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UNICEF appeals for funding to avert child deaths in East Africa
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Nairobi [Kenya], June 8 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations children's fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday appealed for urgent funding to help avert an "explosion of child deaths" which it said is looming in East Africa if the world does not act immediately.
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100 days of Ukraine war leave 5.2 mn children in need of humanitarian aid:
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], June 1 (ANI): Nearly 100 days of war in Ukraine have brought devastating consequences for children at a scale and speed not seen since World War II, UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund), said on Wednesday.
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Texas student caught with firearms outside school day after deadly shootin
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Texas [US], May 26 (ANI): A student in the US state of Texas was caught with firearms outside a high school a day after a deadly shooting at a school in Uvalde killed 19 students and two teachers, media reports said on Wednesday (local time).
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Texas shooting: How many more children will die before leaders act? asks U
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Texas [US], May 26 (ANI): In the wake of the Texas school shooting that resulted in the death of 19 children, the head of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) asked on Wednesday: how many more children will die before leaders act?
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Kashmiri RJ receives UNICEF award for work during COVID-19 pandemic
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 24 (ANI): Radio Jockey Umar Nisar (RJ Umar), who hails from south Kashmir, has been awarded the '01 Best Content Award' and the Immunization Champion award by UNICEF at the annual Radio4Child 2022 Awards in Mumbai.
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Japan provides USD 1.5 million for medicines to Sri Lanka through UNICEF
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 21 (ANI): Grappling with severe medicine shortages, the Japanese government came forward to help Sri Lanka by providing USD 1.5 million for essential medicines through UNICEF to meet the urgent needs of the population.
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Sachin Tendulkar to continue as UNICEF's goodwill ambassador for 20th year
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 16 (ANI): The legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar will continue as UNICEF's 'Goodwill Ambassador' for a record 20th year, working for the welfare of underprivileged children.
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UNICEF says schools in Ukraine continue to be attacked, used for military
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Schools in Ukraine continue to be attacked and used for military purposes amid the ongoing conflict, UN International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) Deputy Executive Director Omar Abdi said on Thursday.
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Sri Lanka: UNICEF expresses concern over violence during protests
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri lanka], May 7 (ANI): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) expressed its concern over reports of violence during protests involving children in Sri Lanka, amid the ongoing economic and political crisis in the country.
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UNICEF raises concerns over closure of schools for girls in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 25 (ANI): The United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has once again raised concerns over the closure of secondary schools for girls emphasizing that education in Afghanistan should not be a hostage to politics.
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Afghanistan: UNICEF expresses concern over violence on children
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 24 (ANI): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has expressed concerns over the series of attacks that led to the deaths of over 50 boys and girls, calling it a "grave rights violations" in Afghanistan.
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UNICEF, India sign visionary statement on child participation at local gov
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): Commemorating the 75th year of India's Independence- Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav and celebrating the iconic week program, Yaumasa Kimura, UNICEF India Representative, and Sunil Kumar, Secretary Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR), signed a visionary Joint Stateme
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