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New York, Aug 19(Just Earth News): A United Nations polio vaccination campaign in Syria has provided protection to more than 355,000 children under age five in two governorates, where violence has made access especially difficult. more
Over 500,000 children in Libya need aid; UNICEF urges political solution to years-long crisis

New York, Aug 10(Just Earth News): Ongoing conflict and the breakdown of the economy have left more than a half million children in need of humanitarian aid in Libya, according to the United ...

'Don't turn a blind eye' to dire situation of children in DR Congo's Kasai region – UNICEF

New York, Aug 7(Just Earth News): The world must not turn a blind eye to the dire situation of children and families in the Grand Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), ...

Majority of children fleeing to Europe just want to get away, UNICEF reports

New York, July 25(Just Earth News): Facing violence and trauma in Libya and other countries, thousands of children decided to flee by themselves, seeking to get away but not necessarily aimi ...

Children increasingly targeted for murder, rape in Central African Republic – UNICEF

New York, July 18(Just Earth News): Renewed fighting in the Central African Republic (CAR) is increasingly targeting children, while there are concerns that the humanitarian needs in the cou ...

One in five children in rich countries lives in poverty, UNICEF 'wake-up call' report shows

New York, June 16(Just Earth News): One in five children in high-income countries lives in relative income poverty, and an average of one in eight faces food insecurity, according to a new r ...

Children hardest hit as cholera spreads in war-torn Yemen – UNICEF

New York, June 15(Just Earth News): As the outbreak of cholera in Yemen continues to spread at an alarming rate – with terrible impact on children – the United Nations Children's Fund (U ...

Despite progress, life for children in Myanmar's remote areas remains a struggle, UNICEF warns

New York, May 23(Just Earth News): The benefits of Myanmar's economic growth, reform and reconciliation efforts have not yet reached children in the country's remote, conflict-affected ...

One in four children in North Africa, Middle East live in poverty – UNICEF study

New York, May 17(Just Earth News): Poverty continues to impact the lives of Middle Eastern and Northern African children, according to new analysis from the United Nations Children’s Fund ...

Europe: 24,600 refugee children 'in limbo' at risk of mental distress, UNICEF warns

New York, May 5 (Just Earth News): Nearly 75,000 refugees and migrants, including an estimated 24,600 children, currently stranded in Greece, Bulgaria, Hungary and the Western Balkans are at ...