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UN calls for Aleppo evacuation plan; politician warns of extermination

"Today 150,000 people are threatened with extermination," Aleppo's council president Brita Haji Hassan said.

Dec 8, 2016

Watch: David Beckham's tattoos urge the world to end violence against children

I made a commitment to do everything I can to make the world a safer place for children, says Beckham.

Dec 6, 2016

This is why the dead of Aleppo are buried only at night

Aleppo residents bury the dead only at night, while the bodies lay strewn across the city during the day.

Dec 4, 2016

War on ISIS leads to 'living nightmare in Syria,' 300,000 children without water in Mosul: Unicef

In Syria, 84 schools have been bombed in 2016 alone, with 69 children killed in the attacks, says UN body.

Dec 1, 2016

Vodafone Foundation helps save mothers’ and children’s lives in one of the world’s worst HIV hotspots

Maboe, 43, and her son Motsamai, 6, are HIV positive. They now receive regular treatment close to home through the Vodafone Foundations mobile treatment programme in Lesotho. The programme combines Vodafone’s M-Pesa mobile money service with travelling clinics and a smartphone app which enables the tracking of patients in remote areas. The Vodafone Foundations travelling clinics use a fleet of 4 x 4 vehicles to provide on-site HIV testing in remote areas as part of a wider effort to provide basic primary healthcare.

Dec 1, 2016

Children in under siege Syria now live and play underground

A group of volunteers has created an underground playground in a besieged area, where hundreds of children come and play.

Nov 29, 2016

Turkey withdraws controversial child rape bill after intense protests

The proposed bill ensured clemency for men who sexually abused teenage girls if they married the victim.

Nov 22, 2016

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GreenSignal Bio Pharma IPO: Price band, issue date and other details

GreenSignal Bio Pharma is a vaccine making company promoted by P Sundaraparipooranan, P Murali and Mallika Murali.

Nov 5, 2016

Delhi: 1,800 schools remain closed as pollution levels reach 12 times the safe limit

The shutdown is likely to affect more than 9 lakh children studying in the schools run by Delhi municipality.

Nov 5, 2016

66 crore children breathe toxic air in north India, neighbouring countries: Unicef

The risk of living in areas with high pollution levels range from damage to lungs to brains and other organs.

Oct 31, 2016

Nigeria: UN negotiations lead to release of over 800 children with possible Boko Haram links

The children were detained during Nigerian Army's counter-insurgency operations to recapture areas held by Boko Haram.

Oct 29, 2016

Unicef official condemns attack on school in Syria, calls for halt to war

At least 28, including 22 children, were killed in airstrikes in Idlib, Syria.

Oct 27, 2016

Bolivian glaciers melt threatens 2.3m people

A new study published in The Cyrosphere has found that Bolivian glaciers shrank by 43% between 1986 and 2014 and will continue to due so if temperatures continue to increase. This puts water supplies in the region at risk,as irrigation drinking water and hydropwer could affect up to 2.3 million inhabitants.

Oct 20, 2016

Bhutan: Actor Aamir Khan supports UNICEF campaign on child nutrition

The campaign aims at curbing the stunted growth of kids throughout South Asia, which is caused by malnutrition.

Oct 19, 2016

Meet the Calais refugee children who dream of a life free from violence and war

Calais refugee children urge Britain and France not to forget them as Jungle demolition looms.

Oct 12, 2016

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