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Toxic air puts 17 million babies' brains and lungs at risk: UNICEF

About17millionbabiesworldwideliveinareaswhereoutdoorairpollutionissixtimestherecommendedlimit,andtheirbraindevelopmentisatrisk,theUNchildren’sagency(UNICEF)said

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Chinese teen pop star Wang Yuan calls for quality education for children

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Super Junior's Choi Si-won to visit Vietnam for UNICEF campaign

Dischargedfromhismilitaryduty,ChoiSi-wonoftheSouthKoreanboybandSuperJuniorwillvisitVietnamnextweekforacampaignbytheUnitedNation'sChildren'sFund(UNICEF),hisSeoul

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Beyonce partners with UNICEF to provide water for Burundi’s children

AwardwinningmusicstarBeyoncehasjoinedhandswiththeUnitedNations’children’sagencyUNICEF,ineffortstoprovidesafe,cleanwatertochildreninBurundi.TheAmericansingersaid

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Drones to deliver aid, spread Wifi in Malawi air corridor experiment

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Chinese singer Wang Yuan appointed UNICEF special advocate for education

Chinese singer and actor Wang Yuan has been appointed as a special advocate for education by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).

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Wang Yuan appointed UNICEF special advocate for education

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Chinese singer Wang Yuan appointed UNICEF special advocate for education

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Child migrants seen on deadly journey from North Africa to Europe, UN agency warns

Refugee and migrant children and women are routinely suffering sexual violence, exploitation, abuse and detention along the Central Mediterranean migration route from North Africa to Italy, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned in a new report on Tuesday.

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Winter is latest threat to children living on the brink across Middle East

Unseasonably cold temperatures and winter weather are sweeping across the Middle East, threatening millions of children affected by crisis in the region, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.

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Feature: Children in climate change, clipper racers' concern

​A group of round-the-world sailors dropped anchor at the eastern Chinese coastal city of Qingdao for supplies and to bring a message of social awareness about children.

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UNICEF warns millions of Syrian children deprived of education

​The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday said conflict, violence and displacement happening in Syria have made more than two million children in the country unable to go back to school and another 400,000 at risk of dropping out of school.

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Gunmen kidnap 89 children in South Sudan: UNICEF

​Unidentified gunmen kidnapped 89 children on Saturday near the town of Malakal, capital of the oil- rich Upper Nile state in South Sudan, according to the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF).

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ASEAN, UNICEF sign framework agreement for cooperation

The Southeast Asia regional bloc of ASEAN signed an agreement with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)to pursue sustainable survival, growth, full development and participation of children, a statement released by the ASEAN Secretariat said here on Thursday.

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UNICEF plays key role in helping Gazan children begin new school year

​The devastating 50-day conflict has forced the new academic year in the Gaza Strip to begin three weeks late, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said Tuesday, underscoring the serious psychological trauma suffered by the Gazan children.

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Sanitation access needed for one bln women, girls

The international community should help more than one billion women and girls across the world who rely on dark nights and quiet moments to relieve themselves because they "do not have access to sanitation."

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2.3 million children affected by conflict in Central African Republic

Anthony Lake, the executive director of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF),  said on Monday that 2.3 million children have been affected by the vicious conflict in the Central African Republic (CAF) country.