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Facts about vaccines: Why vaccines are important for children
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (227+ words) 10 facts about vaccines, child survival and global progress No child should die from preventable diseases. Yet more than 14 million infants did not receive a single vaccine last year, leaving them at risk of preventable, severe illnesses and death." As overseas…...
Largest catch-up initiative delivers over 100 million childhood vaccinations
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (400+ words) However, agencies warn that while catch-up vaccination is an important strategy for closing immunization gaps, expanding the reach of routine immunization programmes remains the most effective and sustainable way to protect children against outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases. Addressing the vaccine…...
UNICEF Brings Together Youth in the Turkestan Region to Promote Volunteerism and Leadership
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (345+ words) TURKESTAN, 26 March 2026" Today, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) held a large-scale youth engagement session in the Turkestan region. The event took place within the framework of the UNICEF national volunteer programme and brought together 150 young people aged 16 to 35. The…...
High-level conference aims to accelerate action against child poverty and social exclusion
3+ week, 5+ day ago (406+ words) Joint action for the European Child Guarantee in Zagreb The European Child Guarantee (ECG) aims to prevent and combat children's social exclusion through access to essential services for those in need, particularly education, healthcare, good nutrition and housing. The Conference…...
Progress in reducing child deaths slows as 4. 9 million children under five die in 2024
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (544+ words) New UN report on child mortality fully assess leading causes of under five deaths for first time GENEVA/NEW YORK, 18 March 2026 " An estimated 4. 9 million children died before their fifth birthday in 2024, including 2. 3 million newborns, according to new estimates released today....
U-Report " Ensuring Young People's Voices are Heard and Valued
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (689+ words) Engaging Young People in the Development of Youth Action Plans in Novi Pazar and Ljubovija Novi Pazar, Ljubovija, December 2025 -My motivation was to make sure that our voices, the voices of young people, areheard, and to help improve my city,…...
Lao PDR Launches National Polio Vaccination Campaign to Protect 786. 000 children
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (357+ words) Vientiane Capital, 3 March 2026 - The Ministry of Health, with support from UNICEF, today officially launched the National Polio Supplementary Immunization Activity in Vientiane Capital, reaffirming Lao PDR's commitment to protect every child from polio and strengthen the country's immunization system. The…...
Ministry of Social Affairs and UNICEF Strengthen Child Protection System with 100 caseworkers Trained to Support Children Survivors of Sexual Violence
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (365+ words) Beirut, 24 February 2026 " On Social Workers Day, the Ministry of Social Affairs (Mo SA) and UNICEF marked the graduation of 100 trained Child Protection and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) caseworkers in Beirut. The ceremony recognized a national effort to strengthen case management services…...
UNICEF launches humanitarian campaign to save severely malnourished children in Sudan, Yemen and Gaza
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (326+ words) Lack of access to food in crisis zones pushes one child into malnutrition every minute Today we are witnessing catastrophic levels of malnutrition, affecting nearly eight million children. Globally, malnutrition is responsible for one in five deaths among children under…...