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Egypt ranks 28th out of 194 states on Kids Rights Index

Thu, 12 Sep 2024 - 02:00 GMT

Egypt's ranking advanced 6 places in the Child Rights Index, as it came in 28th place out of 194 countries, according to a report issued by the Children's Rights Foundation (KidsRights Index).

EU grants €5.4M to UNICEF to provide essential services to over 100K Palestinian Children evacuated to Egypt

Wed, 11 Sep 2024 - 10:32 GMT

Services will also be provided to their caregivers and adult patients.

WHO: Polio vaccination campaign expected to launch in Gaza in Aug.

Sat, 17 Aug 2024 - 07:18 GMT

World Health Organization (WHO) announced Friday that two rounds of a polio vaccination campaign are expected to be launched at the end of August and during September 2024 across the Gaza Strip to prevent the spread of circulating variant type 2 poliovirus (cVDPV2).

Egypt, UNICEF discuss social protection of children, refugee services

Wed, 07 Aug 2024 - 12:46 GMT

Minister of Social Solidarity Maya Morsi met Tuesday with UNICEF Representative in Egypt Jeremy Hopkins.

Skin diseases on the rise among Children in Gaza

Mon, 29 Jul 2024 - 06:40 GMT

Due to the ongoing Israeli genocidal war against the besieged Gaza Strip, piles of war and hospital waste, polluted sewage, contaminated potable water and temperatures rise have led to a wide spread of skin diseases like rashes and chickenpox and bacterial infection among Palestinian children.

Khalid Abdallah Brings 14,000 Sequins To The BAFTA’s Red Carpet For Every Child Killed In Gaza

Mon, 13 May 2024 - 04:42 GMT

Khalid Abdallah Brings 14,000 Sequins To The BAFTA’s Red Carpet For Every Child Killed In Gaza.

At least 2 children died due to heat wave in Gaza Strip: UNRWA Commissioner-general

Sat, 27 Apr 2024 - 10:57 GMT

The Commissioner-General of UNRWA said that reports indicate that at least two children died due to the heat wave in the Gaza Strip.

Egypt, UNICEF in talks to collaborate on social care, services to children surviving conflicts

Thu, 14 Mar 2024 - 03:24 GMT

Minister of Social Solidarity Nevine al-Qabbaj received Thursday a delegation from UNICEF.

UNICEF: 17,000 children in Gaza unaccompanied or separated from their families

Fri, 02 Feb 2024 - 01:52 GMT

UNICEF said that nearly all children in the enclave were thought to require mental health support, US News reported on Friday.

Egypt's social solidarity ministry helps over 4.3K homeless children, elderly

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 - 02:26 GMT

Most of those were in Alexandria, Giza, Gharbia, and Qena.

American actor Luke Brooks calls for action to save Palestine after a personal experience with his child illness

Mon, 20 Nov 2023 - 11:38 GMT

American actor Luke Brooks calls for action to save Palestine after a personal experience with his child illness

Palestinian children in Gaza| For what sin they were killed by Israeli nonstop shelling!

Fri, 03 Nov 2023 - 07:20 GMT

The more heavily Israeli shelling, the more lives of civilians, with the majority of children, being claimed in this besieged enclave, which has 1.65 million children (more than 50 percent of Palestinians).

UNICEF: One million children live indescribable horror in the Gaza Strip

Sat, 28 Oct 2023 - 01:46 GMT

The Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) stressed the need to protect all children, families and the humanitarian workers who support them.

UNICEF Egypt's Ambassador Mona Zaki Invites People To Donate To Children In Gaza

Mon, 16 Oct 2023 - 11:39 GMT

UNICEF Egypt's Ambassador Mona Zaki Invites People To Donate To Children In Gaza

No more mum challenges: Lunchbox made easy

Thu, 21 Sep 2023 - 11:02 GMT

As a mother, preparing your kids' lunch box everyday could be a challenging task, where you try to provide a balanced meal, while still adding ingredients that they love.

In 3 years: 14M children screened for anemia, dwarfism, obesity

Mon, 11 Sep 2023 - 09:12 GMT

Those were studying at 30,000 schools.

UN launches regional cooperation framework to confront malnutrition in Egypt

Mon, 28 Aug 2023 - 12:44 GMT

The framework aims to address malnutrition in the Middle East, North Africa regions and the eastern Mediterranean.

Egypt's expenditure on social care, protection rises to 9.5% of GDP in 2022

Wed, 07 Jun 2023 - 01:36 GMT

Minister of Social Solidarity Nevine al-Qabaj highlighted Tuesday that Egypt's expenditure on social care, protection and development rose to 9.5 percent of the GDP in 2022.

Over 4 million children examined for hearing impairment, under presidential initiative

Sat, 03 Jun 2023 - 09:37 GMT

The initiative was launched in September 2019. A total of 272,988 children would be re-examined, a week after the first screening at the same unit, Health Ministry Spokesman Hossam Abdel Ghaffar said.

Egypt's Social Solidarity Ministry, JICA follow up on outcomes of joint early childhood education programme

Sun, 28 May 2023 - 03:03 GMT

The first phase targeted 413 nurseries located across eight governorates.

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