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Almost 1.7 million Sudanese children forced to flee home amid conflict: UN
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The United Nations' children's agency said on Friday that 14 million children in Sudan are in "dire need" of humanitarian assistance as the country's violent conflict exacerbates its hunger crisis, CNN reported.
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14 million children in Sudan in "dire need" of humanitarian support: UNICE
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
"The numbers are staggering. Almost 14 million children — a number roughly equivalent to every single child in Colombia, France, Germany, or Thailand — are in dire need of humanitarian support,” UNICEF deputy executive director Ted Chaiban said in a briefing on Friday. Read More
29.2 million people projected to need humanitarian assistance in Afghanist
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
In a recent report revealed by UNICEF, over 15 million people are expected to experience food insecurity till October 2023, with 29.2 million people expected to require humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan, TOLOnews reported.
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Oakridgers' in New York City: NAE-UNICEF Student Summit 2023
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 26: Oakridgers’ recently attended the annual NAE-UNICEF Summit held in New York City. Over 100 Nord Anglia students from around the world gathered and learnt from experts about sustainable planning and how to better address global challenges such as povert
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Formula E And UNICEF Partnership Benefits More Than 2.5M Children And Youn
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 26: Formula E and UNICEF today announced their ground breaking partnership has benefitted more than 2.5 million children and young people globally since the partnership began in 2021.
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India shows significant results in immunization, reveals WHO and UNICEF da
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 21: Post Covid-19, India has achieved significant results through successful social mobilization and strategic communication in tackling vaccine hesitancy and boosting confidence in promoting importance of immunization.
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WHO lauds countries for scaling up routine immunization, urges efforts mus
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director of WHO South-East Asia, in a press statement, said, "The countries and partners agencies must continue to and scale up efforts to identify the unvaccinated children, strengthen capacities of the health workforce, better understand and engage with vul
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UNICEF provides treatment to over 2,70,000 malnourished children in Afghan
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
UNICEF Afghanistan tweeted on Thursday: “In the first five months of this year, UNICEF supported treatment for 273,000 children with severe acute malnutrition, with approximately 60,000 treated in May alone.”
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60 per cent of primary-school-age girls, 40 pc of boys not receiving educa
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
According to UNICEF, 60 per cent of girls and 46 per cent of boys of primary school age are currently not receiving any level of education in Afghanistan.
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Afghan children malnourished due to poverty, says kin
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Some of the families in Kabul have complained that their children have become malnourished due to poverty and lack of food, reported TOLO News.
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UNICEF & Elixir to support in setting up a Multi-Stakeholder Platform
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], July 4: UNICEF, Elixir, PIB and Academy Of Pediatrics - Gujarat to provide parents with the right support, information, and skills to care for their children that will promote healthy development and help children realize their full potential. The "Parenting Path
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Afghan women urges Taliban to remove ban on working in NGO
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
These women stressed that providing work opportunities for women is the responsibility of the Taliban. Mashhoda, who worked to support her family financially, said that knowledge and work are the basic right of every person.
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