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25,000 Displaced Children in Zimbabwe to Benefit From a Program Launched By the International Organisation for Migration
Nearly 25,000 displaced children in Zimbabwe are set to benefit from a new program launched by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on Wednesday to create a safer, healthier and more conducive school environment for mobile and vulnerable...
Ethiopia Observes Second Global Hand Washing Day
On Thursday Ethiopia observed the second Global Hand-washing Day where over 1.5 million school children across the country washed their hands to observe the day. The global hand-washing initiative was launched in 2008 by the Global Public-Private Partnership...
10 Children Left Motherless By the Tsunami in Samoa to be Cared for By Close Relatives
10 babies and children that have been left motherless by the tsunami will not be adopted but will be looked after by their close relatives. The children, the youngest of whom is one month old, are being looked after by the Samoa Victim Support Group. Viliamu...
Mozambique Child Mortality Rate Drops 15%
Mozambique’s child mortality rate has dropped by 15%, the official Noticias newspaper reported on Thursday. Quoting UNICEF, the paper said that the mortality rate among children under five years of age decreased by 15 percent over the past five years,...
Somali Transitional Federal Government Asks United Nations Aid Agencies for More Relief Supplies
The Somali transitional federal government has asked United Nations (UN) aid agencies to extend their relief supplies to the needy people throughout the country and particularly in Mogadishu and its suburbs, Humanitarian Affairs Minister Mahmoud Ibrahim...
UNICEF Reports That More Than 500 Children Die of Measles Daily in Africa
In spite of the availability of effective vaccines, no fewer than 540 children die daily from measles in Africa, a survey by UNICEF has shown. The results of the survey made available to journalists Tuesday in Abuja shows that an estimated 197,000 people,...
Spain Grants $7m for Ethiopia’s Food Security Program
Ethiopia, Spain and the United Nations Resident Coordinator’s Office have signed a Joint Programme (JP) Grant Agreement amounting to $7 million The financial assistance is channeled from the government of Spain to scale up Children, Nutrition and Food...
Ethiopia has Launched a Breastfeeding Campaign Aimed At Saving Newborn Babies
Ethiopia has launched a breastfeeding campaign which is aimed at saving newborn babies. This is the first time that the Ethiopian Ministry of Health, UNICEF, WHO and other partners are joining over 120 countries worldwide to mark World Breastfeeding Week...
