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‘Odesa attacks have destroyed possibility of deals with Moscow’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Russia’s attacks on Odesa after a deal was reached to transport grain from there…

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Dinesh Gunawardena takes oath as new Sri Lanka prime minister

Dinesh Gunawardena has been sworn in as the new prime minister of Sri Lanka amid the ongoing economic and political…

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Crackdown on Sri Lanka protest, hundreds arrested

Sri Lanka’s security forces arrested more than a hundred protesters after raiding the anti-government protest site in Colombo, the capital…

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COVID-19 PANDEMIC FUELS LARGEST CONTINUED BACKSLIDE IN VACCINATIONS IN THREE DECADES

GENEVA/NEW YORK, 15 July 2022 – The largest sustained decline in childhood vaccinations in approximately 30 years has been recorded in…

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Spain Experiencing hottest temperature in history

The Europeans have been suffering from wildfire and extreme heat. Spain has already witnessed its hottest day on record. Northern…

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VALUING YOUNG PEOPLE’S VOICES – FROM RESEARCH TO POLICY

Florence/Toronto, 6 July 2022 – Today’s adolescents will face the consequences of the pandemic throughout their lives, according to reports under…

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THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN AT RISK AFTER DEVASTATING EARTHQUAKE HITS EASTERN AFGHANISTAN – UNICEF

KABUL, 22 June 2022 – “Early this morning, a devastating earthquake shook the districts of Gayan, Barmala, Naka and Ziruk in Paktika Province, as…

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UNICEF PROVIDES EMERGENCY RELIEF AS 1.6 MILLION CHILDREN STRANDED BY FLOODS IN BANGLADESH

DHAKA, 20 June 2022 – Four million people, including 1.6 million children, stranded by flash floods in north-eastern Bangladesh are in…

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NEARLY 37 MILLION CHILDREN DISPLACED WORLDWIDE – HIGHEST NUMBER EVER RECORDED

NEW YORK, 17 June 2022 – Conflict, violence and other crises left a record 36.5 million children displaced from their homes…

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OVER 1.5 MILLION CHILDREN AT RISK AS DEVASTATING FLOODS HIT BANGLADESH

DHAKA, 23 May 2022 – Over 1.5 million children are at increased risk of waterborne diseases, drowning and malnutrition due to…

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