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NIGER TEENS GO ONLINE AND DOOR-TO-DOOR IN “ECO EID” CAMPAIGN TO REDUCE DEFORESTATION
Every year the Tabaski event involves the mass grilling of sheep, which in the capital city Niamey alone typically requires nearly 50,000 tonnes of wood - or the felling of about 25,000 trees [1]. Falling this year right after World Environment Day on 5 June, preparations for the event have contributed to Niger’s ongoing deforestation and desertification, with the country losing more than 100,000 hectares of arable land each year. The annual grilling also leads to major air pollution issues.
Heat rash, headaches and hardship: Children in Nigerian slums fear climate crisis is making them sick
The study was based on interviews with 50 children and parents living in informal settlements in Port Harcourt, the fifth most populous city in Nigeria and the largest city in the Niger Delta, who were asked how floods and heatwaves impacted their daily lives.
One Year in Detention: Heads of UN Agencies and INGOs renew demand for release of staff detained in northern Yemen
One year on, the detention of humanitarian colleagues in Yemen has a chilling effect on the international community, undermining support for Yemen & hindering humanitarian response. The heads of UN agencies, Save the Children, Oxfam, CARE, call for their immediate release:
No more delays in unlocking Chelsea Football Club money for children in Ukraine - Save the Children
Thousands of children in Myanmar’s earthquake zone face new school year without schools
Even before the March earthquake, the scale of humanitarian needs in Myanmar were already at an all-time high. Conflict and climate fueled disasters have left 6.3 million children already in need of humanitarian support.
Mexico: Health bracelet launched to combat childhood obesity that has almost doubled in two decades
A health bracelet with beads for different food groups has been launched by Save the Children in Mexico to promote healthy eating after research found nearly one in five children aged between five and 11 in Mexico suffers from obesity.
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NEWS QUOTE: LET US DO OUR JOBS AND DELIVER AID SAFELY TO GAZA’S STARVING POPULATION
"Aid is a right, and humanitarian organisations know how to deliver it – but we’re not being allowed to do it."
Children in refugee camps on Thai border head back to school as cuts in food allowance creates uncertainty
There remains significant uncertainty around future donor support for even basic services in the camps which are home to more than 100,000 people. They live in densely packed areas consisting mostly of wooden homes set on hills and dotted along narrow and muddy roads cutting through jungle-clad countryside a stone’s throw from Thailand’s border with Myanmar.
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