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3 in 10 people globally do not have basic handwashing facilities at home:
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], October 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Globally, around three in 10 people, or 2.3 billion, do not have handwashing facilities with water and soap available at home, said the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Friday.
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WHO calls for global investment in hand hygiene in underdeveloped countrie
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Geneva, [Switzerland], October 15 (ANI/Sputnik): A global investment of just USD 1 per person in hand hygiene annually could prevent thousands of deaths in the least developed countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
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ICC and UNICEF partner to help break stigma around mental health
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Dubai [UAE], October 15 (ANI): The ICC and UNICEF have partnered to raise awareness of mental health and wellbeing amongst children and adolescents and encourage greater conversation and understanding of it throughout the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021 beginning on Sunday.
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International Day of Girl Child: Ayushmann Khurrana urges people to curb d
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 11 (ANI): On International Day of the Girl Child 2021, Bollywood actor Ayushmann Khurrana, who has been appointed as UNICEF'S celebrity advocate for their global campaign Ending Violence Against Children (EVAC), said that "discrimination and violence aga
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One million malnourished Afghan children could face death, says UNICEF
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Kabul [Afghanistan], October 10 (ANI): Without immediate action, an estimated one million children in Afghanistan are projected to suffer from severe acute malnutrition in 2021 and could die, a top UNICEF official said after wrapping up a trip to the country, reported local media.
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UNICEF on the ground to respond to latest Ebola case in DRC
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Kinshasa [DR Congo], October 9 (ANI/Xinhua): The UN children's fund, UNICEF, said Saturday in a statement that it is working with health authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after a new Ebola case was reported in the northeastern part of the country.
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Health Ministry launches 'Mental Health Awareness Campaign Week'
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New Delhi [India], October 6 (ANI): Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Chemical and Fertilizers Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday released the UNICEF's State of the World's Children Report as a part of Mental Health Awareness Campaign Week initiative of the Ministry.
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1 in 7 children suffer from mental health globally, COVID-19 has exaggerat
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New Delhi [India], October 5 (ANI): One in seven children have mental health issues and the COVID-19 pandemic has exaggerated the situation, said Representative of UNICEF India Dr Yasmin Ali Haque on Tuesday.
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Shree Saini becomes first Indian to win Miss World America 2021
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Los Angeles (California) [USA], October 4 (ANI/PNN): The first Indian-American to win the crown of Miss World America 2021, Shree Saini of Washington State, is among the most unique pageant winners to be crowned.
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EU helps deliver 32 tonnes of UNICEF humanitarian supplies to Afghanistan
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Kabul [Afghanistan], September 30 (ANI): The first aircraft carrying UNICEF lifesaving medical supplies arrived in Kabul through the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) Airbridge, the UN agency said.
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Afghan girls face uncertain future after Taliban takeover
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 28 (ANI): Afghan girls face uncertain future after the Taliban takeover. People are deeply concerned over whether or not the Taliban will allow girls and young women to return to secondary schools.
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UNICEF concerned about situation of Haitian families being expelled from U
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 24 (ANI/Xinhua): The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has voiced concern about the situation of Haitian families, particularly children, being expelled from the US border.
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