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15 NYC children hospitalised with mysterious syndrome linked to coronavirus

Fresh fears that the novel coronavirus can trigger a mysterious syndrome in children have been raised after it was announced that 15 kids, many...

Internally displaced children, most vulnerable to COVID-19, says UNICEF

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says the internally displaced children in Nigeria are among the world’s most vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic. UNICEF Representative...

Study links deaths in Bangladeshi children to agriculture chemicals

Excessive and improper applications of insecticides and other agriculture chemicals in local fruit orchards may have triggered an outbreak of  acute encephalitis syndrome (AES),...

Trump’s EPA moves to dismantle programmes that protect kids from lead paint

US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials are proposing to eliminate two programmes focused on limiting children’s exposure to lead-based paint, which is known to cause damage...

Pollution kills 1.7m children yearly, says WHO

More than one in four deaths of children under five years of age are attributable to unhealthy environments. Every year, environmental risks – such...

Kenya in landmark unveiling of child-friendly TB drugs

The Kenya Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday the launch of appropriately dosed, child-friendly tuberculosis (TB) medicines, making the country the first country in...

Group plans education for 800 million left-out children

The International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity (the Education Commission), a group of world leaders composed of presidents, former prime ministers, business and...

UNICEF: Vulnerable children most impacted by climate change

The United Nation’s Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the UN’s children's rights and emergency relief organisation, has warned that climate change is a dangerous and disruptive...

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2024 on track to be Earth’s hottest year on record – Meteorologists

AccuWeather expert meteorologists have said that 2024 will go down in the record books as a hot and stormy...
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Empowering law enforcement officers to tackle illegal timber trade in Africa

Healthy forests sustain biodiversity, livelihoods, and local economies. Home to most of the planet’s terrestrial species, forests provide millions...

UN Special Rapporteur seeks inputs for upcoming climate studies

United Nations Special Rapporteur on Climate Change & Human Rights, Elisa Morgera, has issued two new calls for input...

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2024 on track to be Earth’s hottest year on record – Meteorologists

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Empowering law enforcement officers to tackle illegal timber trade in Africa

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