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Migrant children swell at Mexico-US border, says UNICEF
Agence France-Presse . Panama City | Updated at 10:38am on April 20, 2021
The number of migrant children trying to reach the United States from Mexico has increased ninefold since the beginning of the year, UNICEF said on...
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Huge rise in child migrants crossing dangerous Panama jungle: UN
Agence France-Presse . Panama City | Updated at 10:36pm on March 30, 2021
The number of US-bound migrant children crossing the dangerous Darien jungle in Panama on foot has increased more than 15-fold in recent years and is...
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Violence in Myanmar could be catastrophic for youth: UNICEF
Agence France-Presse . Washington | Updated at 12:14pm on March 29, 2021
The violence meted out by Myanmar’s military since last month’s coup risks inflicting ‘catastrophic’ consequences on the country’s younger generation, the head of the United...
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UNICEF urges authorities to ensure safety for Rohingya children
United News of Bangladesh . Dhaka | Updated at 10:46am on March 27, 2021
UNICEF has renewed its call on all relevant parties and governments to ensure a long-term solution where Rohingya children and their families should be able...
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UNICEF expresses deepest sympathy to fire affected Rohingyas
United News of Bangladesh . Dhaka | Updated at 10:57am on March 23, 2021
UNICEF has expressed its deepest sympathy to the Rohingyas affected by Monday’s fire in the Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar...
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Pandemic sets back childhood development: UNICEF
Agence France-Presse . New York | Updated at 10:41am on March 12, 2021
Closed schools, surging poverty, forced marriages and depression – after a year of the pandemic, indicators measuring child and adolescent development have all regressed, a...
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13,886 child marriages in pandemic in 21 dists: report
Staff Correspondent | Updated at 01:24pm on March 11, 2021
At least 13,886 child marriages took place in 21 districts of the country between April and October in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, said a...
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COVID-19 impact may cause 10m more child marriages: UNICEF
Agence France-Presse . Washington | Updated at 06:55pm on March 08, 2021
The outsized impact COVID-19 has had on women in some countries could result in an additional 10 million child marriages in this decade, according to...
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Mental health alert for children linked to COVID-19 lockdown policies: UNICEF
United News of Bangladesh . Dhaka | Updated at 10:41am on March 05, 2021
The United Nations Children’s Fund says the mental health of millions of children worldwide has been put at risk, with at least one in seven...
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COVID-19 causes closure of schools for 168m globally
Online Desk | Updated at 06:20pm on March 03, 2021
Schools for more than 168 million children globally have been completely closed for almost an entire year due to COVID-19 lockdowns, said a UNICEF dataset...