Tag: Children
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Families flee from Boko Haram
United Nations - Attacks by Boko Haram have forced thousands of families to flee the violence in north-eastern Nigeria, seeking refuge in neighbouring Cameroon and Chad. Most have damaging memories of the carnage and...
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Egypt: Building Resilience
United Nations - Rocked by political and economic insecurity, rural Egypt is a hard place to build a good life. But a new approach to combating poverty is bearing fruit. 21st Century, Episode #105 Script: http://ww...
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Pakistan: HIV passes to wife and son
United Nations - Married to a migrant worker at the age of 15, a young Pakistani woman only discovered that she and her son were HIV positive after her husband died. Low awareness of HIV infection puts many families ...
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Ebola virus impacts children
United Nations - The World Health Organization (WHO) warned of a growing risk of measles, pertussis, and other vaccine-preventable diseases in countries affected by Ebola. As health officials focused on containing the...
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Kenya : Securing the Future
United Nations - When water and food are scarce and violence a constant threat, the future looks bleak. But in the arid lands of northern Kenya, a new approach to building secure lives is starting to bear fruit. Progr...
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Central African Republic: The path out of violence
United Nations - From the central African Republic, the story of a small country and an almost forgotten crisis. It’s a nation consumed by violence, hatred and instability. But human rights campaigners are striving to...
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Bolivia: Potatoes in peril
United Nations - Potatoes originated in the Andes where more than 4,000 different varieties are grown. A changing climate in Bolivia has put this staple food at risk. The International Fund for Agricultural Developme...
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Laos: UNFPA reaches women in remote villages
United Nations - In Laos, where about 70% of the population live in rural and remote areas, community-based distribution workers, or CBDs, bring contraceptives and reproductive counselling to women. Twenty percent of ...
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Palestine and Israel – Mending Hearts
United Nations - Our first story is from the Middle East - A parent’s worst nightmare – a critically sick baby and no medical help. But in Palestine and Israel, a heart-warming venture is not only saving children's li...
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Mali: A quest for safety
United Nations - Thousands of people were displaced in Timbuktu, northern Mali when a rebel group moved in and took control of the town. When they threatened to recruit children into their army, families packed up the...
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Gaza: Children at risk
United Nations - The Gaza Strip, located between Israel and Egypt, has been a recurring hotspot for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for years. With half of the population in Gaza being children, UNICEF reports that a...
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Solomon Islands : Uprooting Violence against Women
United Nations - He's a violent criminal. He was sentenced to life imprisonment. Sadly his crime is not unusual - at least one in every three women and girls will experience physical or sexual violence during their ...