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Over 12 million Afghans have no food security

Published on: September 4, 2021
11:51

United Nations, Sep 4 (Prensa Latina) A third of the Afghan population, over 12 million people, are acutely food insecure and their situation is expected to be greatly worsened by the drought, the UN reported on Friday.

Haiti: Over half million children at risk of waterborne diseases

Published on: September 3, 2021
07:31

United Nations, Sep 3 (Prensa Latina) Around 540,000 children in the southwest of earthquake-stricken Haiti are now facing the possible re-emergence of waterborne diseases such as cholera and diarrhea, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned Friday.

UNICEF conducts campaign to provide more assistance in Haiti

Published on: September 2, 2021
07:13

United Nations, Sep 2 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is currently rolling out a campaign for collecting more donations to assist Haiti, where humanitarian needs increase after earthquake struck in the country.

Cuba´s on-site learning to start with fully vaccinated students

Published on: September 2, 2021
07:10

Havana, Sep 2 (Prensa Latina) Cuba´s Public Health Ministry (MINSAP) on Wednesday reported that Cuban children and adolescents will be fully vaccinated before the beginning of the 2021-2022 on-site learning.

Somali government protects 1.8 million vulnerable children

Published on: September 1, 2021
14:57

Mogadishu, Sep 1 (Prensa Latina) Somali government authorities on Wednesday reported on their collaboration with the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) to protect 1.8 million vulnerable children due to violence in the country, among other factors.

Cuban doctor calls to reinforce children’s care

Published on: August 27, 2021
14:34

Havana, Aug 27 (Prensa Latina) Lisset Lopez, head of Cuba's national pediatrics group, on Friday reiterated the need to reinforce the care of children against Covid-19 and other diseases such as dengue.

No children injured by fire and blasts at Kazakh military facility

Published on: August 27, 2021
10:37

Nursultan, Aug 27 (Prensa Latina) The Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan informed on Friday that no children have been injured in the fire and subsequent blasts in the warehouse of a military unit in Zhambyl region.

Covid-19 pushes US Children´s hospitals to their breaking point

Published on: August 27, 2021
07:35

Washington, Aug 27 (Prensa Latina) Children´s hospitals in the United States are at capacity limit due to the increased Covid-19 cases in minors, said Mark Wietecha, CEO of the Children´s Hospital Association (CHA).

Documentary tells the story of Chernobyl children in Cuba

Published on: August 24, 2021
17:14

Buenos Aires, Aug 24 (Prensa Latina) The story of two Ukrainian children, out of 26,000 taken in by Cuba after the tragic Chernobyl accident, are the guiding thread of the documentary Tarara, present from today at the Argentine Documentary Film Week.

The number of Covid-19 cases in Cuba remains high

Published on: August 23, 2021
14:31

Havana, Aug 23 (Prensa Latina) Cuba on Monday reported 9,320 new Covid-19 cases and 74 deaths, figures that remain high due to the predominance of the Delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, health authorities reported.

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