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3.3 million Pakistani children threatened by child labour, says UNICEF
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 29 (ANI): About 3.3 million Pakistani children are threatened by child labour that deprives them of their childhood, health and education, according to the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF).
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Create an emergency fund with Bajaj Finance Online FD
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], July 26 (ANI/NewsVoir): Uncertainty is the root cause for all stress. Individuals face uncertainty when it comes to planning their children's future, health, financial emergencies, etc. Having a contingency plan in such situations alleviates some of the stress. Ha
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Biden announces USD 100 million in emergency aid for Afghan refugees
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US] July 24 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Friday authorised USD 100 million from an emergency fund for the "purpose of meeting unexpected urgent refugee and migration needs" emerging from Afghanistan as violence escalates in the war-torn country, the White House announced.
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Over 3 million children in India missed out on first DTP-1 vaccine dose in
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 15 (ANI): Over 3 million children in India missed out on their first dose of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis combined vaccine (DTP-1) in 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said.
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1.4 million COVID-19 vaccine doses provided by US arrives in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 9 (ANI): More than 1.4 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine arrived today in Afghanistan, the United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday.
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UNICEF supports 26 oxygen plants, 4,000 oxygen concentrators as India cont
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): Continuing its emergency support to India's COVID-19 pandemic response, United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has provided 26 oxygen plants to India and over 4,500 oxygen concentrators and 200 RT-PCR testing machines have already been delivered
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Create an emergency fund with Bajaj Finance Fixed Deposit
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], May 28 (ANI/NewsVoir): Market volatilities and uncertainties having a global impact, have highlighted the need to have an emergency financial back-up. It is advised to have an emergency fund, the amount of which can fund an individual's basic expenses for the next
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Russian Direct Investment Fund, UNICEF sign Sputnik V vaccine supply agree
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 27 (ANI): Human Vaccine LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF, Russia's sovereign wealth fund) announces the signing of an agreement for the supply of 220 million doses of two-dose Sputnik V Russian COVID-19 vaccine with the United Na
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Emergency humanitarian access needed in Gaza to provide aid to Children: U
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 19 (ANI/Sputnik): United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) Executive Director Henrietta Fore said in a statement that the agency needs immediate access into Gaza to provide humanitarian access to children affected by the recent escalation in violence between Isr
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Amid looming shortfall of doses, UNICEF calls for global, equitable distri
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 18 (ANI): Warning of a COVID-19 vaccine shortfall of nearly 190 million doses by next month, the United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) on Monday called for a global, equitable distribution of vaccines, diagnostics and therapeutics to curb the spread of the viru
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European Commission allocates 2.2 million euros to respond to COVID-19 sur
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], May 5 (ANI): The European Commission on Wednesday announced that it will allocate an initial 2.2 million euros in emergency funding to respond to the surge of COVID-19 cases in India.
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Lives are on the line, The UPS Foundation pledges USD 1 million in aid to
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI/NewsVoir): The UPS Foundation announced a $1 million commitment to fight the COVID-19 surge in India. The pledge is a combination of emergency funding, in-kind transportation movements and technical expertise to provide urgent relief, as well as strategic suppor
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