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Gaza: United Nations kicks off polio vaccination drive today
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Notably, the UN agencies UNRWA, UNICEF, and WHO plan to vaccinate more than 6,40,000 children in Gaza in two rounds.
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TERI-UNOPS Initiative Empowered 27000 School Children in Uttar Pradesh on
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 21: A TERI-UNOPS (The Energy and Resources Institute - United Nations Office for Project Services) collaborative initiative on "Capacity Building Programme Targeting School Children on Climate Change, Health, and Hygiene across 11 Districts of Uttar Pradesh, India", c
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UAE allocates 70 per cent of its USD 100 million pledge to United Nations,
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasised that the aid will be allocated to key partners and UN agencies, including the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), UN World Food Programme (WFP), UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Food and Agriculture Organ
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Restrictions imposed on Afghan girls will increase child marriages by 25 p
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
United Nations agencies have said that the restrictions imposed by the Taliban on women and girls will increase the number of child marriages among Afghan girls by 25 per cent, Afghanistan-based TOLO News reported.
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Attack on Army establishment in Gwadar intensifies, two defence personnel
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Attacks on army establishments in Pakistan's Gwadar port have yet again intensified. A recent attack on an army establishment in Gwadar resulted in the deaths of two defence personnel.
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UN seeks safety and protection of women, children in Pakistan
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The UN agencies say children face serious protection risks while on the move in Pakistan, in detention centres, crossing borders and upon return to Afghanistan.
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Young people across the world demand skills and learning for future employ
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 16: “What Young People Want”, a massive survey project undertaken by PMNCH – a global alliance for the health and well-being of women, children and adolescents, hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO) – reported interim results through a public dashboard launc
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More than 2.5 million girls deprived of education in Afghanistan: US speci
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
More than 2.5 million girls are deprived of education in Afghanistan, US Special envoy for Afghan women, girls and human rights Rina Amiri said, pointing towards the plight of females in the war-torn country, reported Khaam Press.
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Three day long International Conference on Labour and Sustainable Developm
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 2: Today, The South Asia Centre for Labour Mobility and Migrants (SALAM) at the International Institute for Population Science (IIPS) in Mumbai inaugurated its first International Conference on "Labour and Sustainable Development in Asia: Opportunities, Cha
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OIC calls on Taliban to revisit ban on Afghan women UN staff from working
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has called upon the de-facto authorities of Afghanistan to once again revisit the ban on Afghan women staff of the UN agencies in the country from working, TOLOnews reported.
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Afghan bank's cash remarks 'misleading, unhelpful' says UN
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
UN's tweet came after the Taliban-controlled central bank, said a package of USD 40 million was deposited in a commercial bank in the Afghan capital, Kabul
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Time-critical programmes' in Afghanistan suffer due to ban on women staff:
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The UN agencies in a joint statement urged the Taliban to reverse the decision banning women from working in NGOs and barring them from attending schools and universities.
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