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Gaza sanitation ‘perfect storm for tragedy’, UN warns

Published on Nov 21, 2023 10:59 IST

Israel-Hamas War: A Palestinian child carries flour bags distributed by UNRWA in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip.

World Teachers' Day 2023 tomorrow; know history, significance, this year's theme

World Teachers' Day 2023 tomorrow

Published on Oct 4, 2023 06:04 IST

‘Promoting children’s well-being paves the way for a brighter tomorrow’

The event was held by the Judicial Training and Research Institute. (Representative photo)

Updated on Aug 13, 2023 16:49 IST

12 African countries to get 18 million doses of first-ever malaria vaccine

Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by Plasmodium parasites that are transmitted to people through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes.

Updated on Jul 6, 2023 18:36 IST

International Child Labour Day: ‘Cannot use poverty as an excuse for lack of education’

For representation only (Deepak Gupta)

Updated on Jun 12, 2023 17:00 IST

Consultation-cum-training workshop for rollout of Mission Vatsalya, Mission Shakti concludes

(Pic for representation)

Updated on May 24, 2023 18:15 IST

Conflict, climate change, Covid heighten threats for women, babies: UN report

An estimated 13.4 million babies were born preterm in 2020.

Published on May 10, 2023 07:05 IST

Cyber crimes against women leads to loss of self-worth: Justice Bhat of SC

Justice S Ravindra Bhat. (File Photo)

Updated on May 7, 2023 08:47 IST

Over 1 million polio vaccines destroyed in Sudan amid clashes: UN

Smoke is seen rising from buildings during clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the army in Khartoum.

Updated on May 5, 2023 23:11 IST

India among countries with highest vaccine confidence. What about its neighbours

The report reveals that popular perception of the importance of vaccines for children held firm or improved only in China, India and Mexico out of 55 countries studied. (File)

Updated on Apr 20, 2023 07:27 IST

Polio or measles outbreaks soon? UNICEF's ‘gains eroded’ assessment

A health worker administers polio vaccine drops to a child at a railway station during a vaccination campaign in Karachi.

Updated on Apr 20, 2023 03:19 IST

South Asia home to world's highest number of child brides: UN

The UN study found that families were pushed by financial strains during the pandemic to marry their daughters young in order to reduce costs at home.

Published on Apr 19, 2023 18:49 IST

Taliban closes education centers for girls in southern Afghanistan

Despite initial promises of a more moderate rule than during their previous stint in power in the 1990s, the Taliban have imposed harsh measures since taking over the country in 2021 as US and NATO forces were pulling out of Afghanistan after two decades of war.

Published on Apr 17, 2023 14:05 IST

Youth climate conclave: Meet discusses ways to engage youth

Cynthia McCaffrey, country representative, Unicef (second left), ACS youth welfare and sports department, Navneet Sehgal (third left) and others on the dais at the climate conclave at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan, in Lucknow, on Tuesday. (HT Photo)

Updated on Apr 11, 2023 18:45 IST

India’s children as accelerators for India 2047

This year’s World Children’s Day on November 20 is an opportunity for us to celebrate and renew our collective promise, across sectors, regions, and organisations, to India’s dynamic generation of children.

Published on Nov 16, 2022 05:40 IST

UNICEF explains why iconic India monuments are turning blue

The buildings turn blue this week as a symbolic mark of the undeterred support to create a more safe and healthy environment for children.

Published on Nov 14, 2022 05:13 IST

Priyanka Chopra gets emotional meeting girls battling poverty to get education

Priyanka Chopra in UP during her visit there as the UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.

Published on Nov 9, 2022 07:31 IST

Impressed Saba Ali Khan praised Priyanka Chopra for this reason

Saba Ali Khan Pataudi reacted to Priyanka Chopra's Lucknow visit.

Published on Nov 7, 2022 12:06 IST

International Day of the Girl Child: 'Our rights, our future'

The International Day of the Girl Child focuses attention on the need to address the challenges girls face and drives focus towards ending gender based discrimination.

Updated on Oct 11, 2022 06:46 IST

Priyanka Chopra addresses UN GA, poses with Malala Yousafzai and Amanda Gorman

Priyanka Chopra attended a United Nations conference in New York, where she also posed with Malala Yousafzai and Amanda Gorman.

Published on Sep 19, 2022 16:22 IST

Bengal govt, UNICEF engage self-help groups to curb child marriages

To stop child marriages and teenage pregnancies, the state government and UNICEF have planned a pilot project of forming 110 child-friendly ‘sanghas’.

Published on Sep 10, 2022 11:01 IST

Priyanka Chopra gets emotional as she listens to Ukrainian refugees, gets dolls

Priyanka Chopra got emotional on listening to stories of Ukrainian refugees.

Published on Aug 2, 2022 03:33 IST

Priyanka Chopra meets young refugees from Ukraine; makes art with them. Watch

Priyanka Chopra has shared pictures and videos from her visit to a convention centre for Ukraine refugees.

Updated on Aug 1, 2022 16:44 IST

Hand hygiene dos and don'ts: 8 expert tips to clean and hygienic hands

Hand hygiene dos and don'ts: 8 expert tips to clean and hygienic hands

Updated on May 6, 2022 05:06 IST

Unicef laments education losses

A girl, who missed her online classes due to lack of internet facilities, sits on the ground in a circle drawn with chalk to maintain safe distance as she listens to pre-recorded lessons over loudspeakers, after schools were closed due to Covid.

Published on Jan 25, 2022 22:55 IST

Handwashing: How, when, how long to do it to keep infections like Covid at bay

Handwashing: How, when, how long to do it to keep infections like Covid at bay

Updated on Jan 18, 2022 10:34 IST

Omicron: Know about Covid-19 third wave's effect on children, pregnant women

Omicron: Know about Covid-19 third wave's effect on children, pregnant women

Updated on Jan 13, 2022 15:30 IST

UN official warns of increasing child marriages in Afghanistan, calls for action

Henrietta Fore said most teenage girls in the country were not allowed to go back to school and thus increasing the risk of child marriage.

Published on Nov 13, 2021 14:31 IST

Air pollution particularly harmful for kids, say WHO, Unicef

Representative Image

Published on Nov 8, 2021 04:35 IST

UNICEF to directly fund Afghan teachers without channeling money to Taliban

The Taliban have said that high schools for girls will soon be reopened.

Published on Nov 3, 2021 15:49 IST

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