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In eastern Aleppo, going to school is a challenge

Nine-year-old Judy is excited to return to school, but going to class is not always easy. Learn about the challenges she and other children in eastern Aleppo face, simply to get an...

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Aamir Khan travels to Bhutan with UNICEF to help advocate against malnutrition

UNICEF Regional Goodwill Ambassador and film actor and director Aamir Khan travels to Bhutan to meet children affected by malnutrition, and to witness how UNICEF is working to...

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Record numbers of unaccompanied children arrive in Italy

Three newborn babies, two born on Italian Coastguard boats in the Central Mediterranean and one at port, are among the newest arrivals of refugee and migrant children in Italy, as...

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Keep children safe in Mosul operation, UNICEF says

More than half a million children and their families in Mosul will be at extreme risk in the coming weeks, UNICEF warned today as a military operation to retake the northern Iraqi...

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UNICEF calls on all parties to the conflict to stop attacks on schools in Aleppo

The attack near the Hatem Al Taai primary school in Aleppo on October 13th city killed four children and injured three others.  The children were on their way to school in the...

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Over 300,000 children under five died from diarrhoeal diseases linked to limited access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene in 2015

With cholera spreading fast in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti, and with a new outbreak in war-ravaged Yemen, UNICEF urges children, families and communities to make...

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Five in six children under two not getting enough nutrition for growth and brain development

Five in six children under two years old are not fed enough nutritious food for their age, depriving them of the energy and nutrients they need at the most critical time in their...

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Refugee children from Calais camp arrive in UK

Fourteen unaccompanied refugee teenagers from the notorious "Jungle" migrant camp in Calais, France, have arrived in Britain. They are the second group of a planned transfer of up...

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Twin boys conjoined at the head are finally separate

A pair of twins conjoined at the head have been successfully separated after a 20-hour operation.  Anias and Jadon McDonald, 13 months old, are recovering in the Bronx's Montefiore...

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‘Used by the army’: British recruitment of child soldiers condemned by doctors & veterans

In a scathing report released on Tuesday, veterans and doctors slammed the UK for recruiting child soldiers under the age of 18, arguing they are misinformed and far more likely to...

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Children pressured into ‘sexting’ nearly every day, police say

Children as young as 10 are being pressured into sharing explicit images of themselves “virtually every day,” police say, with many not reporting such requests because it has become...

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Indonesia approves chemical castration, capital punishment for pedophiles

Convicted pedophiles in Indonesia could be subjected to chemical castration after the government approved a set of laws to better protect minors against predators. Additional...

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Accidental shootings kill one American child every 48 hours

A child is killed every other day as a direct result of an accidental shooting, whether self-inflicted or at the hands of another child or an adult, new research has found. The...

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Brain cancer now deadliest for U.S. children

Brain cancer is now the deadliest form of childhood cancer in the United States, surpassing leukemia as treatment advances have allowed doctors to cure many blood-related cancers,...

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Turkish child marriage film shines light on hidden abuses

 Child brides in Turkey are often raped, beaten and forced to undergo virginity tests, according to the director of a new documentary which aims to break the silence on the taboo...

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