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Over 30,000 children risk death in famine-hit Tigray: UN

Tens of thousands of malnourished children risk dying in hard-to-reach areas of Ethiopia's conflict-wracked Tigray region, now hit by famine, the United Nations said...

LGUs get lion’s share of jabs from AstraZeneca via COVAX

Local government units have received the lion’s share of AstraZeneca vaccines against the coronavirus, as the United Nations pledged more to come under the...

Bacolod picked as COVID-19 study site for Visayas region

Bacolod City has been chosen as the only COVID-19 study site in the Visayas region, Mayor Evelio “Bing” Leonardia announced in a Facebook post. “In...

UNICEF says rich countries can afford to donate Covax jabs

  Countries belonging to the G7 and the European Union can afford to donate more than 150 million vaccines to countries in need without compromising...

6 ways to safeguard kids online

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UN sounds alarm on South Asia child deaths due to Covid

The coronavirus pandemic may have indirectly contributed to around 228,000 additional child deaths in 2020, 11,000 maternal fatalities and 3.5 million unwanted pregnancies in...

12M women lost contraception access

Some 12 million women may have lost access to contraception due to pandemic health disruptions, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency said...

Ghana to receive world’s first doses of free Covax jabs

Ghana is to receive Wednesday the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from Covax, a global scheme to procure and distribute inoculations for free to...

Groups denounce use of child combatants

Three cause-oriented groups on Sunday marked the International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers by denouncing communist and Islamist terrorist groups that continue...

Muntinlupa holds vaccination simulation

Mayor Jaime Fresnedi led the Muntinlupa city government’s first coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination simulation at Muntinlupa National High School - Main on Friday. Fresnedi said...

Nigeria steps up rescue efforts of adbucted children

Nigerian authorities on Sunday stepped up efforts to rescue students abducted by armed men who raided their hostels. UN children’s agency UNICEF condemned the assault...

Virus pandemic helping drive a spike in online child sex abuse

Out-of-school kids and adult predators spending more time at home and on the internet during the coronavirus pandemic is the “perfect storm” driving a...

Making play happen for children

The pandemic has made playing outside with friends impossible for many children.  School closure, physical distancing requirements, and home confinement have dramatically reduced young children’s...

Five fintech start-ups qualify for investment 

Five start-ups that are building financial technology solutions have been chosen to receive equity-free investments and technical and business mentorship for one year under...
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