Tag: unicef
In one year, hard-won gains wiped out; UNICEF
Covid 19 pandemic exposed the inequalities among children that existed for long with the worst affected were from the poorest countries and disadvantaged by...
Child Labour Alarming For the Last Two Decades
For the first time in two decades, child labour has increased many folds with the present figures standing at 160 million worldwide, showing an...
India’s Covid Cases raise an alarm bell: UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has raised an alarm over the surge of Covid 19 cases in India even as the organisation sent additional...
India among five countries account for half of child marriages
Five countries, including India, account for about half of the child marriages in the world, according to a new UNICEF analysis. Apart from India,...
Mental health of children are heightened risk; UNICEF
At least one in seven children or 332 million across the world has lived at homes for at least nine months since the start...
Re-imagine Future for Every Child: UNICEF
Renewing global trust in vaccines, addressing challenges of youth mental health and well being, bridging the digital divide, tackling climate change, and fighting discrimination...
Female Genital Mutilation; two million girls at risk
An additional two million girls are at a higher risk of undergoing Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in the coming ten years with the Covid...
Millions of children at risk of missing nutritional food
School feeding programmes are a lifeline for millions of children across the world. However, nearly 40 billion in school meals were missed during the...
Two Billion have no healthy diet in Asia pacific region
With Coronavirus pandemic having its worst impact on the economy and food prices surging, about two billion people in Asia and the Pacific are...
One in four health care facilities has no water services; UN
Around 1.8 billion people are at a higher risk of COVID 19 and other diseases because of the lack of basic water services, WHO...
