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Lebanon: Increased violence is the ‘horrific new normal’ for children, warns UNICEF

Peacekeepers have witnessed the “shocking” destruction of villages in southern Lebanon along the UN-patrolled Blue Line that separates the country…

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Children face unprecedented crisis amid rising violence in Haiti

Virginia Gamba, UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, highlighted the impact on children of the…

2 years ago

Nearly 70% of Gaza war dead women and children – UN

The BBC contacted the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for comment in response to Friday's report.The UN agency said it verified…

2 years ago

Gaza: Polio campaign reaches 94,000 children in besieged north

The UN-supported polio vaccine campaign concluded in besieged northern Gaza on Monday, with agencies inoculating 94,000 children, but thousands still…

2 years ago

Sudan: ‘Children should be safe everywhere’, says UNICEF, as fears grow for El Fasher

UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric reminded journalists in New York at the regular noon briefing that famine conditions have already been…

2 years ago

‘Orphanage city’ helps children in Gaza as the war grinds on

The latest death toll has surpassed more than 41,000 people, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health – the majority…

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Myopia: One in three children are short-sighted – study

Paraguay and Uganda, at about 1%, had some of the lowest levels of myopia, with the UK, Ireland and the…

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Children placed in emergency care over lack of respite services

Julie Tipping told BBC News NI she had been fighting to get more help and support for her 11-year-old son,…

2 years ago

Parents urged to get young children flu vaccine

The flu vaccine is given to most children as a quick, painless spray up the nose, with no injection. Source…

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Great Ormond Street reviews 700 children treated by ex-surgeon

Elizabeth Maliakal, a medical negligence solicitor representing some of the families, said some children had nerve and muscle damage."We have…

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