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Coronavirus has swiftly gained status as the world's No. 1 threat but in eastern DR Congo, one of Africa's most volatile regions, militia killings and ethnic violence are an older and -- for now -- far greater source of
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UNICEF donates 1,944 face shields to Education Ministry for COVID-19 fight - Stabroek News
The United Nations International Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Guyana, yesterday donated 1,944 face shields to the Ministry of Education (MoE) to assist in the fight against the COVID-19
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COVID-19 positive mothers can safely breastfeed: WHO
THE World Health Organisation (WHO) has recommended that mothers with confirmed COVID-19 infection can still breastfeed saying the benefits of doing so substantially outweighed the potential risks of transmitting the virus to their children. BY PHYLLIS MBANJE In a joint statement with the United
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Quadruplets die in government-run hospital | Atlanta Daily World
YAOUNDE, Cameroon — When 21-year-old Anne Christelle Ntsama gave birth to quadruplets, she was over the moon. She believed her children, who had been born prematurely at Yaounde Central Hospital, one of the largest public hospitals in Cameroon, would grow into adulthood. But soon after their
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Child Advocacy Centre opened in Kwakwani for reporting, treatment of sexual abuse - Stabroek News
.United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), along with its partners, the Childcare and Protection Agency (CPA), Blossom Inc. The article Child Advocacy Centre opened in Kwakwani for reporting, treatment of sexual abuse appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Children’s agencies urge vigilance against child abuse
Three agencies representing the interest of children islandwide are urging extra vigilance on the part of parents and guardians during the summer, especially because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a joint release on Friday, the Child Protection and...
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Congo-Kinshasa: How 'Ebola Business' Threatens Aid Operations in Congo
In its investigation, TNH obtained information drawn from leaked WHO documents that suggests how some health workers and civil servants profited from response funds; and how, in the rush to scale up a response in an active conflict zone, the WHO paid millions of dollars in inflated per diems to
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Sexual Assault Rate Climbs during Nigeria Covid-19 Lockdowns —and Police Are Helpless to Intervene - L.A. Focus Newspaper
Covid-19 isn't the only plague hitting Nigeria. Sexual assaults are on the rise as lockdowns freeze men out of work and keep women and children trapped indoors. Nigerian police reported a total of 717 rape cases between January and May, a dramatic increase over the same period in 2019 but a small
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Egypt homeless, street children hit hard by pandemic scourge | News24
Wandering Cairo's bustling streets, Zeinab was struggling to survive by selling tissues when the coronavirus left her even more vulnerable, along with thousands of other homeless people and street children.
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Sexual Assault Rate Climbs During Nigeria COVID-19 Lockdowns — and Police Are Helpless to Intervene
COVID-19 isn’t the only plague hitting Nigeria. Sexual assaults are on the rise as lockdowns freeze men out of work and keep women and children trapped indoors. Nigerian police reported a total of 717 rape cases between January and May, a dramatic increase over the same period in 2019 but a small
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Continued school closures in Africa may create ‘lost generation’
Two UN bodies urge the continent’s governments to get children back into the classroom. More harm is being done if they stay away.
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Nigeria gov't under fire for sentencing 13-year-old boy to 10 years in prison for blasphemy - Face2Face Africa
It has emerged that on the same day 22-year-old Nigerian musician Yahaya Sharif-Aminu was sentenced to death in the northern state of Kano for blasphemy, a 13-year-old boy was also given 10 years in prison with menial labor for blasphemy. Omar Farouq was convicted in a Sharia court in Kano State
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Africa: It Is Time to End the Controversial World Bank's Doing Business Report
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HDF donates 198 oxygen concentrators to Zim
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Tunisia: Psychiatrist Warns of Lockdown Dangers for Children | Africanews
Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi stated that another lockdown is not in view in Tunisia - in spite of a climb in coronavirus infections. International flights resumed on 27 June and students have been back in class since last week, after a six-month hiatus. For this 13-year-old teenager, it will not
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Africa's Wild Polio-Free Status to Be Determined in August
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