APO News from Africa: As famine looms, malnutrition and disease rise sharply among children in Somalia: As the spectre of famine hangs once again over Somalia, early numbers show an increasing number of children suffering from severe acute malnutrition (SAM) and cholera or acute watery diarrhoea (AWD) — a combination that killed many children in the famine of 2011. … [Read more...] about As famine looms, malnutrition and disease rise sharply among children in Somalia
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Women in Ghana pay a heavy social price for not having children | The Conversation
Women in Ghana pay a heavy social price for not having children: Women in Ghana are under tremendous pressure to have children. Thomas/MukoyaThe number of children a woman of reproductive age bears has been declining globally. Yet childbearing expectations in some parts of Africa remain high. In Ghana, for example, the total fertility rate – the average number of children … [Read more...] about Women in Ghana pay a heavy social price for not having children | The Conversation
Give Ghana’s poorest families and children a fair chance to succeed in life
APO News from Africa: Give Ghana’s poorest families and children a fair chance to succeed in life: UNICEF Ghana welcomes the Government’s commitment to prioritise funds for social protection programmes, which are dedicated to assisting the country’s poorest families in its 2017 budget. It now encourages the Government to take the next step of ensuring that … [Read more...] about Give Ghana’s poorest families and children a fair chance to succeed in life
Nearly 600 million children will live in areas with extremely limited water resources by 2040 – UNICEF
APO News from Africa: Nearly 600 million children will live in areas with extremely limited water resources by 2040 - UNICEF: Some 600 million children – or 1 in 4 children worldwide – will be living in areas with extremely limited water resources by 2040, according to a UNICEF report released today, World Water Day. The report, Thirsting for a Future: … [Read more...] about Nearly 600 million children will live in areas with extremely limited water resources by 2040 – UNICEF
EU-GOK effort to improve outcomes for children in the Juvenile Justice System bears fruit
EU-GOK effort to improve outcomes for children in the Juvenile Justice System bears fruit: An estimated 12,000 children in the juvenile justice system are now safer from psychological, physical and sexual violence and neglect as a result of a three-year programme supported by the European Union to protect their rights and welfare. Children, particularly girls, are exposed to … [Read more...] about EU-GOK effort to improve outcomes for children in the Juvenile Justice System bears fruit
