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Alliance plans to immunise 130 million children against Pneumonia

afrol News, 30 October - To mark the first international World Pneumonia Day on 2 November, the GAVI Alliance plans to immunise 130 million children in poor countries against pneumonia, the world’s leading child killer.

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afrol News, 21 October - Reversing a downward trend, immunisation rates are now at their highest ever and vaccine development worldwide is booming, according to a new assessment released today by the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF and the World Bank.

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UNICEF appeals for donor support to protect CAR's children

afrol News, 21 October - Children in the Central African Republic (CAR) are paying a heavy price for the troubles faced by the country, and their plight could worsen without urgent international support, a senior official with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said.

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UN expert calls for independent investigation into DRC killings

afrol News, 16 October - Government troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have killed, raped or mutilated scores of civilians this year in the context of “catastrophic” joint military operations with United Nations peacekeepers to weed out mainly Rwandan Hutu rebels, a UN human rights expert has said.

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UN calls for renewed efforts to save millions of children from diarrhoea

afrol News, 14 October - The United Nations agencies today called for a renewed push to save the lives of millions of children in poor countries who die each year from diarrhoea.

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» 07.10.2009 - Young Liberians to audition for top music award
» 06.10.2009 - UNICEF calls for further steps to protect children
» 29.09.2009 - $59 million awarded to eliminate exploitive child labour in 19 countries
» 24.09.2009 - CGI partners announce new commitments to empower girls and women
» 23.09.2009 - Ban urges for release of children in Uganda conflict
» 22.09.2009 - New partnership to keep children free from HIV in Africa
» 16.09.2009 - Schools for Africa partnership raise $71 million
» 16.09.2009 - Govt steps up security as MEND extends ceasefire
» 15.09.2009 - $70 million to revive Zimbabwe’s education
» 15.09.2009 - Kenyan govt all out to fight cattle rustling
» 11.09.2009 - Global child mortality figures dropping
» 09.09.2009 - Commissioner calls for urgent reforms in DRC’s security
» 31.08.2009 - UNICEF head visits children traumatised by DRC war
» 25.08.2009 - UNICEF grants DR Congo $500.000
» 24.08.2009 - Young people’s needs put into action plans
» 17.08.2009 - Côte d’Ivoire wraps up polio immunisation campaign
» 13.08.2009 - South Sudan most hit by global meltdown, UN official
» 12.08.2009 - $1.5 million life-saving support needed in CAR
» 05.08.2009 - Poverty a threat to education, UN
» 05.08.2009 - Security Council strengthens protection of children in war
» 03.08.2009 - WHO stresses breatfeeding in emergencies
» 31.07.2009 - 30 million children targeted in Nigeria's immunization campaign
» 27.07.2009 - Demobilisation of Darfur child soldiers commences
» 26.06.2009 - 10, 000 girls to be repatriated to Nigeria
» 29.05.2009 - Regional action plan to combat human trafficking adopted
» 18.05.2009 - Australia to donate 4250 Lapdesks to a Maputo school
» 12.05.2009 - Increasing Diarrheal related child mortality a global scandal, rights organisations
» 08.05.2009 - UNICEF warns Horn of Africa’s children at risk from triple threat
» 05.05.2009 - UNICEF calls on Sudanese warring parties to protect children
» 04.05.2009 - Taylor's acquittal plea thrown out
» 30.04.2009 - UN calls for a 'full stop' on child victimisation in conflict zones
» 21.04.2009 - Countries set to meet the 2015 education for all target
» 09.04.2009 - UNICEF commends Sudan for child protection law
» 08.04.2009 - Lesotho ready to roll out social cash grants
» 08.04.2009 - S/Leone rebels sentenced
» 08.04.2009 - UN calls for end of violence in CAR
» 18.03.2009 - UN send mission to assess Sahrawi refugees situation
» 16.03.2009 - UN commits to work with government to fill agency gaps
» 05.03.2009 - UN demobilises 880 children in DRC
» 12.02.2009 - Nigeria arrests 12 for killer teething mixture
» 10.02.2009 - Govt and rebels seek peace agreement for Darfur
» 09.02.2009 - Nigeria oil workers delay strike
» 26.01.2009 - Congo warlord denies war crimes
» 08.01.2009 - Over 800, 000 children targeted for immunisation in CAR
» 07.01.2009 - Children's advocacy organisation gets a boost
» 19.12.2008 - Kenya rejects HRW report on ARV roll out
» 17.12.2008 - Kenyan children neglected in life saving drugs - HRW says
» 16.12.2008 - HRW warns against violence on civilians as Great Lakes hunts Kony
» 11.12.2008 - SA investigating websites with child porn
» 28.11.2008 - Nigeria arrests seller of killer chemical on teething mixture
» 26.11.2008 - Teething concoction kills 25 children in Nigeria
» 21.11.2008 - Caritas launches US$4 million appeal for DRC
» 18.11.2008 - ICC postpones Lubanga's case to January
» 07.11.2008 - Somali stoning victim was a mere child, not an adulterous woman
» 30.10.2008 - MSF pulls out of Niger
» 27.10.2008 - Schoolboy jailed for his love for Spanish team
» 24.10.2008 - Somali teenage jail birds receive UN assistance after release
» 23.10.2008 - Somali's internal refugees increased
» 22.10.2008 - Security Council raises concerns on DRC's resurgent violence
» 20.10.2008 - Clearing Liberia of Marijuana an uphill battle
» 16.10.2008 - Zimbabwe’s education in much deeper crisis
» 02.10.2008 - US awards $58 million to eliminate exploitive child labour around world
» 01.10.2008 - DRC forces still recruit child soldiers
» 01.10.2008 - 230 African immigrants land on Canary Islands
» 26.09.2008 - Uganda's rebel group denies media reports
» 24.09.2008 - Ugandan rebels attack catholic mission
» 22.09.2008 - UNICEF calls for release of 90 abducted children
» 15.09.2008 - Botswana tops charts as safest for children
» 09.09.2008 - Ugandan rebel leaders hunted
» 02.09.2008 - African children's choir to grace fair trade concert
» 02.09.2008 - Zim NGOs face a setback in aid distribution
» 29.08.2008 - UK firm accused of funding DR Congo conflict
» 25.07.2008 - MSF ordered to halt operations in Niger
» 23.07.2008 - Kenya bans use of mobile phones in schools
» 22.07.2008 - Kenyan students charged for inciting violence
» 21.07.2008 - Niger to benefit from education project
» 16.07.2008 - UN denounces use of child soldiers in Darfur
» 09.07.2008 - Lesotho govt cornered to enact child legislation
» 03.07.2008 - Congolese warlord released
» 26.06.2008 - Pirates demand $1 million for release of hostages
» 17.06.2008 - ICC may release Congolese warlord
» 13.06.2008 - "Child labour still prevalent in Ghana"
» 12.06.2008 - 3 million Ugandan minors risked forced labour
» 12.06.2008 - HRW blames Ethiopian troops for atrocities
» 12.06.2008 - Children’s rights violations high in Somalia
» 03.06.2008 - Child soldiers to be freed in Chad and CAR
» 13.05.2008 - Morocco urged to probe migrant deaths
» 25.04.2008 - Striking "Liberian refugees" await repatriation
» 24.04.2008 - Mauritius snubs labour laws
» 22.04.2008 - Forum seeks to protect human trafficked victims
» 14.04.2008 - Madonna's case set for ruling
» 13.03.2008 - Genocide priest jailed for life
» 05.02.2008 - Renewed fight against FGM
» 28.01.2008 - Ghana shuns labour standard
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