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Conflict, crisis fuel cholera surge across Mideast hot spots

Thousands of cholera cases have swept across Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq in recent weeks

The Independent UK

Climate change: the effects of extreme heat on health in Africa -- 4 essential reads

Scientists are sounding the alarm about the extreme increases in the Earth’s temperature. A new report by UNICEF warns that 2022 could be the “coldest year of the rest of our lives”. Heatwaves are becoming stronger and lasting longer. These increases are threatening the limits of human survival.

The Conversation

UN: 2 million children in flood-hit Pakistan missing school

The U.N. children’s agency says some 2 million children in areas of Pakistan devastated by floods this summer are still missing school

The Independent UK

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Donncha O'Callaghan left 'shaken to the core' after witnessing children starving on Unicef trip to Somalia

The former Ireland international travelled to Somalia with the country on the verge of the world's first famine in five years.

Irish Mirror

Donncha O’Callaghan ‘shaken to the core’ by scenes in Somalia

The former Ireland rugby international star has said he was "shaken to the core" by scenes he witnessed

Belfast Live

Cholera overwhelms Haiti as cases, deaths spike amid crisis

Thousands of people across Haiti are becoming sick with cholera as medical staff struggle to care for them despite dwindling supplies of fuel and water

The Independent UK

When health solidarity is health security

Kicking off the UN's second annual Sustainable Development Goals Moment last month, Unicef Goodwill Ambassador Priyanka Chopra Jonas emphasised the role of solidarity as a driver of change. "Global solidarity is more important than ever," she said. "Together, we have an extraordinary opportunity to change the world we live in."

Bangkok Post

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Virtually all children on Earth will face more frequent heatwaves by 2050

New Unicef report finds that in even best-case scenario 2 billion children will face four to five dangerous heat events annually

The Guardian - US

COVID disrupted measles vaccinations in Africa and now cases are surging

Clutching an umbrella, medical records and her two-year-old daughter, Kani Fall negotiated the brown puddles lapping at the hospital gate, the final hurdle in a two-hour, rain-soaked journey to her nearest vaccination clinic in western Gambia.

Reuters

Ukraine authorities attempt to track down thousands of ‘social orphans’

After the Russian invasion, almost 100,000 Ukrainian children were forced to leave institutional care. With help from Unicef, the government is still trying to reach about 26,000 of them

The Independent UK

One child a minute being admitted for malnutrition treatment in Somalia: UNICEF

One child is being admitted for medical treatment for malnutrition every minute in Somalia as severe drought threatens to cause the deaths of children on a scale not seen in half a century, a spokesperson for UNICEF said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Over half of Scottish families with kids under five are struggling to make ends meet

A poll by Unicef showed 200,000 parents with young kids in Scotland are suffering financially.

Edinburgh Live

Over half of Scots with kids under five are struggling to make ends meet

A poll by Unicef showed 200,000 parents with young kids in Scotland are suffering financially.

Daily Record

UN: Ukraine War Pushes 4 Million Children into Poverty

Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the resulting economic fallout have thrown four million children into poverty across eastern Europe and Central Asia, the UN children's agency said Monday. "Children are bearing the heaviest burden of the economic crisis caused by the war in Ukraine," UNICEF said. The conflict "and rising…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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France 24

Russian ‘kamikaze’ drones strike Kyiv, Zelensky says attacks ‘won’t break’ Ukrainians

Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky’s chief of staff said Russian “kamikaze drones” hit Kyiv early on Monday. Zelensky said Russia had launched a barrage of drone and missile attacks across the country, but that the strikes would not "break" Ukrainians. Read our live blog to see how all the day's events…

The Guardian - AU

Fighter jet crashes in Russian city near Ukraine; Kyiv says 108 women freed in prisoner swap – as it happened

Fighter plane hits residential building in southern Russian city of Yeysk; Ukraine says it is first all-female exchange with Moscow

Al Jazeera

Russia war in Ukraine pushes 4 million children into poverty: UN

Study of 22 countries shows children in Russia and Ukraine were most affected by the economic fallout of war, UN says.

Miami Herald

US sending ‘elite’ disaster response team to Haiti amid calls for help

MIAMI — The U.S. Agency for International Development is deploying an elite disaster response team to Haiti “as insecurity, gang violence, and the humanitarian situation worsens” throughout the Caribbean nation, a U.S. official told McClatchy and the Miami Herald on Friday.

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The Times of India

ICC to promote gender equality in tie-up with UNICEF

DUBAI: The International Cricket Council has entered into a partnership with UNICEF to empower women and girls and promote inclusion and gender equality through cricket.

The Hindu

GRAAM’s report on 21st century skills released

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The Hindu

Schools in Kerala to observe International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction on Thursday

KSDMA’s Sajjam programme aims at universalising disaster risk reduction awareness and construction of resilient houses

The Independent UK

Iran protests: ‘At least 185 people including 19 children’ killed during unrest

Online videos claim to show minors and pregnant women being beaten by gangs of riot police

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Extends Temporary Prison Release of US Citizen

Iran has extended the temporary prison release of a US citizen freed earlier this week, his brother said Saturday, voicing hopes the liberation would become permanent. Siamak Namazi, a 51-year-old Iranian-American, has been held in Iran for years along with his elderly father, former UNICEF official Baquer Namazi, under convictions…

Bangkok Post

World leaders join Thailand in mourning

World leaders joined Thai people in mourning the victims of the preschool massacre in Nong Bua Lam Phu province, taking to social media platforms and letters to share their condolences.

Axios

Haiti's gangs run the streets as fuel and water run low

Cholera has returned, but most hospitals are closed.

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