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300 MILLION CHILDREN LIVE IN AREAS WITH EXTREME AIR POLLUTION, DATA REVEALS
In Europe, 120 million children live in areas where outdoor air pollution exceeds international limits, and 20 million suffer levels over double the limit... READ MORE›
300 MILLION CHILDREN AT RISK FROM TOXIC AIR, UN SAYS
The study also looked at indoor air pollution, typically caused by burning coal and wood for cooking and heating... READ MORE›
HAND WASHING WITH SOAP COULD SAVE THOUSANDS OF LIVES
Hand washing improves school attendance by reducing the spread of preventable diseases, which means children are not staying home because of illness, it says... READ MORE›
WHY YOU SHOULD GIVE YOUR SONS MORE CHORES THAN YOUR DAUGHTERS
A study by UNICEF shows that girls across the world do 50 percent more chores than boys... READ MORE›
FIFTH OF DEVELOPING WORLD CHILDREN IN EXTREME POVERTY
Nearly a fifth of children in developing countries are living in extreme poverty, the World Bank and the UN's children's agency say... READ MORE›
LIBERIA TOPS UNICEF RANKING OF 10 WORST COUNTRIES FOR ACCESS TO PRIMARY SCHOOL
Here are the top 10 countries in the world with the highest proportion of children missing out on primary school... READ MORE›
WITHOUT AID, 49,000 CHILDREN WILL DIE THIS YEAR IN NORTHEAST NIGERIA
Most of its remaining forces are now hiding in the wilds of the vast Sambisa forest, southeast of the Borno provincial capital, Maiduguri... READ MORE›
SYRIAN CHILDREN SEND MESSAGE TO POKEMON PLAYERS
A Syrian group is using the Pokemon Go craze to call attention to the plight of children in their war-torn country... READ MORE›
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WHY GUATEMALA IS ONE OF THE WORST PLACES IN THE WORLD TO BE A CHILD
The actor Michael Sheen travelled to Guatemala with Unicef Unicef UK is calling on the leaders of political parties to help end violence against children... READ MORE›
WORLD AIDS DAY TO BE MARKED AROUND WORLD
Ahead of World Aids Day, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) urged for more investment and access to treatment for children... READ MORE›
'WITH WHAT PUPILS HAVE SEEN, AGGRESSION IS COMMON'
First day of school in syria with what pupils have seen aggression is common... READ MORE›
89 CHILDREN HAVE BEEN ABDUCTED IN SOUTH SUDAN AS THEY TRIED TO SIT THEIR EXAMS
At least 89 children, some as young as 13, have been kidnaped by an armed militia in South Sudan as they sat their exams, Unicef reported today... READ MORE›
ISRAEL 'KILLED 25 PALESTINIAN CHILDREN' IN THREE MONTHS
Israeli law allows Palestinian children from the age of 12 to be put on trial... READ MORE›
THIRD OF CHILDREN IN SYRIA BORN DURING WAR REPORT FINDS
More than 300,000 of these children, who total about 3.7 million, were born as refugees, according to the report by Unicef, the United Nations Children's Fund... READ MORE›
DAVID BECKHAM AT UN TO CALL ON WORLD LEADERS TO HELP CHILDREN
Beckham called on those agreeing the goals to put children at the heart of the new plan... READ MORE›
CYCLONE PAM: DOZENS FEARED DEAD IN VANUATU IN 'ONE OF WORST STORMS IN PACIFIC HISTORY'
Cyclone pam dozens feared dead in vanuatu in one of worst storms in pacific history... READ MORE›
SEVERE MALNUTRITION CONFIRMED IN SYRIA'S MADAYA, 32 DEATHS REPORTED IN MONTH
Severe malnutrition confirmed in Syria's Madaya, 32 deaths reported in month U.N... READ MORE›
EVERYONE SHOULD WATCH THIS POWERFUL VIDEO HIGHLIGHTING THE PLIGHT OF CHILDREN IN WAR ZONES
Unicef UK has launched a new film highlighting the difficulties faced by children in conflict zones and emergencies... READ MORE›
IN A TIME OF AUSTERITY, DO THE UK'S CHILDREN HAVE TO SUFFER?
Posted 31 10 2014 17 50 GMT Updated 31 10 2014 17 59 GMT Comment In 2010, in the midst of the financial crisis, a legal commitment to eliminate child poverty by 2020 was made... READ MORE›
12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS: BARBARA WINDSOR ON HOW YOUR DONATIONS CAN HELP CHILDREN AWAITING NEW HEARTS
Since last week, Macedonia has restricted passage to northern Europe to only Syrians, Iraqis and Afghans who are considered war refugees... READ MORE›
SYRIA WAR CREATES 2.4 MILLION CHILD REFUGEES, UN SAYS
UNICEF said 3.7 million children had been born since the conflict began, a third of all Syrian children... READ MORE›
U.N. SOUNDS ALARM ABOUT FALLUJA CHILDREN, FOOD SUPPLY
Iraqi security forces operating in Falluja systematically separate men and boys over 12 from their families to check possible links with Islamic State... READ MORE›
SOUTH SUDANESE REBELS FREE 250 CHILD SOLDIERS
Civil war broke out in the world's youngest nation in December 2013 after President Salva Kiir accused rebel leader Riek Machar of attempting a coup... READ MORE›
SYRIAN WAR CREATED 2.4 MILLION CHILD REFUGEES, AFFECTED 8.4 MILLION KIDS
Unicef said 3.7 million children had been born since the conflict began, a third of all Syrian children... READ MORE›
UNICEF CONFIRMS SEVERE MALNUTRITION IN SYRIAN TOWN OF MADAYA
Dozens of deaths from starvation have been reported by monitoring groups, local doctors and aid agencies from Madaya, which is besieged by Syrian pro-government forces... READ MORE›
UNICEF ALARMED AT REFUGEE, MIGRANT DEATHS IN MEDITERRANEAN
An average of 1,000 unaccompanied children a month have arrived in Italy this year but UNICEF expects this figures to spike in the coming months... READ MORE›
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TRUMP'S TAIWAN CALL JUST STEP ONE OF A NEW ASIAN STRATEGY
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Friday congratulated Nana Akufo-Addo on his election as president of Ghana... READ MORE›
EU REACHES DEAL TO GRANT VISA-FREE TRAVEL TO 50 MILLION PEOPLE
The deal on visa suspension must still be formally approved by the member states and the European Parliament... READ MORE›
THOSE MURDERED IN NICE ATTACK CAME FROM AROUND GLOBE, FRENCH OFFICIALS CONFIRM
Ukraine citizen Mykhaylo Bazelevskyy, who had been studying at Edmonton's MacEwan University, is believed to have been killed... READ MORE›
EASTERN BLOC COUNTRIES MAKE DEMANDS FOR LESS CENTRALISED EUROPE
It's all meant to convey the message that Slovakia is taking its current presidency of the council of the European Union extremely seriously... READ MORE›
POST-BREXIT, BRITAIN MAY NEED 'HOTEL CALIFORNIA' MODEL
But while the other EU countries cannot compel Britain to trigger Article 50, they hold most of the cards... READ MORE›
KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON? CANADA DETERMINED TO CONCLUDE EU TRADE DEAL DESPITE BREXIT
Early Friday morning, she spoke to her European Union counterpart, Cecilia Malmstrom, and reiterated that Canada's commitment to ratifying their gold-plated trade deal remains firm... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA WILL BE HIT AS WORLD WILL BECOME MORE FRAGMENTED, LESS SAFE, SAY EXPERTS
He branded the successful exit vote a victory for Russia, which under Vladimir Putin has been trying to drive wedges into Europe... READ MORE›
EUROPE LIVE REPORTING
Britain's vote to leave the European Union has caused widespread dismay in the European media and beyond... READ MORE›
UKRAINE ARRESTS FRENCHMAN WITH CACHE OF WEAPONS FOR PLOTTING MASS ATTACKS ON EURO 2016
French television network M6 reported that investigators found T-shirts of an extreme right group... READ MORE›
BRITAIN'S EU VOTE: #BREXIT VIEW FROM SHIPLEY
This report is part of a series on community views about the June 23 referendum on whether the United Kingdom should exit the European Union... READ MORE›
HOW WILL BREXIT VOTE GO MONTY PYTHON MAY OFFER CLUE
Passports, even though that is redundant British passports are by definition European Union passports... READ MORE›
THE DEVELOPING WORLD IS BETTER OFF WITH BRITAIN INSIDE THE EU
In fact, Africans, and others in developing countries all around the world, have a current, legitimate and urgent interest in the future of the European Union... READ MORE›