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UNICEF urges child-centred budget decisions for rebuilding of quake-hit areas in Mexico

New York, Oct 3(Just Earth News): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has called for putting children at the heart of public and private investment in reconstruction of the areas devastated by two major earthquakes in September. more

UNICEF urges countries to prioritize early childhood development

New York, Sept 22(Just Earth News): There is no period more critical in a child's development than the first 1,000 days of life, and yet 32 countries – including Bangladesh and the United ...

UNICEF: Decades of progress for children at risk across Middle East and North Africa

New York, Sept 11(Just Earth News): Nearly one-in-five children across the Middle East and North Africa – over 90 per cent of whom live in conflict-affected countries – need immediate hu ...

Investing in poor children saves more lives per dollar spent, UNICEF study finds

New York, June 28(Just Earth News): Investing in the health and survival of the most deprived children and communities provides more value for money than investing in less deprived groups, s ...

UNICEF urges G7 leaders to adopt six-point action plan to keep refugee children safe

New York, May 25(Just Earth News): Ahead of the Group of Seven summit in Italy, the United Nations children’s agency has urged the leaders of G7 industrialized countries to adopt its six-p ...

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 ...

Young Syrian refugees don't want pity; respect their rights and empower them – UNICEF Advocate

New York, Apr 29 (Just Earth News): Concluding a visit to Syrian refugee camps in Jordan where he met with young people displaced from their homes, an advocate for the United Nations Childre ...

'Nothing can grow without water,' warns UNICEF, as 600 million children could face extreme shortages

New York, Mar 23 (Just Earth News): Warning that as many as 600 million children - one in four worldwide - will be living in areas with extremely scare water by 2040, the United Nations chil ...

One million Ukrainian children now need aid as number doubles over past year – UNICEF

New York, Feb 18 (Just Earth News): As the volatile conflict in eastern Ukraine enters its fourth year, one million children are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance – nearly double t ...