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One child dies of pneumonia every 39 seconds, agencies warn

Pneumonia – a preventable disease – kills more children than any other infection

11/11/2019

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Immediate action needed in South Asia to clean the air for children

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore on toxic air in South Asia

06/11/2019

Khatri Khatanga, Jharkhand, India, 11 May 2018.

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More than half of South Asian youth are not on track to have the education and skills necessary for employment in 2030

South Asia has the largest youth labour force in the world with nearly 100,000 young people entering the labour market each day

30/10/2019

On 3 July 2019 in Bangladesh, a young boy navigates a river swollen from days of monsoon rain. He’s collecting plastic bottles washed into the river by floods. He sells the plastic to recyclers and uses the money to help his family to purchase vegetables and fish, to complement their diet of rice and dahl.

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Monsoon rains bring severe flooding and landslides across South Asia, affecting more than five million children

UNICEF scaling up emergency response to support children and families affected

18/07/2019

A girl playing with her sister in Bihar, India

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New Dove and UNICEF partnership to reach 10 million young people with essential self-esteem and body confidence education

05/06/2019

Women work on building a toilet in India

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Female toilet builders take on menstrual hygiene management

How a cohort of women masons are transforming gender roles in India

28/05/2019

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How parents in India are keeping their girls in school

“As my daughters are getting educated, they don’t have to depend on others”

08/03/2019

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Nearly 30 million sick and premature newborns in dire need of treatment every year

Global coalition calls for better care and stronger legislation to save babies on the brink of death

13/12/2018

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UNICEF's Innovation Fund announces first cohort of blockchain investments in emerging markets

10/12/2018

UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta H Fore meets young children at the Anganwadi Centre in Varansai District, India to observe early childhood education activities, feeding demonstration and growth monitoring activities.

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UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore concludes week-long visit to India

08/10/2018

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