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- 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
346 children killed in Ukraine since beginning of war
Kiev: Since Russia began its ongoing invasion of Kiev on February 24, at least 346 children have been killed in Ukraine. In its latest update on Thursday, the Office of the Prosecutor…
- 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…
- Middle East
More than 12.3M Syrian children in need of help: UNICEF report
Damascus: More than 12.3 million Syrian children are in need of humanitarian assistance, a record number since 2011, the date of the outbreak of the Syrian revolution. United Nations International Children’s Emergency…
- World
Russia, contesting elections to 4 UN committees, loses all
United Nations: Russia, contesting elections to four UN committees, lost all of them, including one to Ukraine, a verdict being seen as Moscow’s isolation on the global stage. Elections were held in…
- World
Priyanka Chopra appeal world leaders to help refugees amid Ukraine crisis
Mumbai: Actor Priyanka Chopra has urged world leaders to stand up and deal with the “humanitarian and refugee crisis” emerging out of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Chopra, who is the goodwill ambassador of…
- Middle East
UNICEF: Ukraine war raising malnutrition risk in Middle East
Beirut: Rising food prices as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine are increasing the risk of malnutrition of millions of children in the Middle East and North Africa, the UN…
