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Human Rights
Malawi: Child trafficking and forced labour push thousands to work on tobacco farms
Large numbers of children working on tobacco farms in Malawi are missing school, 13 UN-appointed independent human rights experts said on…
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Human Rights
Philippines: Rights expert urges greater action to combat child sexual exploitation
Although the Philippines has made gains in combatting the sale and sexual exploitation of children, greater effort needs to be…
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UN health agency outlines ‘clear direction’ for reducing online violence against children
The World Health Organization (WHO) published a report on Friday aimed at helping stakeholders worldwide end the growing scourge of…
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SDGs
Honour traffic victims by making roads safer: Guterres
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for greater global efforts to achieve the goal of reducing traffic deaths and injuries…
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Three years of flatlined progress on HIV treatment and prevention affect 2.7 million youth
Some 110,00 youth under age 19 died last year from AIDS-related causes, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday,…
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Health
UNICEF seeks $27.5 million to step up cholera response in Haiti
Children account for roughly 40 per cent of the confirmed cholera cases in Haiti, or two in five, the UN…
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Almost half of us worldwide are neglecting oral healthcare: WHO report
A new report published by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday reveals that some 3.5 billion people suffer from oral…
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Racism and discrimination against children rife in countries worldwide: UNICEF
Racism and discrimination against children based on their ethnicity, language and religion, are rife in countries across the world, according…
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UNICEF launches new child-focused climate initiative to head off disasters
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday launched a new climate financing initiative designed to help countries address current and…
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Human Rights
Children of African descent ‘not considered children at all’, rights experts charge
In a report issued on Tuesday, UN human rights experts outline how discrimination affects black boys and girls worldwide to…
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