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UNICEF & Eli Lilly take on non-communicable diseases in Zim
Although many non-communicable diseases are preventable and treatable, worldwide nearly a million people under the age of 20 die from such diseases.
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UNICEF Poll: African youth report reconsidering having children due to climate change at higher rate than youth from other regions
Globally, 2 in 5 young people said the impacts of climate change have made them rethink their desire to start a family, according to agency’s latest U-Report findings.
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Over 27 million children at risk as devastating floods set records across the world
Number of children affected by flooding in Chad, Gambia, Pakistan and north-east Bangladesh highest in over 30 years
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The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2022
Repurposing food and agricultural policies to make healthy diets more affordable
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The role of social protection in elimination of child labour
Child labour is a violation of every child’s right to a childhood – and a breach of every government’s most fundamental duty to protect its children.
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Today, 1 billion of the world’s most vulnerable children are at extreme risk. If the world fails to act, tomorrow it will be all children. It is past time to put children at the center of climate action.
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine M. Russell on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) AR6 Report
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Youth issues take center stage at EU-Africa Summit in Brussels
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More than 45,000 children released from detention during COVID-19 pandemic; evidence that child-friendly justice solutions are possible – UNICEF
Ahead of the World Congress on Justice with Children, a new UNICEF analysis estimates more than 261,000 children are held in detention globally; calls for juvenile justice reform to end detention of all children
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The State of the World's Children 2021
On My Mind: Promoting, protecting and caring for children’s mental health.
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Young children’s diets show no improvement in last decade, ‘could get much worse’ under COVID-19 - UNICEF
During crucial period when children begin to transition to solid foods, just 1 in 3 are fed a diet diverse enough to grow well
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