Pakistan floods: The impact of the heavy monsoon rains, which began in mid-July 2022, is drastic, affecting 33 million people in 116 districts across the country, with 66 districts being hardest hit.
UNICEF India and Amitabh Bachchan talked about the importance of vaccination and its protection against many deadly diseases, in a video. Also, Big B prayed for the long and healthy life of our people.
Nov 20, marks the International Day of Children with several govts and organizations celebrating the day. But, this year, UNICEF Afghanistan has said that this day will not be celebrated in Afghanistan.
In a statement issued by the UNSC, the members of the Security Council expressed their deepest sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims, and they wished a speedy and full recovery to those who were injured.
The already dire situation faced by Afghan civilians will get worse, and the humanitarian needs of children and women will increase over the coming months, a Unicef official said.
According to the UN, Unicef is appealing for about 200 million dollars to help about 10 million Afghan children who are in need of humanitarian aid.
WHO and Unicef directs all schools that are reopening to vaccinate teachers and students against Covid-19 to keep schools safe.
Unicef appealed to the world to stand by the children of Afghanistan in these challenging times.
The children have been deprived of basic healthcare that can protect them against polio, tetanus, and other diseases.
Under the agreement, UNICEF India will procure re-use prevention (RUP) syringes from manufacturers across the world through a global tendering process. To maintain quality, only WHO pre-qualified manufacturers will be asked to participate in the tender.
Since January, the UN has documented over 2,000 grave violations of children's rights.
1 billion children, nearly half the world's 2.2 billion kids, live in 33 countries classified as "extremely high-risk" of the impacts of climate change.
Some 35 million doses are to be delivered by the end of 2021, Xinhua news agency quoted the Unicef as saying in a statement on Thursday.
With India battling a devastating health crisis, the 27-year-old pacer had last Monday announced to make the donation for procurement of oxygen supplies for the hospitals which are struggling in the face of rise in COVID cases.
UNICEF officially tweeted on Friday that they will renew commitment with the #BTSLoveMyself campaign championed by the Korean superpop band BTS. The band had started this campaign with UNICEF a few years back.
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) could potentially transport up to 850 tonnes of Covid-19 vaccines per month in 2021, should such quantities become available, according to a new assessment published on Friday.
To kick-start preparations, UNICEF along with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) briefed major global airlines last week on the expected capacity requirements and discussed ways to transport close to 2 billion doses of Covid-19 vaccine doses next year.
The UNICEF said it will stockpile 520 million syringes in its warehouses, as part of a larger plan of one billion hypodermic needles by 2021, to guarantee initial supply and help ensure that syringes are available in countries before the COVID-19 vaccines arrive.
Bollywood actor Ayushmann Khurrana has been roped in by UNICEF India as a celebrity advocate who will work at ending violence against children. Ayushmann will be promoting rights #ForEveryChild. He says he is concerned about all children who never get to experience a safe childhood.
In what could possibly be the world's largest and fastest ever operation of its kind, UNICEF will be leading the procurement and supply of coronavirus vaccines to ensure that all countries have safe, fast and equitable access to initial doses when they are available, it has said.
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