Drought led to 71,000 excess deaths in Somalia, report shows
WASHINGTON - A study finds that severe drought plaguing parts of Somalia since 2022 has killed at least 71000 people beyond ...
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Russia accuses Unicef head of caring more about kids in Ukraine than Gaza
Russia reprimanded the head of the UN children's agency Unicef for not providing a "weighty argument for her refusal" to ...
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Over 240M children’s schooling disrupted by climate crises in 2024: UNICEF
UN children’s agency says students in 85 countries experienced climate-related disruptions last year - Anadolu Ajansı ...
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Israel’s UN envoy blasts Security Council for forgetting plight of youngest hostages
Danny Danon, ambassador to the world body, says while holding up a photo of a baby boy during a meeting about children suffering in Gaza: “Perhaps you have forgotten about ...
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Kenya: Climate Crises Disrupted Education for a Quarter of a Billion Children in 2024 - Unicef
A new analysis from UNICEF reveals that climate-related disasters, including heatwaves, cyclones, floods, and storms, severely disrupted education for nearly a quarter of a billion children in 2024.
242m children’s schooling disrupted by climate shocks in 2024: Unicef
Students saw classes suspended and even schools damaged or destroyed due to climatic shocks. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Nearly 250 million children missed school last year because of extreme weather, UNICEF says
The United Nations Children's Fund says at least 242 million children in 85 countries had their schooling interrupted last year because of heatwaves, cyclones, flooding and other extreme weather.