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UN agency resumes cash aid to 9 million Yemenis
Middle East
October 9, 2018
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
September 14, 2018
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
September 11, 2018
‘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
July 11, 2018
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
March 13, 2018
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
March 6, 2018
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
March 2, 2018
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
January 25, 2018
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
January 19, 2018
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
December 18, 2017
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…