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UNICEF provides immediate assistance to children hit by floods in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s South Kivu, warns of increased risk of cholera outbreak

UNICEF and partners are providing assistance to more than 100,000 people – including 48,000 children – affected by heavy floods in the South Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), warning of an increased risk of a cholera...

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19 million children internally displaced by conflict and violence in 2019, highest number ever – UNICEF

An estimated 19 million children, more than ever before, were living in displacement within their own countries due to conflict and violence in 2019 – some of them for years, UNICEF said in a new report on May 04, 2020.

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Schools remain locked for more than 127 million children in Eastern and Southern Africa

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12-year-old Elizabeth and 10-year-old Justin follow a Social Studies lesson on the EDU TV while doing their revision at...

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Geneva Palais briefing note on the impact of COVID-19 mitigation measures on vaccine supply and logistics

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UNICEF Supplies arrive at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, Nigeria on 16...

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