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New York, Nov 14 (Just Earth News/IBNS) : About 700,000 children in Donetsk and Luhansk in Eastern Ukraine are in danger of the potential failure of the heating systems during the winter months, said United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday adding that conflict in the region has heavily damaged the interlinked water, heating and electricity service. more
Millions of children’s lives at stake as El Niño strengthens: UNICEF report

New York, Nov 11 (Just Earth News/IBNS): As a result of a strengthening El Niño, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is warning that an estimated 11 million children are at risk f ...

UN agency expands meals programme to more than 1,600 schools across Guinea

New York, Nov 11 (Just Earth News/IBNS): More than 240,000 children will receive daily hot meals in school this academic year in Guinea, according to the United Nations World Food Programme ...

Helsinki innovators’ summit seeks to help make children a part of the solution: UNICEF

New York, Nov 11 (Just Earth News/IBNS): More than 500 leading thinkers from the technological, academic, corporate, development and humanitarian world are convening today in Helsinki, Finla ...

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham’s Fund helps children in New Guinea

New York, Nov 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): International football icon and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham met children receiving treatment for m ...

UN envoy welcomes commitment by rebel group in Colombia to end child recruitment

New York, Nov 6 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict Leila Zerrougui today welcomed as “an important step” the commitment by ...

Myanmar: UNICEF urges future leaders to commit to children ahead of elections

New York, Nov 5 (JEN): As the historic elections in Myanmar draws closer, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Save the Children urged potential leaders of the country to priori ...

UN calls for urgent action to address child statelessness

New York, Nov 4 (JEN): Stateless children across the world share the same feelings of discrimination, frustration and despair, according to a new United Nations report published on Tuesday, ...

Half of the children in Kolkata slums are underweight: CRY

Kolkata, Nov 3 (JEN): Almost half of the children in the slums of Kolkata are underweight, if one is to go by the findings of a study, conducted by volunteers of CRY - Child Rights and You, ...

Over 30% of children in Bangalore slums are underweight

Bangalore, Nov 3 (JEN): Over 30% children in the slums of Bangalore are underweight, according to a study conducted by CRY-Child Rights and You for children below the age of six years.