CHILDREN

Over 11,000 children killed or maimed in Yemen’s civil war

Published on: December 12, 2022
09:42

Aden, Yemen, Dec 12 (Prensa Latina) More than 11,000 children have been killed or wounded by the war that has been bleeding Yemen since 2014, UNICEF warned in a communique released in this city on Monday.

Government of Yemen and UNICEF discuss situation of children

Published on: December 6, 2022
08:39

Aden, Yemen, Dec 6 (Prensa Latina) Yemeni Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik spoke with the Executive Director for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Catherine Russel about the situation of children in the country, affected by eight years of war, the Saba news agency reported.

UNICEF appeals for emergency funding to aid 110 million children

Published on: December 5, 2022
17:26

Geneva, Dec 5 (Prensa Latina) UNICEF on Monday launched a US.3 billion emergency funding appeal to reach over 173 million people – including 110 children – affected by humanitarian crises, enduring effects of the Covid-19 pandemic worldwide and the growing threat of climate-impacted severe weather events.

UNICEF warns of rising HIV/AIDS death toll in children aged under 19

Published on: November 28, 2022
16:27

United Nations, Nov 28 (Prensa Latina) Some 110,000 children aged under 19 have passed away of AIDS in 2021, and the recent infection toll has reached 2.7 million children.

Nearly 40 million children dangerously susceptible to measles threats

Published on: November 23, 2022
17:49

United Nations, Nov 23 (Prensa Latina) Measles vaccination coverage has steadily declined since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. In 2021, a record high of nearly 40 million children missed a measles vaccine dose: 25 million children missed their first dose and an additional 14.7 million children missed their second dose, a joint publication by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports.

Mexico makes progress in preparations for children’s cultural event

Published on: November 16, 2022
11:36

Mexico City, Nov 16 (Prensa Latina) Mexico's Secretariat of Culture is making progress in the preparations in Mexico City for the children's cultural event "Tengo un sueño-2022" (I Have a Dream-2022) with 582 children, on November 24.

Mass displacements in DRC pose deadly threat to children – UNICEF

Published on: November 8, 2022
17:46

Kinshasa, Nov 8 (Prensa Latina) Thousands of children fleeing fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are at grave risk in overcrowded and unsanitary camps for internally displaced people (IDPs), UNICEF warned Tuesday.

Floods affect over 27.7 million children in 2022

Published on: November 8, 2022
09:12

Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, Nov 8 (Prensa Latina) Over 27.7 million children have been affected so far this year by floods in several countries, including Pakistan, Gambia and Bangladesh, UNICEF said.

Nearly 150,000 Indian children lost parents during Covid-19

Published on: November 6, 2022
10:37

New Delhi, Nov 6 (Prensa Latina) Nearly 150,000 children in India have lost one of their parents and 10,600 were orphaned of both during the Covid-19 pandemic, the National Commission for the Protection of Children's Rights informed on Sunday.

Two million families live in absolute poverty in Italy

Published on: October 17, 2022
16:09

Rome, Oct 17 (Prensa Latina) Some two million families live in absolute poverty in Italy, a figure accounting for 5,571,000 (9.4%), according to a report by the Caritas Catholic organization.

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