academic year – with some 250 schools in Ebola-affected health zones – the United Nat ...

Child victims of DRC Ebola outbreak need ‘special attention and care’: UNICEF

New York, An ongoing deadly Ebola outbreak in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has particularly affected children, the UN’s children agency, UNICEF, sa ...

UN targets half a million Yemenis in battle-scarred Hudaydah with cholera vaccine - UNICEF

New York, Aug 7 (IBNS): Over a year after cholera broke out in Yemen, killing more than 2,000 people, the disease is back and spreading fast in the Houthi-held port city of Hudaydah; a ta ...

Ending marginalization of persons with disabilities ‘a matter of justice’, UN-backed summit told

New York: Inclusive education, economic empowerment and technological innovations were the focus of discussion on Tuesday as world leaders gathered in London for the first-ever United Nat ...

UNICEF urges wealthy countries to encourage more breastfeeding

New York, May 11 (JEN): Babies in wealthy countries are five times more likely to miss out on breastfeeding than those in the under-developed, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UN ...

Mental health ‘neglected issue’ but key to achieving Global Goals, say UN chiefs

New York: Mental health remains one of the most neglected global health issues, even though it is critical to the achievement of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by w ...