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Dozens reported killed and injured in DRC displacement camp amid shell explosions

Shells hit a displacement camp in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

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Maternal health: Nearly one in five children born in 2024 will enter the world without medical care, putting them and mothers at risk

Nearly one in five children (17.9%) born this year will enter the world without a doctor, midwife or nurse present, putting them and their mothers in danger

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GAZA: Injured children struggling to recover amid decimated health system after witnessing horrific scenes

Over six months of war in Gaza, the rate of attacks on healthcare in Gaza has been higher than in any other recent conflict globally

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MALI: 80,000 children trapped and running out of food in second blockaded town

Armed groups have trapped more than 140,000 people, including over 80,000 children, in the town of Menaka in Mali.

The empty playground of a school in Barishal IA, Bangladesh.

Heat-stricken Bangladesh extends school closures

Bangladesh has ordered the closure of all primary and secondary schools for another week following country-wide closures brought about by a heatwave.

 Nearly 400,000 children to receive medicines from humanitarian aid flight after rise in preventable illnesses

Afghanistan: Nearly 400,000 children to receive medicines from humanitarian aid flight after rise in preventable illnesses

Nearly 400,000 children to receive medicines from humanitarian aid flight after rise in preventable illnesses

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Corporal Punishment: At current rate, 60 years needed to meet 2030 target for global ban to protect children

It will take another 60 years to meet a global target to eliminate of all forms of corporal punishment unless the current rate of progress is sped up.

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GAZA: Aid workers find ghost town and children living amid rubble in Khan Younis

PR on destruction in Khan Younis and children digging in rubble