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Iraq Crisis: 3.6 million children now at risk from increasing violence

3.6 million children in Iraq – one in five in the country - are at serious risk of death, injury, sexual violence, abduction and recruitment into armed groups, according to a new...

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In South Sudan, children uprooted by recent violence receive measles vaccination

UNICEF is launching an urgent measles immunization campaign to protect 13,000 children displaced by fighting in the city of Wau, South Sudan.

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UNICEF Statement on the Killings of Children and Families in Baghdad

 At least 125 people were reportedly killed and hundreds wounded, many of them children, in two separate bombings in Baghdad early this morning. The attacks hit crowded shopping...

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Kidnapped Indian Boy Found in Bangladesh Six Years After

A boy from Delhi, who went missing six years ago, has been found in Bangladesh and will be brought back to his family in India on June 30.

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School problems in children after concussions

If your school-age child suffers a concussion, how well will he or she do when returning to school and trying to learn? A study in the journal Pediatrics says that depends on two...

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Are kids getting more concussions than we realize?

Every year, almost half a million children across the United States visit emergency rooms for concussions. But recent studies find that number may undercount just how many kids...

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Parents' country of birth may influence vaccination rates for kids

Where parents were born may influence whether their children get vaccinated, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers analyzed data on about 277,000 kids living in Washington State,...

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Scientists put $177 billion price tag on cost of poor child growth

Children born in developing countries this year will lose more than $177 billion in potential life-time earnings because of stunting and other delays in physical development,...

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Children face 'staggeringly high' hunger in conflict-hit Central African Republic

Clinging to her toy dog, 18-month-old Clemence Mokbem stares ahead as nurses rush past to tend to crying babies in the hot, overcrowded intensive care ward in a Bangui hospital. The...

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Democratic Republic of Congo arrests group over child rape

The authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have arrested 75 suspected militiamen for murder and rape in the province of South Kivu. They are accused of targeting very young...

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Ikea to recall dressers after death of third child

Ikea is recalling millions of dressers that can tip over and are being blamed for the deaths of three children. The dressers have been known to fall over if they are not fastened to...

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UNICEF Statement on the Killings of Children in Deir-ez-Zor, eastern Syria

 According to UNICEF’s local partners in Syria, 25 children were reportedly killed yesterday in air-strikes on al-Quriyah town, in the eastern countryside of Deir-ez-Zor. Three...

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Poverty, illiteracy and early deaths await world’s most disadvantaged children: UNICEF

Based on current trends, 69 million children under five will die from mostly preventable causes, 167 million children will live in poverty, and 750 million women will have been...

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China to tear up 'poisoned' school running tracks

Chinese authorities will remove substandard running tracks from schools, called "poisoned tracks" by the media due to the industrial waste used to build them, after students fell...

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Teen checkups should include suicide risk screening

 Suicide is among the leading causes of death in U.S. adolescents and while it’s not entirely preventable, doctors can minimize the risk by asking the right questions during routine...

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