Children

South Sudan intensifies efforts to control ongoing measles outbreak

Juba To interrupt the transmission of the measles virus, the Ministry of Health for South Sudan, with support from the World Health Organization, UNICEF and other partners, have launched reactive m

Publication Date:

03/05/2019

Source: Big News Network

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Health, Measles, Vaccination, Sudan, WHO, UNICEF, Child Health, Children, Africa

Agriculture

Do grassroots interventions relax behavioral constraints to the adoption of nutrition-sensitive food production systems?

In many developing countries, agricultural policies and programs are often designed in a way to promote productivity growth with modern inputs and technologies, and with limited reference to the nutrition gains that gain be made through production diversification.

Publication Date:

01/05/2019

Author(s): Muzna Alvi, Patrick Ward, Simrin Makhija, David J. Spielman

Source: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

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Agriculture, Nutrition, Farmers, Children, NGOs, Orissa (Odisha), India

Health

UNICEF-WHO low birthweight estimates: levels and trends 2000-2015

The UNICEF-WHO low birthweight estimates report presents new global, regional and national estimates of low birthweight, showing that 1 in 7 babies worldwide – more than 20 million babies – are born with low birthweight. This puts them at serious risk of death, stunting and developmental difficulties.

Publication Date:

01/05/2019

Source: UNICEF

Tags:

Child Health, Children, Nutrition, Statistics, India, Global

Governance And Institutions

Justice for all - The Report of the Task Force on Justice

The 2030 Agenda promises equal access to justice for all by 2030, but we live in a world where justice systems only deliver in justice for the few says this new report. Two-thirds of the world’s population – lack meaningful access to justice and Closing the justice gap requires a fresh vision, a transformation in ambition, and strategies that take seriously the scale of the problem.

Publication Date:

29/04/2019

Source: Task Force on Justice

Tags:

Governance And Institutions, Sustainable Development, Conflicts, India, Supreme Court, Children, Women, Poverty, Africa, Land Reforms, Land Ownership

Health

2.9 million children in India miss first dose of measles vaccine: UNICEF

India has 2.9 million children who have missed out on the first dose of measles vaccine between 2010 and 2017 despite over 80 per cent of immunisation coverage, the UNICEF said on Thursday.

Publication Date:

26/04/2019

Source: Business Standard (New Delhi)

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Measles, Vaccination, Children, Child Health, Immunisation, UNICEF, Health

Climate Change

Swedish teen climate activist joins London protest as arrests top 830

Swedish teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg on Sunday urged hundreds of climate-change protesters in London to never give up their campaign to save the planet as police arrests over disru

Publication Date:

22/04/2019

Source: Reuters

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Climate Change, Climate Mitigation, Global Warming, Children, United Kingdom (UK)

Food Policy

South Sudan: International Rescue Committee Urges New Approach to Malnutrition

More than 750,000 South Sudanese children under age 5 are expected to face acute malnutrition this year, according to the International Rescue Committee.

Publication Date:

22/04/2019

Source: All Africa

Tags:

Food Security, Malnutrition, Sudan, Children, Child Health, Famine, Africa

Natural Disasters

Africa: Natural Disasters Double Likelihood of Child Poverty - Study

Children in some disaster-prone regions are twice as likely to be living in chronic poverty, according to new research.

Publication Date:

19/04/2019

Source: All Africa

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Natural Disasters, Economy, Poverty, Children, India, Kenya, Climate Change, Droughts, Africa

Energy

Solar power 'cow' helps children swap farming for classes

- Children from poor families in sub-Saharan Africa have been able to swap cleaning up cowpats for lessons thanks to a solar power project that rewards parents for sending them to school.

Publication Date:

19/04/2019

Source: Thompson Reuters Foundation (TRUST)

Tags:

Energy, Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Electricity, Africa, Education, Children, Tanzania, Kenya

People

Systematic assessment of the sex ratio at birth for all countries and estimation of national imbalances and regional reference levels

The sex ratio at birth (SRB; ratio of male to female live births) imbalance in parts of the world over the past few decades is a direct consequence of sex-selective abortion, driven by the coexistence of son preference, readily available technology of prenatal sex determination, and fertility decline. Estimation of the degree of SRB imbal