UNICEF stresses Afghan girls must not be excluded from school
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday welcomed the news that secondary schools are due to reopen in Afghanistan on Saturday, after months of closure...
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Share excess COVID-19 vaccines now, UNICEF chief says ahead of G7 summit
The deadly increase in COVID-19 cases in India could potentially occur elsewhere if vulnerable countries do not have access to vaccines, the head of the UN...
One in six children living in extreme poverty, with figure set to rise during pandemic
An estimated one in six children – or 356 million globally – were living in extreme poverty before the COVID-19 pandemic began, and this is set to worsen significantly, according to a new World Bank...
Pakistan raises Kashmir issue at UNICEF meet in Sri Lanka, India dismisses
Colombo (Sri Lanka) | A parliamentary delegation from India thwarted Pakistan’s attempt to raise the Kashmir issue at a UNICEF event in Sri Lanka on Tuesday,...
UNICEF responds to Pak Minister; says “Priyanka Chopra can have her own views”
United Nations | Bollywood Superstar Priyanka Chopra has landed herself in controversy ever since a Pakistani woman confronted her at an event for promoting “nuclear...
Pakistan Minister urges UNICEF to remove Priyanka Chopra as goodwill ambassador
Islamabad | It doesn’t seem the Priyanka Chopra controversy is ready to fade from people’s minds. Pakistan’s Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari has written...
Pakistani woman yells at Priyanka Chopra for ‘promoting nuclear war’; actress responds
Los Angeles | Superstar Priyanka Chopra Jonas was speaking at an event in the city, when a woman from the audience accused her of “spreading...
India to welcome 69,944 babies on New Year’s Day: UNICEF
New Delhi | India would welcome as many as 69,944 babies on New Year’s Day, the highest in the world, the UNICEF said on Tuesday. India...
India to host global meet on maternal, child health in December: UNICEF
New Delhi | India would be the global host for a meet of stakeholders from nearly 100 countries on issues related to maternal and child health,...
India’s progress in reducing maternal deaths impressive: Unicef India chief
New Delhi | Unicef India representative Yasmin Ali Haque today praised the country’s “impressive” progress in reducing maternal deaths. India has registered a significant decline in...