Beirut: The number of malnourished children starving in northeastern Syria has risen by 150 percent, aid group Save the Children said. "Every day we have to deal with more malnourished children than the day before," the aid agency said, in an urgent appeal to donors. "Malnutrition is
London: An upcoming report has found that children are suffering from food poverty in English schools, with some hiding in the playground because they cannot afford lunch, according to the Guardian. The report will be published next month by Chefs in Schools, a charity that focuses
Nairobi: Deadly diseases such as measles, tetanus and whooping cough are on the rise in Ethiopia's Tigray region after vaccination rates plunged during the civil war that broke out nearly two years ago, doctors and regional health officials say. The percentage of children in Tigray receiving
Geneva:: Hundreds of children have died in nutrition centres across Somalia, the UN children’s agency (UNICEF) said, a day after the global body warned that parts of the country will be hit by famine in coming months. An official in one Somali region described famished people
United Nations: The United Nations implored the world to not forget the plight of Afghanistan s women and children despite other international crises, one year after the Taliban s return to power. The war-ravaged nation is suffering profound hardship including a staggering 95 percent of its
London: Around 25 million children around the world missed out on routine vaccinations that protect against life-threatening diseases last year, as the knock-on effects of the pandemic continue to disrupt health care globally.