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Over 1,000 children killed in Iraq since 2014: UN
World | Jun 23, 2017, 05:31 PM ISTGeneva: 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 | Jun 03, 2017, 05:22 PM ISTYemen 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 | Jun 03, 2017, 12:26 PM ISTHalf 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, 02:15 PM ISTPriyanka Chopra is on a heart-winning spree
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Priyanka Chopra: Promotes UNICEF's initiative in Zimbabwe
Bollywood | May 04, 2017, 06:56 PM ISTAfter 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 | Oct 31, 2016, 05:42 PM ISTA 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 | Sep 23, 2016, 12:43 PM ISTIn 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 | Jul 29, 2016, 07:08 PM ISTMore 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 | Jul 06, 2016, 01:15 PM ISTPriyanka 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 | Jul 05, 2016, 07:11 AM ISTMumbai: 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 | Jun 06, 2016, 02:20 PM ISTKareena 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 | Apr 12, 2016, 09:10 PM ISTNigeria-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 | Feb 05, 2016, 09:48 AM ISTUnited 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 | Feb 03, 2016, 07:14 AM ISTUnited 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 | Jan 20, 2016, 07:34 AM ISTBeirut: 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 | Jan 18, 2016, 11:18 PM ISTNew 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 | Dec 01, 2015, 07:52 AM ISTKathmandu: 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 | Oct 17, 2015, 04:00 PM ISTIn 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 | Sep 30, 2015, 06:25 PM ISTPatna: 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 | Sep 22, 2015, 10:36 AM ISTUnited 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