{"id":68281,"date":"2021-06-05T17:30:15","date_gmt":"2021-06-05T15:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/west-africa\/burkina-faso\/new-years-babies-over-3600-children-will-be-born-in-uganda-on-new-years-day\/"},"modified":"2021-06-05T17:30:15","modified_gmt":"2021-06-05T15:30:15","slug":"new-years-babies-over-3600-children-will-be-born-in-uganda-on-new-years-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/west-africa\/burkina-faso\/new-years-babies-over-3600-children-will-be-born-in-uganda-on-new-years-day\/","title":{"rendered":"New Year's Babies: Over 3600 children will be born in Uganda on New Year's Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

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An estimated 3,636 babies will be born in Uganda on New Year\u2019s Day, according to UNICEF.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

This is a 7.26 per cent decrease from 2020, when an estimated 3,900 were born the first day of the year.<\/p>\n

As the calendar turns to 2021, UNICEF is again celebrating the new lives being brought into the world. Due to its geographical location, Fiji in the Pacific will welcome 2021\u2019s first baby. Globally, over half of the babies born on 1 January are estimated to take place in 10 countries: India (59,995), China (35,615), Nigeria (21,439), Pakistan (14,161), Indonesia (12,336), Ethiopia (12,006), the United States (10,312), Egypt (9,455), Bangladesh (9,236), and Democratic Republic of the Congo (8,640).<\/p>\n

Ugandan babies will account for 0.9 per cent of the estimated 371,504 babies to be born on New Year\u2019s Day. Their average life expectancy is 74.4 years.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe past year has been difficult for all of us, and there is perhaps no better way to turn the page than to welcome new young lives into the world,\u201d said Laura Siegrist Fouch\u00e9, the interim UNICEF Representative in Uganda. \u201cWith the challenges of 2020 behind us and the opportunities of 2021 before us, now is the time to begin the task of building a better world, starting today.\u201d<\/p>\n

In its 2021-2025 Country Programme, UNICEF in Uganda will continue to prioritize services and care for the country\u2019s most vulnerable children.<\/p>\n

The year 2021 marks the 75th anniversary of UNICEF\u2019s founding. Over the course of the year, UNICEF and its partners will be commemorating the anniversary with events and announcements celebrating three-quarters of a century of protecting children from conflict, disease, while exclusion, and championing their right to survival, health, and education.<\/p>\n

Today, as the world faces unprecedented challenges caused by rising poverty and inequality\u2014both made worse by the pandemic and economic slowdown\u2014UNICEF\u2019s work is needed now more than ever.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no more appropriate year than this\u2014the year of UNICEF\u2019s 75th anniversary\u2014to renew our commitment to each other, and to the young lives who will inherit the world we leave,\u201d said Ms. Fouch\u00e9. \u201c2021 will be a critical year for children, but UNICEF\u2019s three-quarters of a century of delivering results for children around the world are a testament to what we can accomplish together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Distributed by APO Group<\/a> on behalf of United Nations Children\u2019s Fund (UNICEF).<\/i><\/p>\n

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