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A mother stands with her son beside a new toilet

5 things you might not know on World Toilet Day

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Faeces (“poo”, “number two”, “doodoo”, “shit”) can kill children. Over 800 children under 5 years old die every day from diseases linked to inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene. That is like two Boeing 747’s full of babies and pre-kindergartners crashing without a survivor every single day, 365 days a year. This… Read more →←
A young girl from Bangladesh smiles as her uncle picks her up.

Former Australian premier on Global Governance 2.0

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Is there a future for the UN in a fast evolving landscape of new global challenges (as well as some old unsolved ones) and growing number of other multilateral institutions? Yes, said Kevin Rudd, Chair of the Independent Commission on Multilateralism and former Prime Minister of Australia. The Honorable Kevin Rudd recently came to UNICEF… Read more →←
Peace feels that education is the key for a better future.

World We Want – youth journalist from Burundi speaks out

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The sun is setting, and I have just flown into Bonn, Germany, with Peace Sekamwese, a 16-year-old child journalist from Burundi. It’s Peace’s first time outside of East Africa – and she is over the moon. She’s here to participate in the WorldWeWant.de consultations, alongside an inspiring mix of 19 other young people from the… Read more →←

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