Russia: Teen Suicide Rate Ranks 3rd Highest in the World

The Moscow Times 1 Dec

Russia has the third-highest number of suicides among teenagers in the world — followed only by Kazakhstan and Belarus — a troubling statistic experts link to family problems, a new UNICEF report released Wednesday found.

About 1,500 teenagers, between the ages of 15 and 19, kill themselves annually across the country, according to the report prepared by UNICEF and a research institute affiliated with the Health and Social Development Ministry. In all, there are 30,000 suicides recorded in Russia each year.

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Spain donates to UNICEF Flood Relief Operation in Pakistan

Full Story: Express Tribune 11 November

Spain has donated $0.68 million to the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) for its water, sanitation and hygiene emergency response to the 2011 floods.

UNICEF Pakistan Representative Dan Rohrmann said:

“This support comes at a very important juncture when funding for the floods response is limited for flood victims who are in temporary shelters." 

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