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UN rights chief urges probe into Russian attack that killed nine children in Ukraine

Volker Türk issued a statement expressing shock at the attack, which occurred on Friday evening in a residential area.A team…

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More than one million children in Gaza deprived of aid for over a month: UNICEF

No aid has been allowed into Gaza since 2 March, representing the longest period of aid blockage since the start…

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No drinks with sweeteners for younger children, say UK advisors

Michelle RobertsDigital health editor, BBC NewsGetty ImagesYounger children should not be given any drinks containing artificial sweeteners, UK experts are…

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Over 300 children killed since Israel’s new Gaza offensive, Unicef says

The United Nations agency for children says that at least 322 children are reported to have been killed since Israel…

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Gaza: UN humanitarians flag impact on children of return to war

UNICEF’s Rosalia Bollen, who’s on the ground there, said that hundreds of children had been killed and injured – some…

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Yemen: One in two children severely malnourished after 10 years of war

“We need to move fast,” said UNICEF representative in the country Peter Hawkins. “I was in Hudaydah over the past…

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UNICEF condemns looting of lifesaving supplies for children in Sudan

The attack on one of the last operational hospitals in the area further deepened the ongoing humanitarian crisis sparked by…

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Gazans grieve children killed in massive Israeli strikes

In Gaza, Palestinians have been burying their dead.At Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis in the south of the Strip, Alaa…

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Poorest children missing more school and further behind after Covid, study says

Branwen JeffreysEducation editorGetty ImagesThe poorest children are missing more school and falling further behind classmates, research shared with the BBC…

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Sudan war: Children facing ‘unimaginable suffering’, warns UNICEF chief

“This is not just a crisis, it is a poly-crisis affecting every sector, from health and nutrition to water, education…

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