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Culture
The drive for quality education worldwide, faces ‘mammoth challenges’
Aligning inclusive, quality education with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was centre-stage on Friday, as the President of the UN…
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International
UNICEF chief hopes 2020 will be ‘a year of peace’ for Syria’s children
Only an end to the war in Syria can bring safety to children there, the head of the UN child rights agency said…
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Health
New Year’s Day a reminder of need for action to prevent newborn deaths: UNICEF
31 December 2019| Health: The world will welcome more than 392,000 babies on New Year’s Day, according to estimates from the…
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Local Governments / SDG's
Deadly decade: UNICEF reports three-fold rise in verified attacks on children since 2010
Conflicts around the world are lasting longer and claiming more young lives, UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore said on Monday, as the agency reported that over this ‘deadly decade’, there…
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International
Amidst uptick in violence and displacement, UN chief calls for ‘immediate cessation of hostilities’ in Syria
NEW YORK| UNITED NATION: “Deeply concerned” over a recent military escalation in northwest Syria, Secretary-General António Guterres called for an “immediate…
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