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- Israeli forces kill two Palestinian teenagers
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UNICEF calls for ending criminalization of children
UNICEF has said it seeks a justice system fit for children that ends their criminalization, reports UNB. Rather than treating children as threats, ensure they understand their accountability, recognize them as rights holders in need of care, protection, and rehabilitation, said the UN agency....
UNICEF calls UN report shocking
UNICEF has described the UN Human Rights Office report on the tragic events that took place in Bangladesh in July and August 2024 as shocking and heartbreaking. Among the 1,400 people the report estimates were killed between July 1 and August 15, more than a hundred of them were children, Rana...
Malnutrition causing severe health hazards for children
Lack of awareness and economic hardship are contributing to malnutrition of new born babies causing their abnormal growth, short stature and disabilities, reports BSS. The media report cites doctors as saying: Early-life malnutrition is an important risk factor for later-life adult diseases and...
UNICEF official decries the ‘brutalisation’ of children in Gaza
UNICEF communications specialist Rosalia Bollen says its absolutely appalling that children continue to be killed every day in Gaza, reports Al Jazeera. While attacks are concentrated on the north, families are killed here in the centre and southern parts of Gaza as well, she told the media from...
UN appeals for $9.9bn funding to support conflict, crisis-torn children
United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) has launched a $ 9.9 billion funding appeal to reach 109 million children in 146 countries with lifesaving aid next year, reports UNB. Around the world, 213 million children are at the sharp end of unpredictable and volatile humanitarian emergencies. The...