The Guardian
A $15.5m fund aims to end FGM, because 230 million women and girls affected apparently wasn't enough of a wake-up call.
UN News
UNICEF reports 22,000 Nepali children lack safe water after floods; supplies are on the way, but rebuilding is a long haul.
BBC World
A 'ceasefire' that's killed over 900 people this year - because apparently, peace plans are more like suggestions.
The Guardian
Rescuers dig through mud, India nervously watches its glaciers, and Nepal counts the cost of a flood that swept away thousands - because nature doesn't care about your five-year plan.
UN News
UN gives Sudan's war-weary kids a $22M shot at education, because even in chaos, ABCs matter.
The Guardian
Guinea-Bissau's mpox outbreak is hitting kids hardest, with half of cases in children and the health system in disarray - because why not add a power outage to the mix?
UN News
Somalia's kids get less food as funding cuts close hundreds of aid clinics, proving once again that saving pennies now costs lives later.
UN News
UNICEF reports one child killed daily in Gaza since the 'ceasefire' began, and the world is apparently fine with it.
UN News
A 10-year-old Ukrainian gymnast who lost her leg in a Russian attack performs in Times Square and urges the world not to forget Ukraine's children.
UN News
Russian drone strikes smash aid warehouses and kill kids, because war crimes are apparently a hobby now.
UN News
UNICEF warns 3.7 million Afghan kids face malnutrition as wasting season hits - because apparently, children in Afghanistan need another reason to be hungry.
UN News
UNICEF reports Gaza's children face rats, sewage, disease, and malnutrition in an 'endless cycle of suffering' while parents watch helplessly - and the agency begs for basic humanitarian access.
BBC Health
Over 500 children dead, 60,000 suspected cases, and a vaccine procurement fiasco - Bangladesh's measles outbreak is a masterclass in how not to handle a preventable disease.
UN News
Cyclone Maila hits Solomon Islands, bringing flooding, displacement, and WWII-era explosives to the party.
UN News
UNICEF warns Afghanistan could lose 25,000 female teachers and health workers by 2030 due to education bans, costing $84 million yearly in lost economic output.
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