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Fuel shortages in Haiti put lives of children, women at risk, UNIC
Updated : 22 hours, 33 min ago IST
Port-au-Prince [Haiti], October 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Hundreds of women and children in Haiti are at risk of dying if the fuel shortage crisis in the country is not resolved, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned.
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At Least 10,000 children killed or maimed in Yemen since 2015: UNI
Updated : 6 days, 8 hours ago IST
New York [US], October 19 (ANI/Sputnik): At least 10,000 children have been killed or injured since the onset of the conflict in Yemen in 2015, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) spokesperson James Elder said in a press briefing on Tuesday.
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UNICEF delivers 40 tonnes of medical supplies to Kabul to treat di
Updated : 6 days, 10 hours ago IST
New York [US], October 19 (ANI): UNICEF has just delivered nearly 40 tonnes of medical supplies, including kits and medicines for acute watery diarrhoea (AWD), to Kabul to treat the rising number of cases of diarrhoeal diseases in the country, the fund announced on Tuesday.
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WHO, UNICEF welcome Taliban's decision to allow polio vaccination
Updated : 1 week ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 18 (ANI): The WHO and UNICEF have welcomed the decision of the Taliban to allow polio vaccination of all children in Afghanistan, reported local media.
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UNICEF concerned over 'grave child rights violations' in Afghanist
Updated : 1 week ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 18 (ANI): United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has expressed concern over a rise in what it termed "grave child rights violations" in Afghanistan and said children must not pay for this conflict with their childhood.
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Taliban allow girls to attend secondary, high schools: UN
Updated : 1 week, 2 days ago IST
New York [US], October 16 (ANI): During a press conference here, Deputy head of the UNICEF Omar Abdi cited the Taliban officials that Afghan girls will soon be allowed to attend secondary and high schools, a media report said.
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3 in 10 people globally do not have basic handwashing facilities a
Updated : 1 week, 3 days 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
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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
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
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 t
Updated : 2 weeks ago IST
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 UN
Updated : 2 weeks, 1 day ago IST
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
Updated : 2 weeks, 2 days ago IST
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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