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- India
Unicef partners SAP India to improve the employability of youth
New Delhi: Unicef India on Wednesday announced its partnership with SAP India to provide career counselling to young people in the country that will improve their employability skills in a…
- Business
UNICEF: Millions of Yemeni children may starve amid pandemic
Cairo: Millions of children could be pushed to the brink of starvation as the coronavirus pandemic sweeps across war-torn Yemen amid a “huge” drop in humanitarian aid funding, the UN…
- India
Manushi joins hands with UNICEF to promote menstrual hygiene
Mumbai: Former Miss World Manushi Chhillar has been roped in by UNICEF to spread awareness on menstrual hygiene. According to a press release issued by the model’s team, she will…
- Middle East
19 children among dead in recent Yemen strikes: UN
SANAA: Nineteen children were among at least 31 civilians killed in air strikes on rebel-held northern Yemen last week, the United Nations said on Thursday. “UNICEF is sad to confirm…
- Education and Career
NIRDPR and UNICEF establish Communication Resource Unit
Hyderabad: National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR) has joined hands with UNICEF (United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund) to establish a ‘Communication Resource Unit’ (CRU) to act…
- Middle East
9 kids in Afghanistan killed, maimed daily: Unicef
Kabul: An average of nine children were killed or maimed on a daily basis in the first nine months of this year in “the world’s most lethal warzone” of Afghanistan,…
- World
Air pollution affects children’s brain development: Unicef
United Nations: Unicef Executive Director Henrietta Fore has warned that air pollution toxicity can affect children’s brain development and called for urgent action to deal with the crisis gripping India…
- Education and Career
Hyderabad: UNICEF Orientation Programme at MANUU
Hyderabad: Maulana Azad National National Urdu University (MANUU) and United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) under their project ‘Leadership for Social Change’ is organizing an orientation programme on October,…
- News
UNICEF calls for investment in education for Rohingya refugees
United Nations: A new report by the UN Children”s Fund (UNICEF) calls for urgent investment in education and skills development opportunities for the Rohingya refugees in southeastern Bangladesh. “For the Rohingya…
- Womens Health
Priyanka Chopra retains right to speak in personal capacity: UN
United Nations: UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Priyanka Chopra, who has been under intense criticism for a tweet cheering the Indian armed forces, retains the right to speak in her personal capacity on…
- Top Stories
Girls must be protected from sexual violence at school: UNICEF chief
Paris: Girls in developing countries must be protected from sexual violence in and around schools, the head of the UN’s children fund has said, urging governments to make it a…
- India
Sharp fall in AES, JEV cases this year, says Gorakhpur DM
Gorakhpur: Eastern Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur city has seen drastic fall in cases of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) and Japanese Encephalitis Virus (JEV) this year as compared to previous years, authorities…
- World
2.2 billion people lack access to safe drinking water globally: UN
New York: Some 2.2 billion people around the world do not have access to safely managed drinking water services, while 4.2 billion people lack access to safely managed sanitation services,…
- Womens Health
Kareena Kapoor Khan makes pledge for Mother’s Day
Mumbai: of Mother’s Day on May 12, actress Kareena Kapoor Khan, a mother to a boy, pledged to save the life of every newborn by creating awareness on child healthcare…
- World
Venezuela crisis: Over 3 lakh children forced to live in neighbouring countries, says UN
Caracas: The United Nations on Monday said that nearly 327,000 children from Venezuela are living as migrants and refugees in Colombia due to lack of healthcare and education facilities in…
- Middle East
Half a million children at risk in Libya: Unicef
Tripoli: Nearly half a million children are at “direct risk” in Libya as rogue general Khalifa Haftar’s forces advance on the UN-recognized government in the capital of Tripoli, according to…
- Middle East
Iran accuses US of restricting humanitarian aid from reaching flood-affected areas
Tehran: Iran on Wednesday accused the United States of restricting the flow of humanitarian aid provided by other countries from reaching flood-hit parts of the country. IRNA quoted President Hassan…
- Middle East
Yemen: a humanitarian crisis with thousands dead
Sana: The war in Yemen has left thousands dead and triggered the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, according to the United Nations. The war between Huthi rebels and pro-government troops escalated…
- Bollywood News
Remove Priyanka Chopra as UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, says Pak petition
NEW DELHI: Actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas has found herself in the tight spot after she cheered for war in a recent tweet when tensions were running high between India and…
- Middle East
Five children killed in attack in Yemen’s Hodeida: UN
Dubai: Five Yemeni children were killed in an attack on their home in flashpoint Hodeida province, the UN and medics said, months into a ceasefire agreed by the government and…
- India
Rohingya crisis: Unicef head visits Rakhine, backs Annan’s recommendations
Yangon: The head of the UN children’s fund on Tuesday visited Myanmar’s volatile Rakhine state, a day after she urged the authorities to implement the recommendations of the panel headed…
