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  Over 1,000 children killed in Iraq since 2014: UN

  World | June 23, 2017 17:31 IST

  Geneva: According to the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef), since 2014 more than 1,000 children have been killed in Iraq when militants from the Islamic State seized the northern city of Mosul and entire swathe of the country.

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  Yemen Cholera Outbreak: Toll reaches 605, as per WHO

  Lifestyle | June 03, 2017 17:22 IST

  Yemen has hit the number 605 and the numbers are expected to exceed 73,000.

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  Yemen Cholera Outbreak: UNICEF fears the numbers might hit 300,000 in the coming weeks

  Lifestyle | June 03, 2017 12:26 IST

  Half of the Cholera cases in Yemen belong to children, which is an alarming situation

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  Priyanka Chopra looks stunning on Angeleno Magazine’s cover

  Bollywood | May 07, 2017 14:15 IST

  Priyanka Chopra is on a heart-winning spree

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  Priyanka Chopra: Promotes UNICEF's initiative in Zimbabwe

  Bollywood | May 04, 2017 18:56 IST

  After wooing audience with her unique look at Met Gala 2017 event recently, Priyanka Chopra headed to the Zimbabwean capital to promote UNICEF's initiative 'End Violence against Children as its Goodwill Ambassador.

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  90 pc of world’s child population breathe toxic air, 6 lakh under 5 die from related diseases: UNICEF

  World | October 31, 2016 17:42 IST

  A new report from UNICEF says that nearly 2 billion children in the world are breathing toxic air and about a one-third of them live in northern India and neighbouring countries.

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  Children in India are not protected from online abuse: UNICEF report

  India | September 23, 2016 12:43 IST

  In a scathing commentary on the lack of preparedness of Indian lawmakers and agencies in protecting children from the menace of online abuse, a report by UNICEF India released on Thursday said that the police

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  Around 77 million newborns are not breastfed in first hour after birth: UNICEF

  World | July 29, 2016 19:08 IST

  More than half of newborn babies are not breastfed in the first hour after birth, putting them at higher risk of disease and death, the United Nations' children's agency said on Friday. According to UNICEF,

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  It will take time to change mindsets towards women in India: Priyanka Chopra

  Bollywood | July 06, 2016 13:15 IST

  Priyanka Chopra says India is a difficult country and it will take time for things to change as far as the mindset towards women is concerned.

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  By 2030, 167 million children will live in extreme poverty if world don’t take action to improve health, education: UNICEF

  World | July 05, 2016 7:11 IST

  Mumbai: In the latest State of the World's Children Report released in Mumbai, the UN Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has warned that 69 million children under five will die from preventable causes if the world

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  Is Kareena Kapoor hiding her baby bump? The new pics say so!

  Bollywood | June 06, 2016 14:20 IST

  Kareena Kapoor was spotted hiding her baby bump at her recent appearance at the UNICEF event.

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  Boko Haram using more children as suicide bombers

  World | April 12, 2016 21:10 IST

  Nigeria-based extremist group Boko Haram is increasingly using children in "suicide" attacks, a Unicef report released on Tuesday said.

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  At least 200 million females estimated to be circumcised: United Nations

  World | February 05, 2016 9:48 IST

  United Nations: At least 200 million girls and women in 30 countries are estimated to have undergone female circumcision half of them in Egypt, Ethiopia and Indonesia, the U.N. children's agency said in a report

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  UNICEF calls for immediate action against Zika virus

  World | February 03, 2016 7:14 IST

  United Nations: The United Nations Children' s Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday called for immediate action to help stop the spread of Zika virus which is the suspected underlying cause of soaring cases of microcephaly in

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  Starving Syrian teen died 'in front of our eyes': UN agency

  World | January 20, 2016 7:34 IST

  Beirut: The U.N. children's agency said Friday that it witnessed the death of a teenager who died of starvation "in front of our eyes," as well as several cases of severe malnutrition among children trapped

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  Diarrhoea kills 1600 kids across globe everyday: Sachin Tendulkar

  Cricket | January 18, 2016 23:18 IST

  New Delhi: Iconic cricket Sachin Tendulkar, who is also a Goodwill Ambassador of UNICEF today expressed his sadness at the number of children, who die everyday due to diarrhoea."Around 1600 children die everyday due to

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  Severe shortage of food, vaccine in Nepal put millions of children at risk: UNICEF

  World | December 01, 2015 7:52 IST

  Kathmandu: Severe shortages of food and vaccines due to border protests have left millions of children in quake-hit Nepal at risk of disease or death this winter, UNICEF said on Monday.The landlocked Himalayan nation has

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  How India Cut Neonatal Tetanus Mortality By 99.76%

  India | October 17, 2015 16:00 IST

  In 2012, a 12-day-old boy (we will call him "Baby Boy") in Assam's Sivasagar district could not be given his feed because he had lockjaw his face muscles went rigid, making it impossible for him

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  UNICEF highlights poor social indicators in Bihar

  India | September 30, 2015 18:25 IST

  Patna: UNICEF today highlighted poor social indicators in Bihar like high incidence of underweight children, high percentage of households deprived of drinking water and sanitation facility and stressed on effective steps to overcome the challenge.The

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  UN goals to focus on quality education for children: Unicef

  World | September 22, 2015 10:36 IST

  United Nations: With more than 200 million children unable to read and write globally, the UN's new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will focus on access to quality education, the executive director of Unicef has said."There