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Indian delegation thwarts Pakistan's attempts to raise the Kashmir issue at UNICEF meet in Sri Lanka
World | Sep 04, 2019, 07:33 AM ISTAn Indian delegation thwarted Pakistan's attempts to raise the Kashmir issue at a UNICEF meet in Sri Lanka, asserting that it is an internal matter of India. The Pakistani delegates raised Kashmir at the UNICEF event, evoking a sharp reaction from the Indian side, with Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi slamming Pakistan's record on rights issues of minorities.
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Puppet shows, street plays to combat Japanese Encephalitis in Uttar Pradesh
India | Jul 04, 2019, 01:26 PM ISTJapanese Encephalitis: The battle against Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in Uttar Pradesh will now be more colourful and interesting. The state Cultural Department will organise puppet shows and street plays to raise awareness among people on the prevention of the killer virus that primarily affects children. For the first time, the Cultural Department will join the Health Department in combating the virus in eastern Uttar Pradesh.
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Priyanka Chopra to receive UNICEF USA humanitarian award
Celebrities | Jun 12, 2019, 05:50 PM ISTThe 36-year-old actress to be honored with the Danny Kaye Humanitarian Award at the UNICEF Snowflake Ball
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Priyanka Chopra's reply when a fan asked her-"I really adore your work Mam. But what about our motherland?"
Celebrities | May 24, 2019, 07:09 AM ISTPriyanka Chopra has been associated with UNICEF for many years. She is in Ethiopia to hear out the plight of refugee children. Here's what she says when asked her contribution to the motherland!
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Latest Bollywood News May 24: Salman Khan goes shirtless, India's Most Wanted Review
Bollywood | May 26, 2019, 11:23 AM ISTCheck out all the trending and Latest Bollywood News for May 24.
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Priyanka Chopra spreads happiness in Ethiopia as Unicef ambassador after turning heads at Cannes 2019
Celebrities | May 20, 2019, 11:09 PM ISTAfter her glamorous debut at Cannes Film Festival 2019, Priyanka Chopra is off to Ethiopia for a Unicef function.
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2.9 million children in India miss first dose of measles vaccine: UNICEF
India | Apr 25, 2019, 07:06 PM ISTThe United States topped the list of high-income countries with most children not receiving the first dose of the measles vaccine between 2010 and 2017 at more than 2.5 million.
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Good individuals in dressing room make a good team, says Sachin Tendulkar
Cricket | Nov 20, 2018, 11:25 PM ISTA UNICEF brand ambassador, Tendulkar was in New Delhi to celebrate the World Children's Day.
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India to host global meet on maternal, child health in December: UNICEF
India | Oct 21, 2018, 10:00 AM ISTThe UNICEF said saturday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former Chile President Michelle Bachelet and chair of PMNCH will deliver the keynote addresses.
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UNICEF praises PM Modi for 'investing' political time in health, sanitation issues
India | Oct 08, 2018, 11:26 AM ISTThe flagship cleanliness drive, launched by the PM in 2014, aims to clean up India's cities & rural areas.
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Despite progress, 12% of world still defecates in open: UNICEF chief
India | Oct 01, 2018, 07:29 PM ISTIn all, since 1990, 2.1 billion people globally have gained access to improved sanitation facilities. "A great result. One that improves health and nutrition outcomes for children, empowers women, boosts economic prosperity and growth for entire nations," Fore said.
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India's progress in reducing maternal deaths impressive: Unicef India chief
India | Jun 09, 2018, 07:43 PM ISTIndia has registered a significant decline in Maternal Mortality Ratio, recording a 22-per cent reduction in such deaths since 2013, according to a Sample Registration System bulletin released earlier this week.
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UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Priyanka Chopra visits Rohingya camps in Bangladesh
News | May 25, 2018, 09:18 PM ISTActress and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Priyanka Chopra on her tour to Bangladesh visited and met some of the displaced Rohingyas of Myanmar living in the refugee camps in Cox's Bazar, a town on the southeast coast of the country
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UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Priyanka Chopra urges the world to care for Rohingya refugees
Celebrities | May 22, 2018, 05:40 PM ISTPriyanka Chopra is on a field visit and has urged the world to care for and support Rohingya refugees, among whom are a whole lot of children who she says are scarred for life because of their ordeal.
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Significant drop in number of Child marriages in India, says Unicef
India | Mar 06, 2018, 04:03 PM ISTThe Unicef said the problem was now "most severe" in Africa but even so, Ethiopia had cut child marriage rates by a third.
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International Day of the Girl Child: UNICEF shares video shrieking harsh realities of violence against girls
Lifestyle | Oct 11, 2017, 06:15 PM IST‘Every five minutes a girl dies as a result of violence’, UNICEF shares heartbreaking facts in a video.
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Priyanka Chopra visits Jordan as a Unicef Goodwill Ambassador
Entertainment | Sep 15, 2017, 06:38 PM ISTPriyanka Chopra visits Jordan as a Unicef Goodwill Ambassador
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Priyanka Chopra has a perfect reply for Twitter user asking her to visit malnourished kids of India
Bollywood | Sep 11, 2017, 01:57 PM ISTRecently, Priyanka Chopra was in Jordan to visit war-affected children
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Boko Haram use of kids as 'human bombs' soars in Nigeria, number rises to 83 in 2017: UNICEF
World | Aug 23, 2017, 10:28 AM ISTUNICEF said at least 83 children have been deployed as "human bombs" by Boko Haram in Nigeria's northeast region in the year 2017.
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Lilly Singh appointed UNICEF's Global Goodwill Ambassador
World | Jul 15, 2017, 06:19 PM ISTUNICEF today appointed Indian- origin Canadian YouTube star Lilly Singh as its newest Global Goodwill Ambassador at a special event here.