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WEBUNICEF issues emergency tender to secure mpox vaccines for crisis-hit countries in collaboration with Africa CDC, Gavi and WHO. NEW YORK/COPENHAGEN, 31 August 2024 – UNICEF today announced that it has issued an emergency tender for the procurement of mpox vaccines.
UNICEF media opportunities during the 79th session of the United ...
WEB1 day ago · NEW YORK, 18 September 2024 –The 79 th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) takes place as multiple and complex crises including climate change, conflict, poverty, and deepening inequality pose grave threats to the world’s children. UNICEF will engage at UNGA calling for urgent action to …
World News in Brief: Yemen detainee appeal, Typhoon Yagi …
WEB22 hours ago · June Kunugi, UNICEF Regional Director for East Asia and Pacific, said that the immediate priority was to restore the essential services that children and families rely on. Surge in extreme weather She highlighted the “surge” in extreme weather events in Southeast Asia that had been made worse by climate change; and she noted that when ...
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WEBAug 19, 2024 · Explore UNICEF's work in over 190 countries and territories. Read the latest stories from our work for children around the world.
UNICEF reports 32 children killed, many injured and detained ... - UN News
WEBAug 2, 2024 · At least 32 children were killed and many more injured and detained during student protests that erupted in Bangladesh in July, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday.
Troubled year in store for the world’s children: UNICEF report - UN News
WEBJan 15, 2024 · Globally in 2024, children are likely to see increased exposure to violence and war, and economic hardship, says the UN children’s agency (UNICEF), in a flagship study released on Monday.
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WEBJul 9, 2024 · Two million children at risk as worst floods in three decades lash through eastern Bangladesh - UNICEF. NEW YORK (August 30, 2024) – Over two million children in eastern Bangladesh are at risk as floods sweep through homes, schools and villages, UNICEF has warned.
UNICEF appeals for US$58.8 million to address mpox crisis as …
WEB3 days ago · NEW YORK, 16 September 2024 – UNICEF has launched an appeal for US$58.8 million to address the rising mpox crisis across six African countries where children are most affected.. Though child deaths are currently confined to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the data underscores their vulnerability, as UNICEF works to scale up prevention and response efforts across the region.
Nearly 6 million children affected as floods and landslides ... - UNICEF …
WEB1 day ago · UNICEF is also committed to working with partners to ensure child-focused recovery efforts when floodwaters have receded. Children in East Asia and the Pacific are exposed to multiple, overlapping climate and environmental hazards, facing these threats six times more often than their grandparents did. The intensifying frequency and compounding ...
Six million children in SE Asia affected by Yagi disaster: UNICEF
WEB1 day ago · Six million children have been affected by Yagi, United Nations children's agency UNICEF said in a statement, with access to clean water, education, healthcare, food and shelter all compromised.
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