Sentences with phrase «millions of children worldwide»

Two - weeks before the climate change conference in Paris, UNICEF released a report titled «Unless We Act Now» detailing how millions of children worldwide are at risk from climate change.

Of course, not everyone is so lucky, including millions of children worldwide.

The Decade's mandate stresses the principles of non-violence espoused so strongly during the International Year for the Culture of Peace's (IYCP - 2000) but focuses increasingly upon the plight of millions of children worldwide, and the need to create and implement non-violent strategies to alleviate to that plight.

For more than 50 years, Kumon has helped millions of children worldwide advance their reading and math abilities.

Not exact matches

- The rate of childhood deaths worldwide is declining sharply, even faster than experts predicted; 122 million children's lives have been saved since 1990.

A recent comparative study of worldwide military and social spending indicated how at present 1.3 million dollars per minute on average are spent for military purposes; during the same minute 30 children die for lack of food or simple vaccines (WMSE).

That's only about 8 percent of the 1.9 million children assisted by Compassion worldwide, but also more than any other of the 25 countries where it works.

While 127 staff members in India are being laid off, the loss of 8 percent of Compassion's 1.9 million sponsored children worldwide won't affect its US staff, Mellado said.

Vitamin A deficiency affects 1.7 million children (15.2 %) in the Philippines and 33.5 % of pre-school children worldwide — far too many.

The Little League Challenger Program is for Youth with intellectual and physical challenges., ages 4 - 18, or up to age 22 if still enrolled in high school, to enjoy the game of baseball along with the millions of other children who participate in this sport worldwide.

There are now over 7.73 million men, women and children playing the game worldwide while the rugby family continues to expand with 121 unions in membership of World Rugby.

Brooke de Lench, Youth Sports Parenting Expert, and author of Home Team Advantage: The Critical Role of Mothers in Youth Sports, has helped over 42 million moms and dads worldwide get the tools and information they need to make their child's youth sports experience safer, less stressful and more inclusive.

The winner of many children's literature awards and a major graphic design award, [2] it has sold 30 million copies worldwide.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2015 an estimated 212 million cases of malaria occurred worldwide, and 429,000 people died, mostly children in Africa.

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects more than 300 million people worldwide including 10 to 20 percent of children.

It is a common problem, particularly in women who have had children, and affects millions of people worldwide.

Without this step, 110 million children and adolescents with obesity worldwide remain at risk of developing obesity - associated cancers.

With some 143 million orphaned or abandoned children worldwide — and tens of thousands more projected to be orphaned by AIDS and other diseases in the next year — a fresh look at the orphanage issue might be coming in the nick of time for many kids, especially where foster or adoptive families are in short supply.

In 2013, the World Health Organisation estimated that worldwide 584,000 people died from malaria, 90 % of which were children under five living in Africa, while 198 million were infected.

The World Health Organization estimates that 10 percent of adults worldwide and 42 million children under the age of 5 now qualify as obese.

Estimates for 2015 suggest that 5.9 million children worldwide died before reaching the age of five, including 2.7 million newborns.

In 2015, 212 million cases of malaria occurred worldwide, according to the World Health Organization, and 429,000 people died, mostly young children.

Approximately 6.4 million in the U.S. and one tenth of children worldwide suffer from the condition and struggle with paying attention and controlling their impulses.

Malnutrition affects millions of people worldwide and is responsible for one - fifth of deaths in children under the age of five.

Of the 6.3 million children worldwide who died before the age of 5 last year, 1.1 million died from complications associated with being born at less than 32 weekOf the 6.3 million children worldwide who died before the age of 5 last year, 1.1 million died from complications associated with being born at less than 32 weekof 5 last year, 1.1 million died from complications associated with being born at less than 32 weeks.

An estimated 2.6 million children worldwide were stillborn at 28 weeks or more in 2015, with the wide geographical variation in prevalence suggesting that most of these deaths were preventable, say the study authors.

Globally, 13 million children worldwide — about half of them in China — are visually impaired because of poor sight not corrected by glasses or other means, according to the World Health Organization.

Diarrhea and pneumonia each kill nearly 2 million children per year worldwide, making them the leading causes of child mortality.

«Approximately 20 million children younger than 5 years of age worldwide are severely undernourished, leaving them extremely vulnerable to illness and premature death.

«My goal is to deeply understand how stem cells can be used to alleviate suffering among the millions of children and adults with heart disease worldwide,» said Srivastava.

A 2012 study of people around the globe found that an estimated 10.5 % of women who wanted to have a child were unable to conceive for a second time in 2010, which translates to more than 48 million couples worldwide with primary or secondary infertility.

The previous «Narnia» sequel, 2008's «Prince Caspian,» looked like it might be the last, after its $ 419 million worldwide gross wasn't enough to convince Disney to shoulder half the budget for «The Dawn Treader»; thankfully, hundreds of millions of dollars still mean something to a few people in Hollywood, and the series (ahem) sails on with another round of mystical derring - do for the Pevensie children and their Narnian friends.

That movie was a success by pretty much any available metric: box office (an eye - popping $ 980 million worldwide), critical appraisal (89 percent approval on Rotten Tomatoes), and the countless millions of American children (two of whom reside in my house) who spent weeks singing the movie's anthem, «Let It Go» — a likely shoo - in for Best Song — from the moment they got up in the morning to the moment they were asleep at night.

Of the 75 million children worldwide who are out of school, more than half are living in situations of conflict and millions more live in areas affected by natural disasters, according to Faryal Khan, Ed.D.» 05, who leads the education program for the Gulf states and Yemen for the United Nation Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) located in Doha, QataOf the 75 million children worldwide who are out of school, more than half are living in situations of conflict and millions more live in areas affected by natural disasters, according to Faryal Khan, Ed.D.» 05, who leads the education program for the Gulf states and Yemen for the United Nation Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) located in Doha, Qataof school, more than half are living in situations of conflict and millions more live in areas affected by natural disasters, according to Faryal Khan, Ed.D.» 05, who leads the education program for the Gulf states and Yemen for the United Nation Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) located in Doha, Qataof conflict and millions more live in areas affected by natural disasters, according to Faryal Khan, Ed.D.» 05, who leads the education program for the Gulf states and Yemen for the United Nation Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) located in Doha, Qatar.

UNESCO's 2013 — 14 Education for All Global Monitoring report estimates that 57 million children worldwide are currently out of school and that 1.6 million new teachers are needed to educate them.

Grand Challenges Canada's Saving Brains program has an ambitious goal: to protect the brains of more than 200 million young children worldwide.

In 2012, the number of children enrolled in pre-primary education worldwide was 184 million — an increase of 64 per cent since 1999.

To help end a global phenomenon that affects millions of children, families and communities worldwide, UNESCO and UN Women are releasing today a Global Guidance on Addressing School Related Gender - Based Violence.

The project with Bayero University - Kano is but one part of USAID's commitment to the improvement of reading outcomes for 100 million children worldwide.

The XO3 tablet device designed by Yves Behar has been the outcome of Marvell Semiconductor Inc. and non-profit organization One Laptop per Child (OLPC), whose previous products has already made it to 42 countries and is used by 2.4 million users worldwide.

Morpurgo is the author of children's novels such as War Horse and Private Peaceful and his books have sold more than 35 million copies worldwide, according to LBF.

And with one child out of 150 in the United States diagnosed with autism, there is more of a need for service dogs now than ever — with 67 million people worldwide affected by the disease.

Millions of homes worldwide have young children and animals in the home together, and more often than not, it is beneficial for the child, as it lessens his or her chances of developing animal - related allergies, as well as teaching the child compassion and caring for other living creatures.

Minecraft has become a global gaming phenomenon, with 20 million players worldwide and continues to make a positive impact on the children of this generation.

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The ban - DDT consensus of the 1960s that led to a fatal resurgence of malaria worldwide (40 million children dead and counting, 1.25 million of them last year alone).

Fossil fuels and solid biofuels kill 4 - 7 million people prematurely worldwide each year, primarily in developing countries, and 20 % of the mortalities are children under the age of 5 years old.

Designed to also be a fundraiser for the education of underprivileged children in India, the project acquired millions of visitors worldwide and raised over $ 100k for the cause.

These advances will inform caregiving practices for the millions of abandoned and neglected children worldwide and inform the nature and timing of interventions for children exposed to a range of adverse early environments.

We also recently published a book on the topic: Parents Behaving Badly: How institutions and societies promote the alienation of children from their loving families where you can find more information about how and why this has become such a problem affecting millions of families, worldwide.