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As new school year starts in Afghanistan, almost 400,000 more girls deprived of their right to education, bringing total to 2.2 million

“The consequences for these girls - and for Afghanistan - are catastrophic.”

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As new school year starts in Afghanistan, almost 400,000 more girls deprived of their right to education, bringing total to 2.2 million
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the third anniversary of the ban on secondary education for girls in Afghanistan
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March 22, 2025 at 10:43 AM
UNICEF Rep in Bangladesh Rana Flowers spelled out today what aid cuts could mean for Rohingya children in the world's biggest refugee camp "the global aid funding crisis risks becoming a child survival crisis" UNICEF is calling on call donors to sustain support for our lifesaving work for children.
The number of children needing emergency treatment for severe acute malnutrition in Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh has surged by 27% in Feb '25 compared to the same period last year, as worsening conditions push more young children into life-threatening hunger.

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27 per cent surge in number of children admitted for severe acute malnutrition treatment in Rohingya refugee camps
Rising demand for life-saving nutrition treatment threatens to outpace declining humanitarian funding, leaving thousands of children at risk
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March 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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The Trump administration terminates funding for polio, HIV, malaria and nutrition programs around the world.

“People will die,” said Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi of the African Population and Health Research Center, “but we will never know, because even the programs to count the dead are cut.”
U.S. Terminates Funding for Polio, H.I.V., Malaria and Nutrition Programs Around the World
Here are some of the 5,800 contracts the Trump administration formally canceled this week in a wave of terse emails.
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February 28, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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