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'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' campaign launched in Udhampur
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Aug 27 (ANI): With an aim to eliminate the menace of female foeticide in Jammu and Kashmir, 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' campaign was launched in Udhampur on Monday.
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Goodwill Ambassadors retain right to speak in personal capacity: UN on Pri
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [UAE], Aug 24 (ANI): Days after a Pakistan minister called for the removal of Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra as the UN Goodwill Ambassador for Peace, Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, has said that a Goodwill Ambassador retains the right to s
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'Truly good representative of India': Ayushmann backs Priyanka Chopra
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 22 (ANI): Bollywood actor Ayushmann Khurrana has termed Priyanka Chopra "a very good representative of India" after her tweet praising the Indian Army caused ripples in Pakistan.
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Kangana Ranaut supports Priyanka Chopra, says not an easy choice when stuc
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 22 (ANI): Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut has come out in defence of fellow actor Priyanka Chopra who had in the past put out a tweet celebrating Indian army's attack on Pakistan.
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Pak Minister urges UNICEF to remove Priyanka Chopra as UN Goodwill Ambassa
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Aug 21 (ANI): Pakistan Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari has urged the UNICEF to remove actor Priyanka Chopra as the UN Goodwill Ambassador for publicly endorsing Indian government's position on Jammu and Kashmir.
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150 children killed, 75 injured in Mali in first half of 2019: UNICEF
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], Aug 14 (ANI): Highlighting a sharp increase in grave violations against children in Mali, the United Nations Children Fund on Tuesday said more than 150 children were killed and 75 were injured in the first half of 2019 in the war-ravaged nation.
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Sharp fall in AES, JEV cases this year, says Gorakhpur DM
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 28 (ANI): Eastern Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur city has seen drastic fall in cases of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) and Japanese Encephalitis Virus (JEV) this year as compared to previous years, authorities have claimed.
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S Korea mulling additional aid to global agencies for helping N Korea
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Jun 25 (ANI): South Korea on Tuesday said that it is considering to give an additional grant to global aid agencies for assisting the people of North Korea who are facing health issues.
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Priyanka Chopra pens a heartfelt message on World Refugee Day
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 20 (ANI): Bollywood diva, Priyanka Chopra who is the UNICEF goodwill ambassador shared a heartfelt message on World Refugee Day which is celebrated on June 20.
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2.2 billion people lack access to safe drinking water globally: UN
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 19 (ANI): Some 2.2 billion people around the world do not have access to safely managed drinking water services, while 4.2 billion people lack access to safely managed sanitation services, according to a new report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nat
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UNICEF, Odisha Police organise workshop on 'Cyber Crime and Forensics' for
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 18 (ANI): In a bid to curb cybercrime, a three-day long workshop on "Cyber Crime and Forensics" is being organised for state police by CID-Crime Branch of Odisha and UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund).
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1 in 5 boys married off before turning 15: UNICEF
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [USA], Jun 8 (ANI): The UNICEF has, after its first-ever in-depth analysis of child grooms, stated that an estimated 115 million boys and men around the world were married as children, out of which 1 in 5 children (23 million) was married off before attaining the age of 15.
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