Children
If Guilford County, North Carolina Were a Country It would Be Namibia
A child born here has about the same chances of dying on her first day as a child in Namibia.
Map of the Day: Where Newborns Die on their Birth Day
A new Birth Day Risk index ranks countries by the chances that a baby will die on the first day of life.
Not on A-1: Groundbreaking New Vaccine Launches in Somalia
One jab. Five immunizations. Somalia welcomes the Pentavalent vaccine
We Are About to Save Two Million Children. Here’s How
There’s a new plan to take on the top killers of children worldwide. Seth Berkeley explains why it will work.
Syria’s Lost Generation
The crisis in Syria is a children’s crisis. Yet, for all our talk about helping suffering children the international humanitarian response has been truly pathetic.
Malian Refugees Face Hunger in Niger (Video)
Niger is one of the poorest countries on the planet, yet 50,000 Malians have fled there to escape fighting at home. Niger does not have the capacity to feed, shelter, and provide basic humanitarian relief to these refugees. The international community needs to step up, but so far funding for humanitarian relief is falling short.
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The SC; HRC; DPRK; South Sudan
The SC: The Security Council today held its last consultations under the Council Presidency of ROK. Tomorrow, Russia will take over the rotating Presidency of the Security Council for March under Ambassador Vitaly Churkin.
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The SG; Mali; Middle East; Palestine
The SG: At the Fifth Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations in Vienna, Austria today, the SG emphasized the role of youth in ensuring a “prosperous, equitable and peaceful future.”
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The SG; DRC; HRC; Palestinian Prisoner
The SG: In Ethiopia over the weekend, the SG is now in the United Arab Emirates. Today he met with Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashed Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, where the two discussed developments in the region, including Syria, Iran, Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan, and in the Middle East Peace Process.
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