UNICEF: Troubled year in store for the world’s children
UNITED NATIONS: World's children in 2024 are likely to see increased exposure to violence and war as well as economic hardship, the UN children’s agency (UNICEF), warned in a flagship…
Dashboard for tracking out-of-school children
KARACHI: In a landmark decision, the School Education Department Sindh, in collaboration with UNICEF, has decided to establish a Dashboard to streamline the collection of information regarding out-of-school children from…
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UNICEF, partners favor investment for S. Asian girls
ISLAMABAD: More than 60% government officials, parliament members, adolescent girls and women and girl-led civil society organizations from eight countries, including Pakistan came together in Kathmandu to advance adolescent girls’…
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Pakistan, UNICEF join hands to eradicate Polio
ISLAMABAD: In a monumental step towards the eradication of polio, the Government of Pakistan, in collaboration with UNICEF, marked a historic milestone on Wednesday (11th day of October, 2023) as…
UNICEF on children uprooted by climate disasters
UNITED NATIONS: Weather disasters fueled by climate change - from floods to droughts, storms to wildfires - sparked 43.1 million child displacements from 2016 to 2021, the UN Children's Fund…
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Heatwaves threatening young lives in S. Asia: UNICEF
UNITED NATIONS: Three-quarters of children in South Asia are already exposed to extreme high temperatures compared to only one in three globally, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said Monday (7th…
DCM Andrew Schofer Visits US-Funded Flood Response Program In Sindh
MIRPUR KHAS: US Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) Andrew Schofer led a team of US officials to the Province of Sindh on Monday (27th day of Feb 2023) to visit…
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UNICEF urges countries to prioritize needs of Pakistan’s flood-affected children
ISLAMABAD: United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) on Monday (9th of Jan 2023) urged countries to prioritize both the immediate and longer-term needs of flood-affected children in Pakistan through the…
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Telenor, UNICEF partner to strengthen Child Online Protection
ISLAMABAD: Telenor Pakistan and United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) have partnered to scale up the Child Online Protection agenda in Pakistan through their joint digital initiative, 'Strengthening Child…
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UNICEF on funds for Pak flood victims
ISLAMABAD: UNICEF Regional Director for South Asia George Laryea-Adjei on Sunday (30th of Oct) said the flood devastation in Pakistan was massive by any scale. UNECEF is seeking $173.5 million…
UNICEF Chief on Climate Devastation
ISLAMABAD: Regional chief, United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) for South Asia, George Laryea-Adjei after visiting flood-affected areas in Pakistan on Friday said climate devastation in Pakistan was the…
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UNICEF: School closures must be avoided
UNITED NATIONS: Despite the rise in the cases of COVID-19 due to the highly transmissible Omicron variant, nationwide school closures should be avoided whenever possible, Henrietta Fore, Executive Director of…
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Food plan discussed with UNICEF
LAHORE: Food Plan 2022 was discussed at a rendezvous with UNICEF Nutrition Mission, chaired by the Punjab Primary and Secondary Healthcare Dept (P&SHD) Secretary Imran Sikandar Baloch here on Tuesday…
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Child labour in Lebanon
BEIRUT: Child labour in Lebanon has forced the UN children's agency Tuesday to urge government here to take urgent action. "Urgent action is needed to ensure no child goes hungry,…
UNICEF: Kangaroo Mother Care facilities
ISLAMABAD: UNICEF calls for accelerated efforts to save precious lives of children born prematurely as World Prematurity Day (WCD) is commemorated on November 17, 2021. The theme this year is,…
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COVID-19 sees 161M more people fall into hunger in 2020: UN
UNITED NATIONS: Global hunger levels have skyrocketed because of conflict, climate change and the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, with one in five children around the world stunted, UN…
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UNICEF rehabilitates nine drinking water supply schemes in Baluchistan, Sindh
ISLAMABAD: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has rehabilitated as many as nine drinking water supply schemes in Baluchistan and Sindh. A total of seven drinking water supply schemes has been…
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COVID-19: UNICEF engages 3120 Journalists to counter -ve propaganda
ISLAMABAD: Some 3,120 journalists engaged to counter negative propaganda about Covid pandemic, said UNICEF report. A total of 3,120 journalists, reporters and bloggers have been engaged at both federal and…
UNICEF launching Water Security for All initiative
ISLAMABAD: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is in process of launching Water Security for All initiative, aimed at ensuring every child has an access to sustainable and climate-resilient water services,…
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UNICEF condemns killing of 4 women in N. Waziristan
ISLAMABAD: UNICEF has expressed sadness over the killing of four women who were reportedly staff members of Bravo College Bannu. The women were traveling to North Waziristan, one of Khyber…
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UNICEF hands over 220 oxygen concentrators to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) handed over 220 oxygen concentrators worth $331,000 to the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination here on Friday. The oxygen concentrators…
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Teachers should receive vaccine on priority: UNICEF
UNITED NATIONS: The head of the UN children's agency, UNICEF, called Tuesday for teachers to be among those given priority access to the Covid-19 vaccines. "The Covid-19 pandemic has wreaked…
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Canada announces new Covid-19 aid package for developing nations
OTTAWA: Canada on Monday announced a Can$458 million ($380 million) aid package to help developing countries fight the coronavirus pandemic. Of that amount, Can$230 million will go to the UN…
UNICEF and Facebook launch a digital campaign to promote life-saving immunizations
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted life for many, including children in need of lifesaving, routine immunizations. In countries like Pakistan, additional roadblocks as a result of the pandemic have been…