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With funding from the Baxter International Foundation, UNICEF Colombia is expanding access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services in remote communities to keep children safe and healthy.
UNICEF USA, UNICEF Colombia and the Baxter International Foundation recognize the urgent need for resilient and adaptive solutions, and have partnered since 2021 on programming to improve access ...
UNICEF named Colombia as one of 28 countries where children are living in dire poverty, in its “Humanitarian Action Report 2010,” released Thursday. The children’s advocacy group called for $1.2 ...
DEERFIELD, Ill., & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Baxter International Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX), and UNICEF USA today announced a partnership to ...
FARC rebels in Colombia begin releasing child soldiers as part of a peace deal potentially ending the 52-year civil war with the government.
The sexual exploitation of children in Colombia is most prevalent in the country’s tourist hotspots, according to UNICEF Colombia. UNICEF delegate Viviana Limpias said Colombia’s tourist destinations ...
A new study has revealed how Colombia’s armed groups have changed tactics around child recruitment. The study, jointly carried out by UNICEF and the Colombian Institute of Family Welfare (Instituto ...
Almost 9,700 children and adolescents have tried to cross the infamous Darien Gap in the first two months of 2023, a seven-fold increase compared to the same period in 2022, according to a UNICEF ...
Colombia’s congress has voted to change a law that allowed minors to get married with parental consent. The proposal would ...
UNICEF said an estimated 30,000 minors have crossed the jungle-clad trail between Colombia and Panama, and some have died making the trip. The report says a total of 139,000 migrants of all ages ...
In November, the governments of Colombia and Sweden, along with UNICEF, the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary General and the World Health Organization, will host a global ...