Gaza: United Nations kicks off polio vaccination drive today

Notably, the UN agencies UNRWA, UNICEF, and WHO plan to vaccinate more than 6,40,000 children in Gaza in two rounds.

TERI-UNOPS Initiative Empowered 27000 School Children in UP

New Delhi [India], June 21: A TERI-UNOPS (The Energy and Resources Institute - United Nations Office for Project...

UAE allocates 70 per cent of its USD 100 million pledge to UN

Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasised that the aid will be allocated to key partners and UN agencies, including the...

UN says restrictions on Afghan girls to increase child marriages

United Nations agencies have said that the restrictions imposed by the Taliban on women and girls will increase the...

Two defence personnel killed in Gwadar

Attacks on army establishments in Pakistan's Gwadar port have yet again intensified. A recent attack on an army...

UN seeks safety and protection of women, children in Pakistan

The UN agencies say children face serious protection risks while on the move in Pakistan, in detention centres,...

Young people across the world demand skills and learning

New Delhi [India], August 16: “What Young People Want”, a massive survey project undertaken by PMNCH – a global...

'More than 2.5 million Afghan girls deprived of education'

More than 2.5 million girls are deprived of education in Afghanistan, US Special envoy for Afghan women, girls and...

3 day long Int'l Conference on Labour, Sustainable Development

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 2: Today, The South Asia Centre for Labour Mobility and Migrants (SALAM) at the...

OIC calls on Taliban to revisit ban on Afghan UN women staff

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has called upon the de-facto authorities of Afghanistan to once...

Afghan bank's cash remarks 'misleading, unhelpful' says UN

UN's tweet came after the Taliban-controlled central bank, said a package of USD 40 million was deposited in a...

Some 'time-critical programmes' in Afghanistan halted: UN

The UN agencies in a joint statement urged the Taliban to reverse the decision banning women from working in NGOs...