Education "is a fundamental right for children that must always be guaranteed and protected," even in armed conflicts and humanitarian emergencies, Italy stated on Thursday - UN International Day for the Protection of Education from Armed Attack.
Over 450 boat migrants were due to be held for medical surveillance aboard the 'Rhapsody' quarantine ship on Friday after undergoing COVID-19 tests upon their arrival on Lampedusa in the past 36 hours, local officials said.
Severe child malnutrition has reached record highs in war-torn Yemen, where 20% of under-fives in some areas require treatment urgently, the United Nations World Food Programme said on Tuesday.
Italy's overseas aid department arranged for two Libyan children to fly to Rome on Wednesday for specialised surgery, Italy's embassy in Libya tweeted on Wednesday.
