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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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Over 5 million children face threat of cholera and acute water diarrhea in the midst of COVID-19 as Yemen gets heavy rains

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At a centre for families fleeing insecuirty, Esslam learns how to correctly handwash. She...

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