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UNICEF provides aid to 800 families in Afghanistan including food, medicin
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 19 (ANI): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) distributed aid to 800 vulnerable and needy Afghan families including food, medical supplies and winter supplies.
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At least four children killed during escalation of conflict in Myanmar
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], January 12 (ANI): At least four children have been killed and multiple others have been maimed during an escalation of conflict over the past week in Myanmar, said the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday.
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A step towards Anemia Mukt Bharat
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 3 (ANI/GIPR): Dr Satya Vadlamani's contribution towards the building of the nation is immense, as apparent in the past more than two decades, which she has dedicated to bringing smiles to innumerable faces.
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Afghanistan reports 10,000 COVID-19 cases, 650 deaths in past 5 months
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 3 (ANI): The Taliban informed that at least ten thousand COVID-19 cases and 650 deaths were reported in Afghanistan in the past five months.
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Afghanistan recorded highest number of child casualties since 2005: UNICEF
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 2 (ANI): Afghanistan has the highest number of verified child casualties since 2005, said the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), stressing children are dying and suffering because of the "callousness" and every effort should be made to keep these children safe
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Afghanistan accounts for 27 pc of child casualties globally since 2005: UN
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 2 (ANI): Over 28,500 children have been killed in conflicts since 2005 in Afghanistan, which accounts for 27 per cent of all verified child casualties around the world.
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Grave violations surge for children in conflict: UNICEF
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], December 31 (ANI): Armed conflict, inter-communal violence and insecurity continued to take a devastating toll on thousands of children throughout 2021 across the world, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), warned on Friday.
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UNICEF condemns killing of 35 people including four children in Myanmar
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], December 29 (ANI): UNICEF on Tuesday said that it is shocked and saddened by the reported killing and burning of at least 35 people, including four children and two staff members of the humanitarian organization Save the Children, in Kayah State in Eastern Myanmar, on 24
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UNICEF employs mobile health teams across Afghanistan for women, children
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 27 (ANI): United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) on Monday said that it has employed mobile health teams in Afghanistan to provide health services to women and children after the humanitarian crisis in the country deepened post the Talib
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Rising health risks for children across Afghanistan due to disruption to n
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 24 (ANI): Children across Afghanistan are increasingly vulnerable to disease and illness due to the deadly combination of rising malnutrition, an unprecedented food crisis, drought, disruptions to vital health and nutrition centres, lack of access to and poor qu
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US rolling out new measures to fight Omicron, allocates additional USD 580
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 21 (ANI): The US is rolling out new measures to fight COVID-19 variant Omicron by providing an additional USD 580 million from the American Rescue Plan Act to support seven partners who are working tirelessly in the global fight against coronavirus.
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Omicron: School closures must be 'avoided whenever possible', says UNICEF
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 18 (ANI): Despite the rise in the cases of COVID-19 due to the highly transmissible Omicron variant, nationwide school closures should be avoided whenever possible, said Henrietta Fore, Executive Director of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
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