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Say #IDONT to child marriage on Valentine’s Day

The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) is again using the occasion of Valentine’s Day on 14 February to raise awareness about child marriage. Although the annual commemoration is a...

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Gender bias in science ‘deprives our world of great talent’: Guterres

On the occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, celebrated on 11 February, UN Secretary-General António Guterres stressed that gender equality in science is...

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Sudan war leaves 700,000 children facing life-threatening malnutrition

A staggering 700,000 children in Sudan face the worst and most life-threatening form of hunger after 300 days of war, UN humanitarians warned on Friday. “The world’s largest...

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UN calls for mental health support for children impacted by Gaza war

A United Nations committee appealed on Thursday for "massive psychosocial support" for children traumatised by violence in Gaza, the occupied West Bank and Israel and said it would...

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deadly airstrike on two schools in eastern Myanmar

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has strongly condemned Monday’s deadly airstrike on two schools in eastern Myanmar resulting in the deaths of at least four children and two teachers...

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At least one child is dying every two hours in Sudan's Zamzam camp - medical charity MSF

More than a dozen children die every day at the Zamzam camp for displaced people in Sudan, where an armed conflict between two rival military forces has been raging since mid-April...

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Amid a funding crisis, UNRWA’s work in Lebanon could end by March

Cancer patients, young students and families are among the 250,000 Palestinians – 80 per cent already living under the poverty line – who could lose access to lifesaving services in...

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AI boom facilitates child abuse via the Internet, warns rights expert

In another indicator of the importance of AI oversight, a top UN-appointed human rights expert warned on Monday that the volume of reported child sexual abuse material online has...

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4.4 million girls are at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) this year

Some 4.4 million girls are at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) this year, the UN Secretary-General warned on Tuesday, appealing for action to stamp out this “egregious...

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UNICEF says 17,000 children unaccompanied or separated from families in Gaza

UNICEF on Friday said that amid the carnage from daily attacks in Gaza and the fog of war, tens of thousands of minors are unaccompanied or separated from their families.

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Sudan war ‘a living nightmare for children’: UNICEF Representative

War in Sudan is putting the future of its 24 million youngest citizens at risk, the Representative of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in the country has warned.  “Sudan is...

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UNESCO trains teachers to counter hate speech

UNESCO, the UN agency for culture, science, and education, is highlighting the key role teachers can play in curbing the rise of hate speech worldwide.

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Meta admits 100k underage users are sexted daily

Facebook and Instagram users sexually harass about 100,000 children on both platforms every day, the social media brands' parent company, Meta, has reportedly admitted. The...

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Rights experts urge France to protect children from sexual abuse

France must take urgent action to protect children from incest and all forms of sexual abuse while also addressing mistreatment suffered by mothers trying to keep them safe,...

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Two mothers killed each hour in Gaza conflict: UN Women

Women and children account for roughly 70 per cent of people killed in the war in Gaza, with two mothers killed every hour since hostilities erupted more than 100 days ago,...

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