Sahel braces for potentially deadly hungry season
Sahel states are bracing for a long hungry season, many weakened by the return of people from Libya who are creating fresh strife.
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The cries SA can't ignore
Childcarers and educators say the same thing: early neglect of children is catastophic for later learning.
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Horn of Africa drought to worsen, says Unicef
The plight of millions of people left hungry by a harsh drought across the Horn of Africa is set to worsen, a top UN official has warned.
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Climate change and Africa's vanishing lake
Five-year-old Fatime Owye's emaciated body evokes memories of famines such as those in 1980s Ethiopia.
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Polio comes back to haunt Africa
Lax immunisation has resulted in outbreaks in formerly virus-free zones on the continent.
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Complacency fuels new Aids surge in West
Complacency among young people is causing a new surge of the Aids epidemic in the United States and European nations a top United Nations expert said.
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Unicef says HIV-free generation achievable
A generation of babies could be born free of Aids if the international community stepped up efforts to provide universal access to HIV prevention.
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Children in war: the lost millions looking for a voice
Millions of children lost in war around the world miss the right to feel a parent's love more than anything else.
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Polio kills 97 in Congo; mass immunisations planned
Unicef gets ready to launch a mass immunisation campaign in the Republic of Congo, after an outbreak of polio claimed 97 lives in under a week.
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Mother-baby HIV box aims to help halt transmission
It's no great medical breakthrough, just a simple colour-coded box packed with HIV drugs and pictures.
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