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Economic Crisis Hurting Children Most in Sri Lanka
unicefusa.org - Sarah Ferguson
As Sri Lanka descends further into its worst economic and political crisis in 70 years, it is children who are suffering the most. A foreign currency …
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UNICEF Reaching Those in Need After Afghanistan's Deadly Earthquake
unicefusa.org - Sarah Ferguson
Thousands of families in southeastern Afghanistan are struggling to survive after a powerful earthquake shook Paktika and Khost provinces on June 22, …
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Amid Conflict in Ethiopia, Proof of the Enduring Power of Women
unicefusa.org - Rania Dagash
Ongoing conflict in northern Ethiopia has displaced hundreds of thousands of people, mainly women and children, and deprived many more of their …
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Drought Forcing More Girls into Child Marriage in the Horn of Africa
unicefusa.org - Maryanne Buechner
Girls as young as age 12 are being forced into child marriage at "alarming rates" in the Horn of Africa — a region facing its worst drought in 40 …
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Child Marriage On The Rise In Horn Of Africa As Drought Crisis Intensifies - UNICEF
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NEW YORK (June 29, 2022) – Girls as young as twelve are being forced into child marriage and Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) at “alarming rates” in …
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Rise in Learning Poverty Prompts Renewed Call for R.A.P.I.D. Response
unicefusa.org - Maryanne Buechner
As a result of the worst shock to education and learning in recorded history, learning poverty has sharply increased in low- and middle-income …