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- Hyderabad
No mercy for child sexual offenders, says Telangana CM
Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy said sexual offences against children through social media will be dealt with no mercy against the perpetrators of such crimes. He was addressing the inaugural day’s…
- World
UNICEF urges Taliban to lift ban on girls’ education in Afghanistan
Islamabad: The UN children’s agency on Saturday urged Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to immediately lift a lingering ban on girls’ education to save the future of millions who have been deprived of their…
- World
Bangladesh tops in child marriage rate in Asia: UNICEF
Dhaka: Bangladesh continues to grapple with high rates of child marriage, gender inequality, violence, and limited opportunities for girls, as revealed by a recent global report. The report, titled, ‘Girl Goals: What…
- World
71,000 deaths related to Somalia’s 2022 drought: Report
Mogadishu: An estimated 71,000 people may have died between January 2022 and June 2024 due to the devastating drought that affected large parts of Somalia in 2022, according to a report released…
- Middle East
UNICEF receives 1.5M USD aid for Sudanese refugee children in Libya
Tripoli: The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said that it received 1.5 million USD in funding from the Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the UN global fund for education in emergencies, to address…
- Middle East
UN officials call for urgent ceasefire in Lebanon
Beirut: Two senior UN officials on Tuesday, October 15 urged a ceasefire in Lebanon after witnessing the dire circumstances facing families and children due to the Hezbollah-Israeli conflict, according to a statement…
- News
Lebanon receives 25 tonnes of medical aid from UN agency
Beirut: Lebanon on Sunday afternoon received 25 tonnes of medical aid from the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF). Attending the handover ceremony at the Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut,…
- India
Bengal’s social welfare schemes have earned UNICEF’s praise: Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said the state’s social welfare schemes have earned praise from UNICEF. Banerjee in a post on X cited ‘Kanyashree’ and ‘Rupashree’ as the…
- World
UNICEF, WHO call for step-up in child vaccinations stalled after Covid pandemic
United Nations: Two UN agencies have called for a catch-up in child immunisation, warning global vaccinations of children stalled last year, leaving 2.7 million unvaccinated or with insufficient inoculations. The latest World…
- Middle East
Lives of over 20 newborns at risk in Al-Aqsa Hospital: UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned that oxygen generators at Al-Aqsa Hospital in the central Gaza Strip will stop functioning due to fuel shortages. “Fuel supply to #Gaza is still…
- Bollywood
Kareena Kapoor appointed as UNICEF India national ambassador
Mumbai: In a significant milestone, UNICEF India has appointed the renowned Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor Khan as its National Ambassador. This appointment marks a powerful collaboration between the iconic star and the…
- Middle East
Sudan govt accuses paramilitary forces of blocking UNICEF aid trucks
Khartoum: Sudan’s Foreign Ministry has alleged that the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) had blocked several United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) trucks carrying humanitarian aid en route to El Fasher, the capital…
- Middle East
Over 13,000 children killed in Gaza war since Oct 7, says UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has announced that more than 13,000 Palestinian children were killed and thousands more were injured during the ongoing Israeli war on the Gaza Strip since October…
- India
NCPCR sends notice to UNICEF, NCERT over Bihar madrassa curriculum
New Delhi: Apex child rights body NCPCR on Tuesday sent notices to the NCERT and UNICEF, asking them to explain how they were responsible for designing curriculums for madrassas in Bihar. The…
- Middle East
Children, pregnant woman in Gaza not able to meet their nutrition needs: UNICEF
Tel Aviv: The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has said that most of the children and pregnant women in the Gaza Strip are not able to meet their basic nutrition…
