[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] PANAMA CITY — The Caribbean and Latin America and the Caribbean is the only part of the world where child marriages and early unions have not decreased in the last 10 years, the regional office of UNICEF, based in this city, said. In a press release, the United Nations agency said […]
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UNITED NATIONS: Despite Massive Humanitarian Efforts, Caribbean Children Still Don’t Have Access To Clean Drinking Water
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] HAVANA — Despite a massive humanitarian effort over the past six months in the Eastern Caribbean, Cuba and Haiti, there is still much work to be done to rehabilitate water and sanitation and other infrastructure damaged by powerful hurricanes Irma and Maria, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported recently. […]
UNICEF Gives $11.5 Million To Help Children in Eastern Caribbean After Hurricanes
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] PANAMA CITY — Thousands of children, adolescents and their families affected by the devastating effects of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, six months ago, in the Eastern Caribbean islands, Cuba and Haiti have been supported by UNICEF and its partners thanks to the $11.5 million raised through international donations during this time. […]
Sex Tourism Capital of the Caribbean, The Dominican Republic, Also Leads The Region In The Number of Child Brides
PAID TO PLAY: Local girls enjoy a youth group meeting about sexual reproductive health in their community, Batey Yaco, on the outskirts of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. [ad name=”HTML-68″] SANTO DOMINGO — UNICEF says more than one in 10 girls in the Dominican Republic are married or living with a partner before their 15th birthday, […]