United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is seeking USD 135.6 million from the donor community for 2024 to meet the critical humanitarian needs of over 5.5 million people in Pakistan, as reported by Dawn. The humanitarian aid will help benefit over 5.5 million people, including 3.4 million children in Pakistan. The […]
Uganda receives 12.9 mln polio vaccine doses from UNICEF for 2nd round of vaccination
Uganda on Tuesday received 12.9 million polio vaccine doses from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) which will be used in the second round of the country’s house-to-house vaccination campaign slated for next month, the ministry of health said. “Vaccines for children have been the most effective strategy to reduce […]
UNICEF appeals for funding to avert child deaths in East Africa
The United Nations children’s fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday appealed for urgent funding to help avert an “explosion of child deaths” which it said is looming in East Africa if the world does not act immediately. UNICEF’s Deputy Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa, Rania Dagash said more than 1.7 million children across Ethiopia, Kenya, […]
Kashmiri RJ receives UNICEF award for work during Covid-19 pandemic
Radio Jockey Umar Nisar (RJ Umar), who hails from south Kashmir, has been awarded the ’01 Best Content Award’ and the Immunization Champion award by UNICEF at the annual Radio4Child 2022 Awards in Mumbai. The Radio4Child felicitated radio professionals from private FM and All India Radio from across the country for […]
Covid-19 is biggest threat to child progress in UNICEF’s 75-year history
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in a new report on Thursday, said the COVID-19 pandemic is rolling back progress on key childhood challenges such as poverty, health and access to education. This revelation, according to UNICEF, represents the biggest global crisis for children since the agency was founded 75 years […]
UNICEF to keep its digital platforms shut on World Children’s Day in solidarity with Afghan children
On the occasion of World Children’s Day, UNICEF Afghanistan has decided to close all its digital platforms on Saturday, in solidarity with Afghan children who are bearing the rapidly escalating humanitarian crisis in the country. “In solidarity with the children of Afghanistan who are bearing the brunt of a rapidly escalating humanitarian crisis, this year, as UNICEF marks World Children’s Day (WCD) globally, UNICEF Afghanistan will not celebrate,” a United […]
UNICEF concerned about situation of Haitian families being expelled from US border
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has voiced concern about the situation of Haitian families, particularly children, being expelled from the US border. According to UNICEF initial estimates, over two in three Haitian migrants who have been returned to Port-au-Prince are women and children. Some of them are newborn babies, with specific and immediate needs, said UNICEF in a statement. “Haiti […]
Afghan girls must not be excluded from schools: UNICEF
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has welcomed the reopening of schools in Afghanistan from Saturday, but stressed that girls must not be kept away from the classroom. “We are deeply worried”, UNICEF chief Henrietta Fore said in a statement on Friday, “that many girls may not be allowed back at […]
77 million children have spent 18 months out of class: UNICEF
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said the world is facing an education crisis due to the COVID pandemic, which has left nearly 77 million children shut out of the classroom for the past 18 months. This Thursday, the UN agency is closing down its social media channels for the next 18 hours to send […]
Afghanistan: Nearly 10 million children in desperate need of humanitarian aid, says UNICEF
There are nearly 10 million children in Afghanistan “in desperate need of humanitarian aid”, said UNICEF Afghanistan Representative, Herve Ludovic De Lys, adding that these children are deprived of their right to a healthy and protected childhood. “Those least responsible for this crisis, are paying the highest price — including […]
1 billion children at high risk due to climate change: UNICEF
The UNICEF on Thursday said in a report that nearly one billion children all across the world are at high risk of the impacts of the climate crisis. “Climate change threatens the health, education, and protection of children, particularly those in the Central African Republic, Chad, and Nigeria, among other countries,” the UNICEF said. The report […]