All posts tagged "Unicef"
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574EDUCATIONAirtel, UNICEF to accelerate access to quality education through digital learning in Uganda
KAMPALA – Airtel Africa, a telecommunications operator with a presence in 14 African markets, and UNICEF have reaffirmed their shared commitment to...
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472NewsUganda Announces Presidential Compact on Water at UN Water Conference
On the sidelines of the UN Water Conference, African Heads of State committed to five new Presidential Compacts which will accelerate access...
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1.9KEDUCATIONAirtel, UNICEF sign partnership to accelerate digital learning in undeserved schools in Uganda
ADJUMANI/KAMPALA —In bid to accelerate digital learning in Uganda Airtel and the United Nations Children’s Fund – UNICEF have launched a five-year...
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306NewsMalnutrition in mothers soars by 25 per cent in crisis-hit countries, putting women and newborn babies at risk – UNICEF
The number of pregnant and breastfeeding adolescent girls and women suffering from acute malnutrition has soared from 5.5 million to 6.9 million...
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510NewsUNICEF appoints Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate as Goodwill Ambassador
NEW YORK, 15 September 2022 – 25-year-old Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate has been appointed as the newest UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, affirming...
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500NewsUNAIDS calls for urgent global action as progress against HIV falters
Globally, the number of new infections dropped by only 3.6 percent between 2020 and 2021, the smallest annual decline in new HIV...
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2231NewsCORONAVIRUS: PS Atwine rules out schools re-opening
Learners at all levels will have to wait a little bit longer after Dr. Diana Atwine, the permanent Secretary in Ministry of...
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169NewsFutures of 370 million children in jeopardy as school closures deprive them of school meals – UNICEF and WFP
As the COVID-19 crisis pushes up levels of hunger among the global poor, the World Food Programme and UNICEF are urging national...
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170NewsNew guidelines for safe reopening of schools
UNESCO, UNICEF, WFP and World Bank have issued new guidelines on the safe reopening of schools amidst ongoing closures affecting nearly 1.3...
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158NewsFramework for reopening schools from UNESCO, UNICEF, World Bank and WFP
Global school closures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic present an unprecedented risk to children’s education, protection and well-being. By late April,...
