Search results for ‘Unicef’
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Four Unicef staff killed in Somalia bomb attack
At least nine people, including four Unicef staff, are killed in an attack that has been claimed by militant group al-Shabaab in Somalia.
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UK children face ‘bleaker future’, Unicef report says
Britain is ranked as one of the bottom countries in the developed world for teenage pregnancy, youth unemployment and involvement in further education, in a new report from Unicef.
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Sunak must stop fossil fuel projects in UK says climate activist Vanessa Nakate
More than half a billion around the world are being exposed to the damaging effects of climate change according to a new report by UNICEF, They warn that by 2050, every child on the planet will be exposed to more frequent and longer lasting heatwaves.
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FactCheck Q&A: how much good will the G7 vaccine pledge do?
Campaigners have accused rich countries of doing too little, too late to stop the spread of the pandemic around the world.
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Getting the jab: vaccine scepticism and Coronavirus
Our reporter, Ayshah Tull, has been speaking to those who are convinced the vaccine is too risky – as well as those trying to fight this disinformation so that normality can return sooner rather than later.
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The families facing financial hardship at Christmas
For the first time in its history, the UN humanitarian aid agency Unicef has launched an emergency response in the UK, to help feed children caught up in the coronavirus crisis. The pandemic has seen hundreds of thousands of people lose their jobs and left many families struggling to cope. The national poverty charity Turn…
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Measles cases quadruple in UK – health secretary ‘worried’ about false vaccine information online
It’s been described by the NHS chief as a “public health timebomb.” The number of cases of measles in England has almost quadrupled in the past year, leading the head of the health service to issue a warning about the growing number of parents refusing to vaccinate their children. An analysis by the charity Unicef found that…
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Aids experts warn against complacency
Delegates gather for the International Aids Conference today amid warnings from the children’s agency Unicef that complacency could lead to a surge in numbers. But there is some optimism, as research shows that antiretroviral drugs can prevent transmission, as well as keeping people alive.
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Yemen: ‘300,000 kids at risk’ as all out bombardment launched on port
The civil war in Yemen has taken a dramatic new turn as Saudi-backed forces try to take the key rebel-held port of Hodeidah. Aid agencies say the coastal city provides a vital route for food and medicine and that millions of people are at risk of starvation if goods cannot pass through it. The Foreign Secretary Boris…
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Lily Caprani on Rohingya: ‘I didn’t meet single person who thought it would be safe to go back’
Lily Caprani, UNICEF UK’s deputy executive director has just returned today from visiting the Rohingya camps in Bangladesh.
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Children in conflict zones are being attacked at “shocking scale”
Children in conflict zones are being attacked at a “shocking scale”, according to a report by the United Nations Childrens’ Fund. We spoke to Tamara Kummer from UNICEF who is based in Amman.
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Juliette Touma: ‘Humanitarian needs in Syria continue to grow’
Juliette Touma, the director of communications in the Middle East for Unicef, discusses the humanitarian crisis in Syria.
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Meritxell Relano: ‘Perfect storm for cholera outbreak in Yemen’
UNICEF’s Dr Meritxell Relano, who is based in the Yemeni capital Sana’a, says there are many factors contributing to the deaths of children in the war-ravaged country’s cholera outbreak, including the collapse of the health system and lack of water and sanitation.
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The unseen side of Roger Moore
He spent 12 years playing James Bond but also 20 years being a goodwill ambassador for Unicef, visiting their projects across the world and raising tens of millions of pounds.
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FactCheck: Eva Bartlett’s claims about Syrian children
Perhaps the simpler explanation is the more likely one: children really are being orphaned in Syria, or left wounded and distressed, and those children are now being wrongly accused of involvement in an elaborate conspiracy.
