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BBC World News, 21.04.13 11:38 UTC

Syrians held over violence in Jordanian refugee camp

Eight Syrians have been arrested on suspicion of inciting violence at a refugee camp in Jordan, officials say.

Jordanian refugee camp The  Zaatari camp  United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund  United Nations  Syria  government spokesman   +1 more

Seattle Times, 20.04.13 17:00 UTC

Child soldiers patrol C. African Republic capital

As fighters in fatigues lounge in the shade of the rebel camp in the capital of Central African Republic, a boy jumps up to greet visitors with a wide toothy grin. He says he is 14 and joined the rebels three months ago.

South Africa  The Sunday Times  The Associated Press GmbH  Kalashnikov  commander   plastic chair   +8 more

BBC World News, 18.04.13 16:00 UTC

Chad's Idriss Deby: CAR is wound in heart of Africa

Chad's leader has described the Central African Republic as a "wound in the heart of central Africa".

France  South Africa  British Broadcasting Corporation  Africa President  President   Bangui  +9 more

NPR, 16.04.13 22:36 UTC

Stunting From Malnutrition Affects 1 In 4 Kids Worldwide

Babies and toddlers in the poorest parts of the world are getting better fed. What's the proof? Stunting in kids – a sign of poor nutrition early in life — has dropped by a third in the ...

malnutrition  USD  US Federal Reserve  United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund  Werner Schultink  East Asia  +8 more

BBC World News, 16.04.13 07:53 UTC

Syria crisis: UN issues rare joint appeal for action

The heads of five major UN agencies have issued a rare joint appeal to the international community to do much more to end "cruelty and carnage" in Syria.

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees  World Health Organization  United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund  WFP  United Nations  Jordan  +2 more

Reuters - Top News, 15.04.13 19:01 UTC

U.N. aid groups say world must act now to save Syria

By Conor Humphries DUBLIN | Mon Apr 15, 2013 2:49pm EDT DUBLIN (Reuters) - World leaders must act urgently to break the diplomatic deadlock around Syria if they want to prevent the crisis from ...

Europe  United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund  aid groups  United Nations World Food Programme  United Nations  World Health Organization  +16 more

Seattle Times, 15.04.13 16:24 UTC

UN report: 165 million `stunted' children in world

The United Nations Children's Fund says that more than a quarter of children under age 5 worldwide are permanently "stunted" from malnutrition, leaving them physically and intellectually weak and prone to early death.

East Timor  Niger  Madagascar  Dublin  United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund  United Nations  +3 more

Daily Mail, 15.04.13 01:35 UTC

Canadian children 'smoke more cannabis than any others in the developed world'

PUBLISHED: 23:53 GMT, 14 April 2013 | UPDATED: 23:53 GMT, 14 April 2013 Marijuana smoking is most prevalent among young people in Canada, according to a recent UNICEF study. Report Card 11, published ...

United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund  Latvia  Romania  United States  Canada  Lithuania  +1 more

Telegraph, 11.04.13 06:30 UTC

'Ban advertising aimed at primary school children'

Advertising aimed at under-11s should be banned amid fears it is creating a generation of children obsessed with money and material possessions, a powerful lobby of more than 50 experts warns today.

billion-a-year advertising industry plays  The Daily Telegraph  the Daily Telegraph  GBP  United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund  Sweden  +3 more

Telegraph, 11.04.13 05:56 UTC

Britain ranked second only to Sweden in table of most advanced countries

It might not feel like it to those stuck on a delayed train or struggling to get a mobile phone signal but Britain has been ranked as the second most advanced country in the world in a new measure designed to rival GDP.

Porter   director of the Social Progress Imperative  Washington  Japan  France  OECD  +19 more
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