Britain to give $130 mn to help Indian children

Britain is expected to announce contribution of 130 million dollars to UNICEF for their Strategic Fund for India.

Britain is expected to announce contribution of 130 million dollars to UNICEF for their Strategic Fund for India to help vulnerable children over a five-year period.

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British Under Secretary of State for Department of International Development (DFID) Gareth Thomas is slated to exchange letters of intent with the UNICEF at a ceremony in New York on Monday.

The programme will help accelerate progress towards child-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in India, with a particular focus on the poorest states and socially excluded groups.