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27 per cent surge in number of children admitted for severe acute malnutrition treatment in Rohingya refugee camps
Rising demand for life-saving nutrition treatment threatens to outpace declining humanitarian funding, leaving thousands of children at risk
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Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on reported restrictions on Afghan women’s education in medical faculties
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One year after the earthquakes in western Afghanistan, UNICEF calls for greater support to children’s basic needs and community resilience
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Seven years after forced mass displacement of Rohingya from Myanmar, deadly attacks on children continue in Rakhine State
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UNICEF calls for urgent action to save Pakistan’s children on the frontlines of climate change
On Earth Day, Statement by Abdullah Fadil, UNICEF Representative in Pakistan, on the damaging impact of climate change and pollution on children
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68,000 children affected by Nepal earthquake still need urgent assistance - UNICEF
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Children account for half of dead and injured in Nepal earthquake - UNICEF
UNICEF and partners step up support to provide urgent life-saving assistance for over 200,000 people – including 80,000 children – in dire need of help
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Children and families at risk after 6.4-magnitude earthquake hits western Nepal
Statement attributable to Alice Akunga, UNICEF Representative to Nepal
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UNICEF launches US$ 20 million appeal to support 96,000 children affected by recent earthquakes in western Afghanistan
Over the next three months, life-saving humanitarian assistance will reach over 200,000 people – including 96,000 children – living in the most devastated and vulnerable areas of Herat province.
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