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The entire population in the Gaza Strip, 2.23 million, is facing food insecurity and by mid-July half of the residents may experience catastrophic hunger, according to a report.
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Gaza Strip hurtling toward imminent famine, a global alliance says

HQ Team March 19, 2024: The entire population in the Gaza Strip, 2.23 million, is facing food insecurity and by mid-July half of.

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At least 57 women and girls in Sudan were at the receiving end of sexually-related violence since a conflict between warring factions of the military government in the country began in April, the UN stated.
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Female genital mutilation sees a 15% increase worldwide; UNICEF

HQ Team March 18, 2024: There are over 230 million victims of female genital mutilation worldwide, according to the UNICEF. This is an.

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The global mortality rate in children aged under five years has declined by 51% since 2000 and reached a historic low of 4.9 million in 2022, according to a WHO body.
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Global mortality rate in children under five years falls to historic low

HQ Team March 13, 2024: The global mortality rate in children aged under five years has declined by 51% since 2000 and reached.

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Excessive levels of parental involvement and control stem from a worry that their child may come to harm or not do well enough.
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Opinion: Which parent are you? ‘Helicopter,’ toxic or stressed?

By Dr Aparna S February 27, 2024: Parents who have adolescents may be tough as old boots, excessively involved in bringing up their.

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About 16% of children or one in six children under two years of age in the Northern Gaza Strip, which has been cut off from aid for weeks, are “acutely malnourished,” according to a WHO report based on data collected in January.
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Hunger, diseases grip undernourished children, women in Gaza: WHO report

HQ Team February 20, 2024: About 16% of children or one in six children under two years of age in the Northern Gaza.

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‘100,000 Afghani kids face a bleak future amidst strife and temblors’

HQ Team January 16, 2024: Over 96,000 children in Afghanistan are in dire need of support almost 100 days after earthquakes devastated the.

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Pneumonia is a form of acute respiratory infection that affects the lungs and kills more children than any other infectious disease. Every day at least one child dies from pneumonia every 43 seconds, according to UNICEF.
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Opinion: Steps for prevention, spread, and monitoring pneumonia

By K. Leelamoni November 5, 2023: Outbreaks of pneumonia affecting children in parts of northern China, the US,  the Netherlands, and Denmark are higher than.

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At least 101 health workers were killed in Gaza, the largest in UN's history.
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101 UN health workers died during attack on Gaza, the largest in history

HQ Team November 14, 2023: At least 101 health workers, have died in Gaza, in attacks on hospitals and healthcare facilities since the.

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More than 43 million children have been displaced internally due to climate change during the five years leading to 2021, and an additional 113 million will migrate in the next three decades, UNICEF stated.
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Climate change internally displaces 43 million children globally: UNICEF

HQ Team October 7, 2023: More than 43 million children have been displaced internally due to climate change during the five years leading.

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UN says 13.4 million babies born preterm globally in 2020, 1m dies
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13.4 million babies born preterm globally in 2020, nearly 1m die: UN

HQ Team October 6, 2023: About 13.4 million babies were born early in 2020, with nearly one million dying from preterm complications, according.

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