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New $5.5bn plan aims to eradicate polio by 2018Health groups said on Thursday they could rid the world of polio by 2018 with a $5.5 billion vaccination and monitoring plan to stop the disease taking hold once more now there are only a handful of cases worldwide. Experts say th More… |
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Alwaleed backs Yemen education projectAlwaleed Bin Talal Foundation chaired by Saudi billionaire prince Alwaleed has signed an MoU with The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) to help improve the basic education in Yemen. Under the agreement signed with Dr Ibr More… |
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Israel ‘mistreats Palestinian children in custody’Palestinian children detained by the Israeli military are subject to widespread, systematic ill-treatment that violates international law, a Unicef report said on Wednesday. The United Nations Children Fund (Unicef) estimated that More… |
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Unicef announces media awardsUnicef Regional Office for the Middle East and North Africa today announced the winners of the 5th Unicef Regional Media Award on Child Rights for 2012. Awarded annually, the Media Award r More… |
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Sharp reduction in child mortality rateBetween 2000 and 2011, the annual rate of reduction in the global child mortality rate jumped to 3.2 per cent, up from 1.8 per cent in 1990-2000, a Unicef report said, highlighting the pace of reducing child deaths. Sub-Saharan Africa, More… |
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UAE Exchange donates $100,000 to UnicefUAE Exchange, a leading remittance and foreign exchange brand, has donated $100,000 to the campaign for underprivileged children launched by UAE Exchange and Unicef during Ramadan. This is the second time that UAE Exchange has ass More… |
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Millions still without safe drinking waterDespite tremendous progress in the last two decades in bringing access to improved drinking water sources to the global population, finishing the task will not be easy as there will be still millions without access to safe water, said a top UN o More… |
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'Water for all' faces tough road aheadDespite tremendous progress in the last two decades in bringing access to improved drinking water sources to billions of people, finishing the task is not going to be easy, said a top UN official. No doubt, there have been outstanding g More… |
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Unilever, Domestos to support Unicef programmeThe Unilever Foundation and Domestos have joined to support Unicef’s community approaches to total sanitation (Cats) programme which aims to help hundreds of thousands of people in need gain improved access to basic sanitation. This More… |
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Kids in unrest-hit states 'must get education'Unicef has urged authorities in countries affected by unrest in the Mena region to make sure that children have free, equal and safe access to quality education. “Education is the right of every child and adolescent, and the obligation of More… |
