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Over 10 mn Pakistanis lack safe drinking water after 2022 floods: Unicef

More than 10 million people, including children, still lack access to safe drinking water after the catastrophic floods hit Pakistan from June to October last year, the Unicef said

Poorest learners benefit least from public education funding: UNICEF

Only 16 per cent of public education funding goes to the poorest 20 per cent of learners, while 28 per cent goes to the richest 20 per cent, the UNICEF said in a report

4 mn children living near contaminated floodwater in Pakistan: UNICEF

"Severe acute malnutrition, respiratory and waterborne diseases, coupled with the cold, are putting millions of young lives at risk"

Vocational education must be integrated into higher education institutes

The Ministry of Education organized a one-day Consultation Workshop on Reimagining Vocational Education and Career Guidance for School Students in collaboration with UNICEF and YuWaah at New Delhi

Society should end stereotypes: UNICEF ambassador Priyanka Chopra

Stressing on gender equality, actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas on Tuesday said government schemes are there, but the real need is to change the mindset of people towards girls and women. The UNICEF goodwill ambassador, who was on a two-day visit to the Uttar Pradesh capital since Monday, also described child abuse as a bane of society. "No matter how many schemes you implement, they have done (their job). But real change can come only by changing the mindset of society towards females," she told PTI here. "Our country India has a huge population and the mindset is very old. Until this mindset that girls do not need anything, girls do not have any rights and girls are our property changes, how will a transformation come on a large scale," she asked. The UNICEF goodwill ambassador lauded the Uttar Pradesh government's women helpline number '1090', saying it "can digitally track the victim and provide her help in times of distress". On Monday, she had visited the centre here from where the

Karnataka govt likely to follow Chhattisgarh's model of child care

The team observed the activities being done for the emotional, physical and intellectual development of children at Anganwadi centres

United Nations body says Pakistan floods impacted 16 million children

An estimated 16 million children have been impacted by "super floods" in Pakistan with at least 3.4 million of them needing immediate lifesaving support, the UN has said. The situation is extremely grim in flood-hit areas with malnourished children battling diarrhoea, dengue fever, and several painful skin diseases, United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (Unicef) representative Abdullah Fadil said in a statement on Friday. Fadil, who recently concluded a two-day visit to the flood-affected areas of Sindh, said floods had now claimed the lives of at least 528 children. "Each and every one of these deaths is a tragedy that could have been averted," he said. An estimated 16 million children have been impacted by these super floods' and at least 3.4 million girls and boys remain in need of immediate, lifesaving support. "Young children are living out in the open with their families, with no drinking water, no food, and no livelihood, exposed to a wide range of new ...

Over 3 mn children at risk after massive floods in Pakistan: UNICEF

Last week, Pakistan declared a state of emergency and called on other countries and international organizations to provide assistance amid the massive floods

UNICEF head voices concern over child casualties in Russia-Ukraine conflict

UNICEF has voiced concern over child casualties in the Ukraine conflict

Tanzania join hands with Unicef to launch campaign to end child marriage

The government of Tanzania and the Unicef have launched a campaign aimed at ending child marriage in the country

25 million children missed out on one or more doses of DTP vaccines: UN

Data by the World Health Organisation and UNICEF recorded the largest sustained decline in global childhood vaccinations in approximately 30 years

India, 4 others report least DTP vaccines given to children in 2021: UN

Data by the World Health Organisation and UNICEF recorded the largest sustained decline in global childhood vaccinations in approximately 30 years.

Delhi Govt announces project with UNICEF for job opportunities to students

The Kejriwal government Monday announced a new pilot project with the UNICEF to enable access to employment opportunities for students of the Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University (DSEU)

UNICEF chief urges action to protect children after Texas school shooting

Tragedy after tragedy, shooting after shooting, young life after young life: how many more children will die before government leaders act to keep children and their schools safe: Catherine Russell

Japan provides $1.5 million for medicines to Sri Lanka through UNICEF

The Japanese government came forward to help Sri Lanka by providing $1.5 million for essential medicines through UNICEF to meet the urgent needs of the population.

UNICEF expresses concern over violence on children in Afghanistan

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has expressed concerns over the series of attacks that led to the deaths of over 50 boys and girls, calling it a "grave rights violations" in Afghanistan.

Capgemini CEO Ashwin Yardi appointed UNICEF's YuWaah board co-chair

The YuWaah board would now function as a decision-making body and support the YuWaah Secretariat for funding and functional expertise, a statement by UNICEF said

Many Ukrainian children lack food, water, says UN children's agency

Hundreds of schools and educational facilities have been attacked or used for military purposes, Fontaine said

UN warns of impending famine in war-ravaged Yemen due to economic collapse

UNICEF warned Friday that millions of Yemeni people are at risk of famine as a result of the country's years-long military conflict and sharp deterioration of its economy, calling for urgent action

More than 1 million children have fled Ukraine since February 24: UNICEF

More than 1 million children have now fled Ukraine as war continues to ravage the country, UNICEF said