More than 700 children have died from measles in Zimbabwe in an outbreak first reported in April. Many were unvaccinated because of religious reasons, Information Minister Monica Mutsvangwa said. #Zimbabwe…
Continue ReadingThe Horn of Africa nation is on the brink of a second famine in just over a decade, enduring its worst drought in 40 years after failed rainy seasons since…
Continue ReadingHundreds of children have already died in nutrition centres across Somalia, the UN children’s agency (UNICEF) said on Tuesday, a day after the global body warned that parts of Somalia…
Continue ReadingUkraine’s schools are set to reopen September 1 after six months of remote learning. But the challenge of reopening classrooms after months of war means school administrators have been forced…
Continue ReadingEuropean Union defence ministers have agreed to start the work necessary for setting up an EU military assistance mission for Ukraine, the bloc’s top diplomat Josep Borrell said on Tuesday.…
Continue ReadingTies with Algeria have become more important for France because the war in Ukraine has increased demand in Europe for North African gas, and because of surging migration across the…
Continue ReadingMariana Budjeryn of the Harvard Kennedy School explains that while there is plenty of behind the scenes diplomacy to enable an IAEA mission to access the plant, she warned that…
Continue ReadingTerrifying footage has emerged of two children accidentally setting off a rocket-propelled grenade launcher on a deserted street in Southern Ukraine. The video, captured by a CCTV system in Russian-occupied…
Continue Reading#Ethiopians voted Monday in a delayed national #election taking place against the backdrop of war and #famine in the northern #Tigray #region and questions over the poll’s credibility. Prime Minister…
Continue Reading#Anxiety is on the rise in #children and adolescents, with studies in the US showing that one in eight children experience extreme anxiety. Children’s author and illustrator Jion Sheibani suggests making…
Continue ReadingIndigenous groups in #Canada are calling for a nationwide search for mass graves at residential school sites after the discovery of the remains of 215 #children at one former school last week shocked the…
Continue ReadingThe #US Food and Drug Administration on Monday authorized the use of the #Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for #children aged 12 to 15 years old. "This is a promising development in…
Continue ReadingThe French government on Sunday accused the Green mayor of #Lyon of insulting French butchers and harming the health of children by keeping #meat off the #menu for #school lunches…
Continue ReadingNearly four million people displaced, with two million children suffering malnutrition and in need urgent medical treatment: these are the grim consequences of Yemen’s devastating war, now raging for six…
Continue ReadingBritish MP Jacob Rees-Mogg claimed UNICEF’s food relief program aimed at tackling ‘food insecurity’ in the UK was just a publicity stunt, prompting backlash online. According to UNICEF, an estimated…
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