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UNICEF study suggests five measures to take in bid to rein in risks By AFP Published: Mar 08, 2021 06:28 PM The outsized impact COVID-19 has had on women in some countries could result in an additional 10 million child marriages in this decade, according to a new analysis released on Monday by UNICEF. School closures, economic stress, service disruptions, pregnancy and parental deaths due to the pandemic are putting the most vulnerable girls at increased risk of child marriage, said a study titled COVID-19: A threat to progress against child marriage. That trend, if confirmed, would represent a serious retreat from recent years of progress against child marriage. ....
Nearly 5,000 cases of the disease have been recorded among hundreds of thousands of displaced persons forced to abandon their homes and seek refuge with relatives or in camps. ....
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A cholera outbreak has killed 55 people affected by a jihadist violence since the end of last year in northern Mozambique, UNICEF said Wednesday. Nearly 5,000 cases of cholera have been reported, especially among hundreds of thousands of civilians living with host families and in makeshift accommodation in camps for internally displaced people. Last week saw the highest jump of more than new 400 cases, UNICEF spokesman Daniel Timme told AFP. “It doesn’t look good. The water and sanitation facilities are not sufficient at the moment and need urgent upgrades,” he said. “This is our absolute priority for now because the survivors of this violence now have the threat of water-borne diseases,” he added. ....
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