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UNICEF Calls to Dig Deep for Turkey Earthquake Aid

February 16, 2023
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UNICEF is calling on Australians to continue helping the millions of people across Turkey and Syria battered by a devastating earthquake. Three Australians died in the quake, with the death toll recently surpassing 41,000 and continuing to climb. UNICEF Australia’s Elliot Stein says more children across Turkey and Syria have been caught up in the devastation…

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Kiribati Drought Reaches Critical Levels: UNICEF

September 6, 2022
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The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) is warning that children in Kiribati are at risk of bacterial contamination as drought in the Pacific nation worsens. Rice Chudeau, head of UNICEF Kiribati, told Radio New Zealand (RNZ) that current rainfall levels were at historic lows. “From the rainfall and well monitoring data, we know that the…

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Nearly 5.7 Million Sri Lankans in Dire Need of Life-Saving Aid: UN

June 11, 2022
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Sri Lanka’s unprecedented economic crisis has left millions of its population in need of life-saving aid, with the severe shortages of essential medicines and frequent power cuts jeopardizing the country’s healthcare system. Nearly 5.7 million in Sri Lanka, including children, are in need of immediate life-saving assistance, according to the United Nations. The U.N. launched…

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Fire Sweeps Through School in Niger, Killing 20 Children

November 9, 2021
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NIAMEY, Niger—More than 20 children were killed and dozens more injured when a fire swept through a school in Niger’s second-largest city, Maradi. Three classrooms made of straw were consumed by the fire at the pre-school and primary school called ‘AFN’, taking the lives of the children aged between 3 and 8, the government said…

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