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    Global Child Deaths Reach Historic Low in 2022 – UN Report

    Despite progress, an estimated 4.9 million child deaths of children before their fifth birthday occurred somewhere in the world – or one death every...

    Study Finds Cause of Puzzling Low Use of Diarrhoea Cure

    Diarrhoea is the world’s second leading cause of death under the age of five. Oral rehydration salts are the main treatment for diarrhoea in...

    Guterres: End ‘Abhorrent Practice’ of Female Genital Mutilation

    Some 4.4 million girls are at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) this year, the UN Secretary-General warned on Tuesday, appealing for action to stamp out...

    Pakistan Winter Pneumonia: Thousands of Children Affected; Hundreds Dead

    Islamabad has long grappled with the challenge of increasing vaccine uptake in a nation where misinformation is rife and some fringe clerics declare it...

    Sri Lanka Launches Fortified Rice Lunch Programme to Address Malnutrition Among School Children

    The Ministry of Agriculture and Plantation Industries, the Ministry of Education, the World Food Programme, the National Food Promotion Board and the Bill &...

    Delhi’s Asha Kiran Draws HRW Flak

    Nearly 1000 men, women, and children are trapped in Asha Kiran, most of whom will live there for their entire lives. Some are confined...

    Two Mothers Killed Each Hour in Gaza Conflict: UN Women

    Women and children account for roughly 70 per cent of people killed in the war in Gaza, with two mothers killed every hour since...

    Infants at Higher Risk in Flood-prone Areas of Bangladesh

    Every year, monsoon season brings extensive flooding to Bangladesh. Now, a study finds that infant mortality rates are higher among those born in rainy...
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    The Power of Youth: In Vanuatu, Young Red Cross Volunteers Keep the Water Flowing

    Youth Red Cross volunteers of Vanuatu join hands with elders and their communities to reduce climate impacts, from flooding...

    GEF Initiative to Curb Toxic Impacts of Agriculture in Seven Countries, Including India

    Highly hazardous persistent organic pollutants (POPs) from agriculture release toxic persistent organic pollutants into the environment, also harming human...

    Thailand’s ‘Humanitarian Corridor’ for Myanmar Faces Pushback

    Human rights activists and humanitarian workers on the Thai-Myanmar border remain highly sceptical of the initiative, denouncing it as...

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    The Power of Youth: In Vanuatu, Young Red Cross Volunteers Keep the Water Flowing

    Youth Red Cross volunteers of Vanuatu join hands with...

    GEF Initiative to Curb Toxic Impacts of Agriculture in Seven Countries, Including India

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