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- Bollywood
Shah Rukh Khan hosts private party for David Beckham at Mannat
Mumbai: Superstar Shah Rukh Khan on Thursday night hosted a private party at his residence for legendary footballer David Beckham. A video doing the rounds online, sees a car arriving quietly at…
- Hyderabad
Telangana: UNICEF team visits Anganwadi centres, hospitals in Sangareddy
Hyderabad: A UNICEF team of about 35 delegates paid a visit to Anganwadi centres and the Mother and Child Healthcare Centre, at the Government General Hospital in Sangareddy on Tuesday, September 12 to…
- Middle East
Sudan’s brutal conflict displaces more than 2 mn children: Unicef
Geneva: The ongoing brutal conflict in Sudan has led to more than 2 million children being forced out of their homes — an average of over 700 kids are newly displaced every…
- World
SL’s GDP allocation for education among lowest in South Asia: UNICEF
Colombo: Battered by the worst-ever economic crisis in its post-independence history, Sri Lanka’s allocation of its GDP on education has become one of the lowest in the South Asian region. Releasing the…
- Middle East
14M children in Sudan in “dire need” of humanitarian support: UNICEF
Khartoum: Fourteen million children are in “dire need” of humanitarian support in Sudan, the United Nations children’s agency warned on Friday, as a deadly conflict in the country deepens its hunger crisis,…
- Health
Childhood immunisation rebounds after Covid backslide: WHO, Unicef
Geneva: Immunisation services have shown recovery in many countries, including India, after the historic backsliding caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, yet some low-income countries are lagging, according to a new report by…
- Hyderabad
19-year-old Hyderabad student Syeda Noorul Zain participates in G-20 co-branded event
Hyderabad: Syeda Noorul Zain, a 19-year-old student from Hyderabad, had the privilege of participating in the G-20 Co-branded event titled “Health of Youth-Wealth of Nation.” This event, organized by the government of…
- Health
100 cr people, children worldwide at risk of cholera: UN
New Delhi: About 100 crore people, particularly children, in 43 countries are at risk of cholera, according to a new report by the UN. The report showed that after years of steady…
- India
India tops list of countries with high maternal, newborn deaths: UN Study
Cape Town: Owing to its large birth cohort, India leads a list of 10 countries that together account for 60 percent of global maternal deaths, stillbirths and newborn deaths, and 51 percent…
- World
413 people have died in Sudan fighting so far: WHO
Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) said that 413 people have died in the current Sudan conflict, while the UN children’s agency said children are paying a high price, with at least…
- India
UNICEF representative meets UP CM, discusses status of various programmes in state
Lucknow: UNICEF India representative Cynthia McCaffrey on Tuesday met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and discussed the status of the ongoing health, education and nutrition programmes being run in collaboration with…
- Middle East
8-year war leaves 11M Yemeni children need humanitarian aid: Unicef
Aden: The eight-year war in Yemen has left 11 million children in need of humanitarian aid and 2.2 million suffer from acute malnutrition, the Unicef said. More than 540,000 children face life-threatening…
- Bollywood
Kareena Kapoor promotes education in Mumbai school for UNICEF
Mumbai: Kareena Kapoor Khan had an eventful and fun-filled Saturday with school kids. “I am going back to school”, the ‘Veere Di Wedding’ actor said in a video message before she attended…
- Middle East
UNICEF launches project to train Lebanese for employment opportunities
Beirut: The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) inaugurated in Lebanon’s eastern city of Baalbek a dairy incubator that offers training to build the skills of the youth and creates employment…
- Middle East
UNICEF calls for protecting Palestine children amid increased violence
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) expressed concern about the recent escalation of violence, which left many children dead and injured in the occupied Palestinian territories. In a statement issued on Sunday…
