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- 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…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia offers $7mn to Unicef education programs in Yemen
United Nations: The Unicef announced a new contribution of $7 million by Saudi Arabia to support the Fund’s education programmes in the war-torn Yemen. According to the Unicef, the monetary aid will help…
- Middle East
Dozens of Yemeni children killed, injured in 2022: Report
Sanaa: Dozens of Yemeni children were killed or injured in the Yemeni civil war in January and February this year, as the ongoing conflict continued to escalate in the country and, as…
- Middle East
Russia-Ukraine conflict could reduce Yemenis’ access to basic needs: Report
Sanaa: The Russian invasion of Ukraine isn’t only jeopardizing the lives of Ukraine’s citizens, but also raises concern in war-torn Yemen and could reduce Yemenis’ access to their basic needs. The International…
- Middle East
21mn Yemenis need life-saving aid: Unicef
Sanaa: Some 21 million people in the war-torn Yemen, or nearly 70 per cent of the total population, need life-saving humanitarian assistance, the Unicef said. “This includes 11.3 million children or nearly…
- World
Sixty-two tons of humanitarian supplies from UNICEF reaches Ukraine
Satyen Mohapatra War ravaged Ukraine has left thousands of children helpless. Besides children having been killed and wounded an estimated half a million children have fled Ukraine to take shelter in neighbouring…
- Hyderabad
Health Hero: Hyderabad student gets invited to UK Parliament
Hyderabad: Sai Ram Pillarisetti, a youngster from Hyderabad, was invited as a “Health hero” to the UK house of Parliament to meet with MPs on public health problems. Pillarisetti, who is currently…
- World
Unicef mulls payment for nearly 200k Afghan teachers: Taliban
Kabul: The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has announced that the Unicef is considering paying an amount of $100 per month for nearly 200,000 public school teachers. In a statement on Sunday, the Ministry…
- World
Rich countries dump 100 mn near expiry Covid shots to poor nations
London: Third world nations were offered about 100 million Covid-19 vaccines that were near expiry, which the countries were forced to dump, according to the UN’s children’s fund Unicef. According to Unicef’s…