children

Gaza: 160,000 more children vaccinated against polio in southern Gaza

UN agencies and partners in the Strip will continue to vaccinate “as many Gazan children as possible” during the agreed…

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Gaza: Disease and war stalk children, despite vaccine success

It’s been nearly 11 months since war erupted in the enclave following Hamas-led terror attacks in Israel. Today more than…

2 years ago

Between fear and hope, Gazans parents line up in their thousands to protect their children from polio

Wael al-Haj Mohammed’s daughter is a child of war. Born the day after the outbreak of the  conflict in Gaza…

2 years ago

Gaza children given polio vaccine as pause in fighting holds

The UN's World Health Organization says it aims to vaccinate 640,000 children in Gaza, weeks after the first polio case…

2 years ago

Gaza polio vaccine: What is polio and how will children be immunised?

The aim is to vaccinate some 640,000 children under the age of 10, the World Health Organization (WHO) says.The roll-out…

2 years ago

Private special needs schools accused of letting down children

The body that speaks for independent special schools in England and Wales says that for local authorities, and for many…

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Protect children from vapes epidemic, doctors urge government

Although it was already illegal to sell any vape to anyone under 18, Prof David Strain, who chairs the BMA’s…

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Most of Gaza’s 40,000 dead are women and children, says UN rights chief

“Most of the dead are women and children. This unimaginable situation is overwhelmingly due to recurring failures by the Israeli…

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Gaza: UNRWA programme aims to get children ‘back to learning’

“This first step in a much longer road focuses on activities that will give children a refuge from the horrors…

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Skyrocketing violence against children in Sudan demands urgent protection measures: UN report

The report on Children and Armed Conflict in Sudan, released on Tuesday, documented a staggering 2,168 grave violations against 1,913…

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