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Congo: 170 children are missing after Goma volcano eruption

Death toll from Congo Goma volcano eruption rises to at least 32 people and hundreds of children are at risk,…

3 years ago

UN reports 155 million faced acute food insecurity in 2020

At least 155 million people faced crisis levels of food insecurity in 2020 because of conflict, extreme weather events and…

4 years ago

Lifelong learning skills for green and inclusive societies in the digital era

This online conference, jointly organised by the European training foundation (ETF) and UNESCO, in collaboration with UNICEF, will discuss system…

4 years ago

Billions without clean water and sanitation a ‘moral failure’

Access to clean water is not just about “liquid in a bottle” but instead touches on universal issues such as…

4 years ago

UN calls for ‘unconditional release’ of abducted students in Nigeria

The UN chief on Friday, has strongly condemned the latest mass kidnapping of students in Nigeria, in the country’s northwestern…

4 years ago

Syria war: Average of one child injured or killed every eight hours

The war in Syria has left 90 percent of the country’s children in need of help, as a triple crisis…

4 years ago

EU takes humanitarian action as a global leading humanitarian aid donor

EU debates humanitarian aid while action is facing an unprecedented set of challenges, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Humanitarian aid…

4 years ago

EU humanitarian aid for Yemen threatened by conflict and famine

EU humanitarian aid for Yemen will address the most pressing needs of people in Yemen for child malnutrition, famine and…

4 years ago

Nigeria attack: ‘More than 300’ girls missing

More than 300 girls are still missing after a Boko Haram extremists attack on a secondary school in northwest Nigeria…

4 years ago

Côte d’Ivoire receive vaccine doses via COVAX Facility

Côte d'Ivoire and COVAX global initiative bring the African continent closer to the common goal of equitable access to COVID-19…

4 years ago

Millions of Yemenis facing ‘death sentence’

Yemen remains the world’s worst humanitarian crisis and the situation for the millions of Yemenis is deteriorating. says the UN…

4 years ago

Two-thirds of poorer countries cut education budgets due to COVID-19

Education budgets are not adjusting proportionately to the challenges brought about by COVID-19, especially in poorer countries. Despite additional funding…

4 years ago

WHO chief urges global leaders: ‘Don’t Undermine COVAX’

World Health Organization (WHO) Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned world leaders to focus on international vaccination initiative COVAX. Dr.Tedros took…

4 years ago

Flags at half mast in memory of Italian ambassador Luca Attanasio

The Italian ambassador, Luca Attanasio was killed on Monday during an attack on a UN convoy in the Democratic Republic…

4 years ago

Myanmar: Do not use violence & force against demonstrators

The United Nations in Myanmar has voiced strong concerns over reported use of force by security forces against demonstrators. They…

4 years ago

Over 1.9 billion people in Asia unable to afford a healthy diet

Poor regions have been worst affected and they are unable to afford a healthy diet, forced to choose cheaper and…

4 years ago

UNICEF: Make 2021 ‘safer, healthier world for children’

“The children born today enter a world far different than even a year ago, and a New Year brings a…

4 years ago

Millions of children in crisis hotspots ‘on the brink of famine’

More than 10 million children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, northeast Nigeria, the Central Sahel, South Sudan and…

4 years ago

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