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UNICEF to directly fund Afghan teachers, bypassing Taliban authorities
Middle East
November 3, 2021
UNICEF to directly fund Afghan teachers, bypassing Taliban authorities
KABUL, Nov 3 (Reuters) – The United Nations children’s agency said it was planning to set up a system to…
UN: 10,000 children killed or maimed during Yemen’s long war
Middle East
October 20, 2021
UN: 10,000 children killed or maimed during Yemen’s long war
GENEVA (AP) — More than 10,000 children in Yemen have been killed or injured in violence linked to years of…
Egypt to vaccinate school students under the age of 18 with Pfizer vaccine: Health Minister
Egypt
October 6, 2021
Egypt to vaccinate school students under the age of 18 with Pfizer vaccine: Health Minister
Egypt has received 64 refrigerators for storing the Pfizer vaccine from UNICEF, which can accommodate thousands of doses according to…
UNICEF grants Egypt 63 refrigerators to store Pfizer vaccines
Egypt
July 29, 2021
UNICEF grants Egypt 63 refrigerators to store Pfizer vaccines
Egypt’s Health Minister Hala Zayed announced that UNICEF has granted Egypt 63 refrigerators in which it can store doses of…
Child soldiers carried out Burkina Faso massacre, say UN and government
Middle East
June 25, 2021
Child soldiers carried out Burkina Faso massacre, say UN and government
OUAGADOUGOU, June 24 (Reuters) – A massacre in northeast Burkina Faso in which more than 130 people were killed this…
Afghan polio vaccine drive in trouble after three female medics killed
Middle East
April 1, 2021
Afghan polio vaccine drive in trouble after three female medics killed
JALALABAD/KABUL (Reuters) – The killing of three female polio vaccine providers in Afghanistan this week has forced aid agencies and…
Agency: 1/4 of civilian casualties in Yemen are children
Middle East
March 23, 2021
Agency: 1/4 of civilian casualties in Yemen are children
CAIRO (AP) — Children constituted a quarter of civilian casualties over the last three years in Yemen’s grinding war between…
Push to bring coronavirus vaccines to the poor faces trouble
Culture
October 1, 2020
Push to bring coronavirus vaccines to the poor faces trouble
LONDON (AP) — An ambitious humanitarian project to deliver coronavirus vaccines to the world’s poorest people is facing potential shortages…
Child deaths in Syria spike in camp for IS families, says UN
Middle East
August 15, 2020
Child deaths in Syria spike in camp for IS families, says UN
At least eight children aged under five have died within days in a camp in northeastern Syria that houses relatives…
Children in Beirut suffer from trauma after deadly blast
Middle East
August 12, 2020
Children in Beirut suffer from trauma after deadly blast
BEIRUT (AP) — When the huge explosion ripped through Beirut last week, it shattered the glass doors near where three-year-old…