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TABLE OF CONTENTS

LEARNING RESOURCES

Communicable Diseases

Environmental Impact

Healthcare Systems

Children fighting Diseases

Class Disparity

Regions of the World

LEARNING RESOURCES

Communicable Diseases

UNICEF: Children in Haiti Need More Help NowUNICEF warned world leaders of a rapidly deteriorating situation in Haiti, appealing for more international support to meet urgent needs.

Ozempic: Several taken to hospital in Austria after taking fake drugSeveral patients reported serious side effects including seizures, authorities say.

DR Congo: Children facing worst cholera outbreak in six yearsA spike in conflict and displacement in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is pushing children into the worst cholera crisis since 2017, warns UNICEF.

Environmental Impact

'Climate breakdown' alert as air quality dips during heatwaves: UN chiefAmplified by wildfires and desert dust fanned by climate change, more frequent heatwaves are leading to a sharp drop in air quality and human health, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in a new report on Wednesday.

World News in Brief: Funds dry up for Afghan quake survivors, child deaths alert in Sudan, diphtheria outbreak in GuineaIn Afghanistan, urgent funding is needed to feed some 100,000 people left hungry and homeless by a series of deadly earthquakes, amid a broader and already underfunded humanitarian crisis.

A Silent Threat: Battling the Rising Tide of NCDs in NepalUNICEF is collaborating with Eli Lilly and Company and the Kathmandu Institute of Child Health to fight noncommunicable diseases in Nepal.

Healthcare Systems

International Youth Day: Battling the stigmatization of teen pregnancy in ThailandYoung mothers in Thailand are receiving support to overcome the challenges they face in a country where teenage pregnancy is still taboo.

Women and girls bear brunt of global water and sanitation crisisWomen and girls are primarily responsible for water collection in seven out of 10 households that lack supply, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a new report published on Thursday.

This Ramadan, Children in Yemen Are Struggling to SurviveMore than 70 percent of Yemen's population, including 12.9 million children, need humanitarian aid. UNICEF is working to save lives.

Children fighting Diseases

Human right to food needs ‘massive investment’: GuterresWith 735 million people going hungry last year and three billion unable to afford a healthy diet, the world is “going backwards on our goal of zero hunger by 2030”, the UN chief told the Committee on World Food Security on Monday.

ADHD, depression the most common among Hong Kong schoolchildren: surveysADHD is most prevalent mental disorder among primary school pupils, while depression is leading one across secondary students.

Mental health care ‘barriers’ must end, urges GuterresThree in four people suffering from a mental health condition receive inadequate treatment – or none at all – UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, as he urged countries to “break down the barriers that prevent people from seeking support”.

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Class Disparity

Children waiting over a year in pain for NHS tooth removalA BBC investigation finds some have been left with prolonged dental pain as they wait.

Regions of the World

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