Malnutrition mounts in eastern and southern Africa as El Nino takes hold - UNICEF

Malnutrition mounts in eastern and southern Africa as El Nino takes hold - UNICEF

New York, Feb 18 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Across eastern and southern Africa, millions of children are at risk from malnutrition, hunger, water shortages and disease, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned today, citing two years of erratic rain and drought combined with one of the most powerful El Nio events in the past 50 years.

by IBNS February 18, 2016

Tech companies commit to protecting children from online sexual exploitation: UNICEF

Tech companies commit to protecting children from online sexual exploitation: UNICEF

New York, Nov 18 (Just Earth News/IBNS): At the #WeProtect Children Online Global Summit hosted by the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom in Abu Dhabi, leading information technology companies, governments and international organizations on Tuesday pledged to protect millions of children from online sexual exploitation, said the United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF).

by IBNS November 18, 2015