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UN Report Says 1.1 Billion People In Acute Poverty
More than one billion people are living in acute poverty across the globe, a UN Development Program report said, with children accounting for over half of those affected.
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UN Calls For Brief Gaza Truces To Vaccinate Children Against Polio
UN agencies on Friday called for two seven-day breaks in the fighting in Gaza to vaccinate more than 640,000 children against polio, which has been detected in the wastewater.
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One In Five Children Gets Exposed To Extreme Heat Globally, Says UN
Nearly half a billion children are facing twice as many days of extreme heat each year -- or more -- than their grandparents did, the UN said Tuesday, warning of deadly consequences.
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Israel's "Targeted Starvation Campaign" Causing Gaza Children Deaths: UN Experts
UN rights experts on Tuesday accused Israel of carrying out a "targeted starvation campaign" that has resulted in the deaths of children in Gaza.
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Ukraine's Children Hospital Was Probably Directly Hit By Russian Missile: UN
The United Nations on Tuesday said there was a "high likelihood" that the children's hospital in Kyiv suffered "a direct hit" from a Russian missile.
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10 Children Losing 1 Or Both Legs On Average In Gaza, Says UN Agency
Ten children per day are losing one or both of their legs in the war in Gaza, the head of the UN agency supporting Palestinian refugees said Tuesday.
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Number Of Children Killed In Global Conflicts Tripled In 2023: UN
Global conflicts killed three times as many children and twice as many women in 2023 than in the previous year, as overall civilian fatalities swelled 72 percent, the UN said Tuesday.
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40 Crore Children Face Violent Physical Discipline At Home: UN Data
Nearly 400 million children under the age of five -- roughly 60 per cent in that age group globally -- experience violent physical or psychological discipline at home, from spanking to insults, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said late Monday.
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UN To Add Israel To Human Rights Blacklist, Benjamin Netanyahu Reacts
The upcoming inclusion of Israel on a UN list of countries and armed forces determined to be failing to protect children in war prompted a furious Israeli response Friday.
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Teens In Gaza Hoping To Be Killed To End Their "Nightmare": UN
The situation in war-ravaged Gaza is so desperate that teenagers are now saying they hope to be swiftly killed to escape the "nightmare", a spokesman for the UN children's agency said Tuesday.
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Over 13,000 Children Killed In Gaza In Israel's Offensive, Says UN Agency
The UN children's agency said on Sunday over 13,000 children have been killed in Gaza in Israel's offensive, adding many kids were suffering from severe malnutrition and did not "even have the energy to cry."
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Gaza War Kills More Children Than In 4 Years Of Global Conflict: UN Agency
More children have been reported killed in the war raging in Gaza than in four years of conflict around the world, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said Tuesday.
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Russia Must End "Forcible Transfer" Of Ukrainian Children: UN Panel
Russia must end the forcible transfer of children from Ukraine and provide information about those already taken and ensure they are returned home, a UN committee said Thursday.
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UN Panel To Question Russia On Fate Of Thousands Of Ukrainian Children
Moscow will be asked to explain at the UN on Monday what has happened to thousands of Ukrainian children believed to have been forcibly sent to Russia since its 2022 invasion.
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Sudan War Risks "Generational Catastrophe" For 24 Million Children: UN
The nine-month war between Sudan's rival generals could create a "generational catastrophe" for the country's 24 million children, UNICEF's representative in Sudan has told AFP.
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UN Report Says 1.1 Billion People In Acute Poverty
More than one billion people are living in acute poverty across the globe, a UN Development Program report said, with children accounting for over half of those affected.
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UN Calls For Brief Gaza Truces To Vaccinate Children Against Polio
UN agencies on Friday called for two seven-day breaks in the fighting in Gaza to vaccinate more than 640,000 children against polio, which has been detected in the wastewater.
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One In Five Children Gets Exposed To Extreme Heat Globally, Says UN
Nearly half a billion children are facing twice as many days of extreme heat each year -- or more -- than their grandparents did, the UN said Tuesday, warning of deadly consequences.
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Israel's "Targeted Starvation Campaign" Causing Gaza Children Deaths: UN Experts
UN rights experts on Tuesday accused Israel of carrying out a "targeted starvation campaign" that has resulted in the deaths of children in Gaza.
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Ukraine's Children Hospital Was Probably Directly Hit By Russian Missile: UN
The United Nations on Tuesday said there was a "high likelihood" that the children's hospital in Kyiv suffered "a direct hit" from a Russian missile.
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10 Children Losing 1 Or Both Legs On Average In Gaza, Says UN Agency
Ten children per day are losing one or both of their legs in the war in Gaza, the head of the UN agency supporting Palestinian refugees said Tuesday.
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Number Of Children Killed In Global Conflicts Tripled In 2023: UN
Global conflicts killed three times as many children and twice as many women in 2023 than in the previous year, as overall civilian fatalities swelled 72 percent, the UN said Tuesday.
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40 Crore Children Face Violent Physical Discipline At Home: UN Data
Nearly 400 million children under the age of five -- roughly 60 per cent in that age group globally -- experience violent physical or psychological discipline at home, from spanking to insults, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said late Monday.
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UN To Add Israel To Human Rights Blacklist, Benjamin Netanyahu Reacts
The upcoming inclusion of Israel on a UN list of countries and armed forces determined to be failing to protect children in war prompted a furious Israeli response Friday.
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Teens In Gaza Hoping To Be Killed To End Their "Nightmare": UN
The situation in war-ravaged Gaza is so desperate that teenagers are now saying they hope to be swiftly killed to escape the "nightmare", a spokesman for the UN children's agency said Tuesday.
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Over 13,000 Children Killed In Gaza In Israel's Offensive, Says UN Agency
The UN children's agency said on Sunday over 13,000 children have been killed in Gaza in Israel's offensive, adding many kids were suffering from severe malnutrition and did not "even have the energy to cry."
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Gaza War Kills More Children Than In 4 Years Of Global Conflict: UN Agency
More children have been reported killed in the war raging in Gaza than in four years of conflict around the world, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said Tuesday.
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Russia Must End "Forcible Transfer" Of Ukrainian Children: UN Panel
Russia must end the forcible transfer of children from Ukraine and provide information about those already taken and ensure they are returned home, a UN committee said Thursday.
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UN Panel To Question Russia On Fate Of Thousands Of Ukrainian Children
Moscow will be asked to explain at the UN on Monday what has happened to thousands of Ukrainian children believed to have been forcibly sent to Russia since its 2022 invasion.
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Sudan War Risks "Generational Catastrophe" For 24 Million Children: UN
The nine-month war between Sudan's rival generals could create a "generational catastrophe" for the country's 24 million children, UNICEF's representative in Sudan has told AFP.
