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UN agency resumes cash aid to 9 million Yemenis
Middle East

UN agency resumes cash aid to 9 million Yemenis

  CAIRO (AP) — The UN children’s agency says it has resumed emergency cash transfers to 9 million Yemenis after…
Picking leaves from a vine, Yemenis try to stave off famine
Middle East

Picking leaves from a vine, Yemenis try to stave off famine

  Warning: this edited AP article contains disturbing visual content. CAIRO (AP) — In a remote pocket of northern Yemen,…
‘I am against bullying’: campaign fights violence in Egypt schools
Egypt

‘I am against bullying’: campaign fights violence in Egypt schools

  A few days ahead of the new academic year, Egypt is launching its first national campaign to tackle bullying…
Health Minister tells hospitals to broadcast national anthem
Egypt

Health Minister tells hospitals to broadcast national anthem

  Egypt’s Health Minister Hala Zayed issued a decree stating that the national anthem, followed by doctor’s oath, shall be…
7 years of war have taken a high toll on Syria’s children
Middle East

7 years of war have taken a high toll on Syria’s children

After seven years of war in Syria, the United Nations has one thing to say: Stop the war on children.…
UN: Child marriage dropped significantly in previous decade
World

UN: Child marriage dropped significantly in previous decade

The children’s agency UNICEF welcomed the new findings, but said “we’ve got a long way to go.” The new figures…
UNICEF says aid convoy for 180,000 Syrians could go on Sunday
Middle East

UNICEF says aid convoy for 180,000 Syrians could go on Sunday

Syria’s government may allow an aid convoy with supplies for 180,000 people to go to the town of Douma in…
UN official says not safe yet for Rohingya return to Myanmar
World

UN official says not safe yet for Rohingya return to Myanmar

Attacks on Rohingya Muslims appear to be continuing in Myanmar and it is not yet safe for the hundreds of…
1.3 million children displaced by Iraq’s war with Islamic State: UNICEF
World

1.3 million children displaced by Iraq’s war with Islamic State: UNICEF

While the Baghdad government last month declared victory over Islamic State after wresting back almost all the territory IS seized…
30% of Egypt’s children suffer from multidimensional poverty: UNICEF
Egypt

30% of Egypt’s children suffer from multidimensional poverty: UNICEF

About three in every 10 children in Egypt suffer from multidimensional poverty, especially in rural areas and Upper Egypt, according…
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