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National coach calls for greater focus on women’s cricket
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Recurrent vaginal infections: Achieving the perfect balance of bacterial flora
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Recurrent vaginal infections: Achieving the perfect balance of bacterial flora
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Recurrent vaginal infections:
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When roads choke growth
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UNICEF appoints new Children and Youth Council
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April 21, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Jamaica has appointed a new Children and Youth Council (CYC), reinforcing its commitment t...
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PAHO/WHO, UNICEF laud Jamaica’s health-promoting fiscal measures
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have w...
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European and Jamaican musicians band together to support children post-Hurricane Melissa
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European and Jamaican musicians band together to support children post-Hurricane Melissa
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — European Union (EU) Ambassador to Jamaica, Dr Erja Askola, in collaboration with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Jamai...
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At least 100 children killed in Gaza since ceasefire—UN
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At least 100 children killed in Gaza since ceasefire—UN
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GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP)—At least 100 children have been killed by Israeli airstrikes and ground forces in Gaza since the start of a tenuous ceasefir...
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UNICEF drives education recovery in Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—UNICEF has stepped up efforts to restore education and support the emotional wellbeing of thousands of children across the island af...
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Education ministry gets $500-m for school clean-up
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With school resumption labelled as top priority, the Ministry of Education has announced that $500 million has been dedicated to clean up efforts of i...
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NCB Foundation, UNICEF hand over $14.8m in WASH Shelter Kits to emergency shelters
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NCB Foundation, UNICEF hand over $14.8m in WASH Shelter Kits to emergency shelters
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NCB Foundation, in partnership with UNICEF Jamaica, has handed over 400 Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Shelter Kits, valued at J$14.8 million, t...
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Number of children displaced in Haiti nearly doubles to 680,000—UNICEF
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Number of children displaced in Haiti nearly doubles to 680,000—UNICEF
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United Nations, United States (AFP)—An estimated 680,000 children have been displaced by gang violence in Haiti, nearly double the number from a year ...
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WHO says more than a million children missed vaccines last year
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WHO says more than a million children missed vaccines last year
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WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that while childhood immunisation in the Americas, including the...
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UNICEF and PAHO laud government on approval of national school nutrition policy
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UNICEF and PAHO laud government on approval of national school nutrition policy
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KINGSTON Jamaica – UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund) and the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO) extended cong...
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UNICEF condemns rising violence against children in the Caribbean
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UNICEF condemns rising violence against children in the Caribbean
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – Newly appointed United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, AbdulKadir ...
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UNICEF warns of massive surge in child armed group recruitment in Haiti
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UNICEF warns of massive surge in child armed group recruitment in Haiti
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GENEVA, Switzerland (CMC) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is warning of a massive surge in child armed group recruitment in Haiti. Accor...
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One in eight children internally displaced in Haiti – Unicef
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UNITED NATIONS, (CMC) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says the humanitarian crisis in Haiti has reached a critical point, with one in ei...
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UNICEF launches tenders for mpox vaccines
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UNICEF launches tenders for mpox vaccines
August 31, 2024
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) said Saturday that it has launched an emergency tender for...
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UNICEF says violence displaces one child every minute in Haiti
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UNICEF says violence displaces one child every minute in Haiti
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UNITED NATIONS (CMC) — The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday that continued violence and instability in Haiti has resulted in the displaceme...
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