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Poverty increasing globally, UN aims to make world hunger-free by 2030. Malnutrition, physical & mental ailments result of poverty. 16.6% of world population suffer malnutrition. Widening income disparities & unhealthy food habits cause anemia. NSS Unit of college & UNICEF organised seminar to address anemia. Speakers discussed food to be…

Israel says comments by Unicef chief were insufficient and came only as a result of international pressure

Children at the UN climate summit urge governments to commit to policies that put their needs first

THE UK had the worst rise in child poverty between 2012 and 2019 out of 39 of the world’s richest countries.

Israel orders people to evacuate areas marked on maps online, but move criticised as many in Gaza do not have internet access

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More than 100 Palestinians have been killed since airstrikes restarted, health officials in Hamas-run Gaza say

Pres. Murmu asserts providing legal aid to those in need is cornerstone of modern state. Hurdles to access justice incl. cost, use of English in higher judiciary. Steps taken to provide access to economically weaker sections, need for awareness campaign, use of tech to make access more democratic. Conference organised…

Organisation warns that people are starving, lack clean water and the diarrhoea rate is up 45 times compared with a year ago

Psychologist who pioneered the treatment of children after such disasters as the Zeebrugge ferry sinking and the King’s Cross fire

More than 330,000 doses of the Mosquirix malaria vaccine have been delivered to Cameroon as part of efforts to ramp up immunisation across Africa. Cameroon is the first African country to receive the vaccine after pilot programmes in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi.