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Ayushmann Khurrana

16 Nov 2022

Ayushmann and Sachin join hands for symbolic futsal match on Child Rights Week

Ayushmann Khurrana and Sachin Tendulkar have joined hands for a symbolic futsal match to celebrate Child Rights Week for UNICEF India.

Priyanka Chopra

10 Nov 2022

Priyanka Chopra praises the 1090 women power line in Uttar Pradesh

Priyanka Chopra lauded UP's 1090 Women Power Line She is goodwill ambassador of UNICEF

Priyanka Chopra

09 Nov 2022

'Real change can come only by changing the mindset of,,' says Priyanka Chopra

Priyanka Chopra talked about child abuse She said that the real change would come from changing the mindset of the people She was last seen in the movie 'Matrix'

Priyanka Chopra

08 Nov 2022

Priyanka praises CM Yogi's UP government for improving women's condition

Global star and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Priyanka Chopra has praised CM Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government for its responsible attitude towards women and improvement in their condition in the state. Priyanka, who reached the state capital Lucknow for a UNICEF programme, when asked about the positive changes in Uttar Pradesh, said that "during the last two days of the visit, I saw a big change here. In fact, Uttar Pradesh needed this change."

23 Oct 2022

Over 1 in 9 children in Pakistan suffering from acute malnutrition: UNICEF

"In total, of the over 22,000 children screened by health professionals since September 2022 at health facilities in flood-affected regions, more than 2,630 were diagnosed with severe acute malnutrition, or more than 1 in 9 children," said UNICEF.

16 Aug 2022

Afghan economy costs USD 500 mn for depriving girls of secondary education

Afghan females can contribute USD 5.4 billion to the economy Taliban completed one year of Afghanistan`s takeover UNICEF wants to see every girl and boy across Afghanistan in school and learning

Priyanka Chopra

02 Aug 2022

Priyanka Chopra Jonas visits Poland with UNICEF to amplify support for...

Priyanka Chopra Jonas has teamed with Unicef to meet and amplify support for children and women refugees from Ukraine. In an Instagram post shared on Monday, the actor-producer-entrepreneur revealed that she is currently in Warsaw and working with the agency

World Happiness Report

18 Mar 2022

This country named world's happiest for fifth successive year

The World Happiness Report is based on people's self-assessment of their happiness as well as economic and social data. It provides a happiness score on a scale ranging from zero to 10. The United States jumped three places to 16th position, one rank ahead of Britain.

25 Feb 2022

Taliban committed to let girls back to school, says UNICEF chief

Taliban have blamed delays on the lack of adequate space to accommodate segregated schooling Universities for women have also restarted operating in several provinces Taliban promises to open all universities eventually in the coming weeks

01 Dec 2021

One child was infected with HIV every 2 minutes in 2020, UNICEF report reveals

The UNICEF report claimed that 1,20,000 children, or one child every five minutes, died due to AIDS-related causes in 2020.

13 Nov 2021

Baby girls being offered for future marriage in Afghanistan for dowry: UN

28% of Afghan women aged 15-49 were married before the age of 18 The COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing food crisis worsened the situation Girls as young as 20 days are being offered for future marriage

10 Nov 2021

NCPCR questions screening of films on gay relations in Bengal schools

NCPCR sought explanation over screening of films on gay relations in Bengal schools The apex child rights body wrote to CBFC and UNICEF

Manushi Chhillar

10 Nov 2021

Manushi Chhillar looks gorgeous as she steps out for her gym class – In Pics!

Manushi is quite popular on social media and has 5.8 million followers on her Instagram handle.

08 Nov 2021

Taliban backs WHO, UNICEF's polio vaccination campaign in Afghanistan

Polio has been virtually eliminated globally through a decades-long inoculation drive Afghanistan and neighbouring Pakistan are the last countries in the world with endemic polio

Polio vaccination drive

18 Oct 2021

First polio vaccination drive to begin in Afghanistan since Taliban takeover

The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF welcome the decision by the Taliban, who support the resumption of a house-to-house drive across the country, the agency said in a statement.

18 Sep 2021

10 million Afghan children need humanitarian assistance to survive: UNICEF

According to UNICEF, due to a lack of access to basic needs, many children are malnourished they must lie in hospital beds. Displaced families said that they do not have sufficient funds to feed their children, reported Tolo News.

Afghanistan crisis

24 Aug 2021

10 mn children in Afghanistan need humanitarian assistance to survive: UNICEF

Millions will continue to need essential services, including health, lifesaving vaccination drives against polio and measles, drinking water, nutrition etc Fore has urged the Taliban and other parties to ensure that UNICEF and other humanitarian partners unfettered access to reach children in need wherever they are

23 Aug 2021

Afghanistan: Humanitarian situation to worsen due to drought, onset of winter

4.2 million children, including 2.2 million girls, are out of school. Afghanistan was a poor country, reliant on international aid, even before the Taliban took over earlier this month. UNICEF hopes to provide aid in areas that were unreachable because of the ongoing war.

Afghanistan crisis

23 Aug 2021

Conflict, displacement, COVID leading to desperate situation in Afghanistan

In a joint statement, the WHO and UNICEF said that as the humanitarian needs in Afghanistan increase, the abilities to respond to those needs are rapidly declining.

23 Aug 2021

Children in India at extremely high risk of climate crisis impacts: UNICEF

India is among four South Asian countries where children are most at risk of the impacts of climate change, a new UNICEF report claimed. It estimated that more than 600 mn Indians will face 'acute water shortages' in the coming years. Twenty-one of the world's 30 cities with the most polluted air in 2020 were in India.

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