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- World
Girls worldwide lag behind boys in math: Unicef
New York: Girls worldwide are lagging behind boys in mathematics, with sexism and gender stereotypes among the root causes, according to a new report published by Unicef. The report titled, ‘Solving the…
- India
WB: Govt, UNICEF rope in SHGs to stop child marriage, teenage pregnancy
Kolkata: The West Bengal government in collaboration with UNICEF will form child-friendly sanghas’ (clusters), comprising members of self-help groups, to curb child marriage and teenage pregnancy in the state, which is the…
- Pakistan
Lack of clean drinking water spiking diseases in flood-hit Pak
Islamabad: Aid workers warn a lack of clean drinking is causing an increase in diseases in Pakistan, as the death toll from devastating floods crosses 1,200, the media reported. Access to clean…
- Pakistan
Over 3 million children face health risks in flood-hit Pakistan
Islamabad: Amid multiple crises already looming in the wake of devastating floods in Pakistan, United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has warned that more than three million children are facing health…
- Middle East
Lebanon children deprived of basic necessities: UNICEF report
Beirut: Three years of the devastating crisis in Lebanon have plunged children into a cycle of poverty, negatively affecting their health, increasing levels of frustration, and having lost confidence in parents for…
- World
Staple foods unaffordable, severe malnutrition among highest in region: UNICEF
New York: As Sri Lanka continues to suffer its worst financial slump, staple foods have become unaffordable, severe malnutrition is among the highest in the region and it is the poorest, most…
- Middle East
2M Yemeni children paying price for tragic civil war: UNICEF
Sanaa: The number of displaced people in Yemen has increased due to the crisis that the country has been witnessing for eight years, bringing the number of displaced people to about 4.3…
- World
Afghanistan: Cholera outbreak in Jawzjan province kills 12
Kabul: A cholera outbreak in Afghanistan’s Jawzjan province since June has killed so far killed at least 12 people, with 18,000 cases being reported, a health official said. Also ReadUNSC to address…
- Middle East
Millions of Lebanese at risk due to water crisis: UNICEF report
Beirut: The health of millions of people in Lebanon— is at risk due to a limited supply of safe water, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned. The water crisis, largely…
- World
Unicef provides emergency relief as 1.6mn kids stranded by floods in Bangladesh
Dhaka: Four million people, including 1.6 million children, are currently stranded by flash floods in Bangladesh and are in urgent need of help, the Unicef said. In a statement, the UN agency…
- World
36.5mn kids displaced worldwide, highest since WWII: Unicef
Geneva: An unprecedented 36.5 million children were displaced by conflict, violence and other crises by the end of 2021, the highest number since World War II, the Unicef said in a report published…
- Hyderabad
CAS and Evidence Based Health Journalism workshop by UNICEF held at MANUU
Hyderabad: A two-day workshop on evidence-based health journalism organized by the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism (MCJ), Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU), in association with UNICEF concluded on Thursday. Prof. Syed…
- World
100 days of Ukraine war leave 5.2 mn children in need of humanitarian aid: UNICEF
Kyiv: Nearly 100 days of war in Ukraine have brought devastating consequences for children at a scale and speed not seen since World War II, UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund), said on…
- World
Afghanistan launches polio vaccination targeting 9.9mn kids
Kabul: The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan on Monday launched a nationwide polio vaccination drive targeting 9.9 million children. “The fourth general polio vaccination campaign in 2022 is aimed at vaccinating 9.9 million children…