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79 million girls, women assaulted in sub-Saharan Africa, says Unicef
More than 79 million women and girls across sub-Saharan Africa have endured rape and sexual assault as children, according to…
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UNICEF chief warns Gaza kids face post-generational challenges
After a year of military operations between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, the head of UNICEF warned that children there…
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KZN Premier calls for fast-tracking of infrastructure repairs ahead of matric exams
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube has called for the fast-tracking of repairs to infrastructure that was damaged during the recent foul…
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Cyclone Freddy toll surpasses 300 as Mozambique counts bodies
The death toll from Tropical Cyclone Freddy has passed 300 people, with authorities in Mozambique taking several days to assess…
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14 children killed in measles outbreak in Manicaland province, Zimbabwe
In Zimbabwe, an outbreak of measles has killed 14 children and sickened dozens more in the Manicaland province in the…
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KZN floods: Child Labour Conference goes ahead to support Durban
The fifth international Labour Organisation Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour will go ahead as planned in Durban…
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World Bank & UN say pandemic impact on education more severe than predicted
Lengthy pandemic school closures have cost students trillions of dollars in lifetime earnings, the World Bank and UN agencies said…
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Child soldiers freed in Mozambique, says UN
Government forces have rescued abducted children who were forcefully recruited by the Al-Shabab jihadist group in northern Mozambique, the United…
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Nigeria receives 4 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from US
Nigeria received four million doses of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine from the United States on Sunday as the West African…
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UN: Child labour swells for first time in two decades
The world has marked the first rise in child labour in two decades and the coronavirus crisis threatens to push…
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Aid arrives in Gaza as ceasefire comes into effect
The first convoys of humanitarian aid have arrived in Gaza, hours after a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants came…
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China donates to UNICEF to fight malnutrition in Senegal
China donated $ 1 million (approximately Rand 16 million) to help the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) help severely malnourished…
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UN says two of its humanitarian workers killed in Somalia
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) confirmed Tuesday that two frontline workers were killed in a militant attack in Mogadishu.…
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Children aged 12 and over should wear face masks like adults – WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) said children aged 12 and over should wear masks to help tackle the COVID-19 pandemic…
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Econet partners with UNICEF to launch Internet of Good Things IoGT
Econet partners with UNICEF to launch Internet of Good Things (IoGT). The event was streamed through UNICEF Zimbabwe and Econet…
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Pneumonia kills a child every 39 seconds, health agencies say
Pneumonia killed more than 800,000 babies and young children last year – or one child every 39 seconds – despite…
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