Food Policy

UNICEF: 145,000 people saved in famine-hit South Sudan

Since famine was declared in parts of South Sudan a month ago, the United Nations children’s fund, UNICEF and partners have provided live-saving assistance to more than 145,000 people.

Publication Date: 
29/03/2017
World Bulletin
Tags:
Food Security, Famine, Sudan, UNICEF, Children, Malnutrition, Aid, Africa
Health

Malnutrition may kill 1.4m children in Nigeria, three other nations’

Severe malnutrition may claim the lives of 1.4 million children from Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen this year if urgent steps are not taken.

Publication Date: 
29/03/2017
Guardian (Nigeria)
Tags:
Health, Malnutrition, Child Health, Nigeria, Food Security, Famine, Somalia, Sudan, UNICEF, Africa, Children
Climate Change

Thirsting for a future: water and children in a changing climate

This report shares a series of solutions, policy responses and case studies from UNICEF’s work around the world. In times of drought or flood, in areas where the sea level has risen or ice and snow have unseasonably melted, children are at risk, as the quality and quantity of water available to them is under threat.

Publication Date: 
22/03/2017
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Tags:
Climate Change, Children, Water Supply, Sanitation, India, Global, Drinking Water, Climate Impacts, Extreme Weather Events, Sea Level Rise
Mining

Zimbabwe: Miners Expose Children to Mercury

Kadoma — Studies have revealed high traces of mercury metal in women's breast milk and fish in the gold mining areas of Kadoma and Chakari, exposing to risk the lives of children and people in surr

Publication Date: 
14/03/2017
All Africa
Tags:
Mining, Environment, Health Effects, Mercury, Heavy Metals, Child Health, Children, Gold, Illegal Trade, Africa
Health

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Food Fortification for Children, 10/03/2017

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Food Fortification for Children, 10/03/2017.

Publication Date: 
10/03/2017
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Nutrition, Child Health, Children, India, Parliament, Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS)
Air Pollution

Polluted environments kill 1.7 million children a year -WHO

A quarter of all global deaths of children under five are due to unhealthy or polluted environments including dirty water and air, second-hand smoke and a lack or adequate hygiene, the World Health

Publication Date: 
06/03/2017
Daily News Analysis (Delhi)
Tags:
Air Pollution, WHO, Children, Health Effects, Coal
Health

Inheriting a sustainable world: Atlas on children’s health and the environment

More than 1 in 4 deaths of children under 5 years of are attributable to unhealthy environments. Every year, environmental risks – such as indoor and outdoor air pollution, second-hand smoke, unsafe water, lack of sanitation, and inadequate hygiene – take the lives of 1.7 million children under 5 years, says a new WHO report.

Publication Date: 
06/03/2017
World Health Organization
Tags:
Child Health, Environmental Health, Air Pollution, Children, Indoor Air Pollution, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Infant mortality, Drinking Water, Sanitation, Climate Change, Smoking, India, Global, Food Contamination, Electronic Waste, Child Labour, Health Effects
Health

Don’t pollute my future! The impact of the environment on children’s health

Every year, environmental risks – such as indoor and outdoor air pollution, second-hand smoke, unsafe water, lack of sanitation, and inadequate hygiene – take the lives of 1.7 million children under 5 years, say new WHO report

Publication Date: 
06/03/2017
World Health Organization
Tags:
Child Health, Environmental Health, Air Pollution, Children, Diseases, Health Effects, Drinking Water, Sanitation, Malnutrition, India, Global, Traffic Accidents, Respiratory Diseases, Vector Borne Diseases, Nutritional Diseases, Non Communicable Diseases
Health

Sudan: Cholera Infections Growing Among Children in Sudan's El Gedaref

El Gedaref — Health sources from Sudan's El Gedaref state revealed the death of a child and infection of several others with cholera on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Publication Date: 
03/03/2017
All Africa
Tags:
Health, Cholera, Waterborne diseases, Sudan, Child Health, Children, Africa
Natural Disasters

Kenya: More Than 1 Million Children Affected By Drought in Kenya - Unicef

Nairobi — The onset of a severe drought in 2016 has hit arid and semi-arid regions in Kenya, affecting over 2.7 million people.

Publication Date: 
03/03/2017
All Africa
Tags:
Natural Disasters, Droughts, Kenya, UNICEF, Children, Malnutrition, Food Security, Africa

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