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Social norms biggest challenge in child rights: UNICEF
India | Nov 23, 2014, 02:22 PM ISTKolkata: Prevailing social norms such as early marriage and child labour are the biggest challenge in implementing child rights in the country, a UNICEF official said.“The main challenge for us is not the lack of
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UN: Nearly 5 million in Mali are hungry
World | Nov 15, 2014, 07:26 AM ISTUnited Nations: A convergence of droughts, harvest failures, locust invasions and political conflicts in Mali have left 4.75 million people without enough to eat, U.N. officials said on Friday.UNICEF Emergency Director Afshan Khan said the
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UNICEF to increase staff in Africa to combat Ebola
World | Nov 04, 2014, 10:43 AM ISTUnited Nations: UNICEF said that the agency would be increasing its staff from 300 to 600 to combat Ebola in West Africa's Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, the three countries most affected by the dreaded
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ICC announces CSR partnership for 2015 World Cup
Cricket | Oct 28, 2014, 04:23 PM ISTDubai: The ICC has tied up with McGrath Foundation, Cancer Society of New Zealand, Room to Read and Think Wise for its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) partnerships during the 2015 World Cup in Australia and
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UNICEF offers support to Narendra Modi's ambitious 'Swachh Bharat Ahhiyan'
India | Oct 28, 2014, 08:57 AM ISTNew Delhi: The UNICEF hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious 'Swachh Bharat Ahhiyan' and offered its support to the government to successfully implement the programme particularly in rural India."We are really welcoming this initiative....We are
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India offers Pakistan 'full cooperation' for polio eradication
India | Oct 24, 2014, 09:42 PM ISTNew Delhi: India today offered Pakistan "full cooperation" for eradicating polio from its soil and said it is a "cause for concern" for it that the neighboring country accounts for 85 per cent of the
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David Beckham joins the fight against Ebola
Hollywood | Oct 18, 2014, 07:42 PM ISTLondon: Former footballer David Beckham has joined the fight against Ebola, calling upon the world to help “collectively halt” the “ferocious” illness.Beckham wants to help people in Sierra Leone affected by the disease that has
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Aamir Khan appointed Unicef ambassador for South Asia
Bollywood | Oct 09, 2014, 11:02 PM ISTKathmandu: Bollywood superstar, director and producer Aamir Khan has been appointed Unicef Ambassador for South Asia, the UN agency announced here Thursday.Aamir endorsed the offer, in which capacity he would support Unicef's work to promote
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Aamir Khan in Nepal for Unicef nutrition programme
Bollywood | Oct 09, 2014, 07:43 AM ISTKathmandu: Bollywood actor Aamir Khan Wednesday participated in a Unicef-initiated nutrition programme organised by a local women's group atKapilvastu in western NepalAamir, who is Unicef's Ambassador promoting nutrition for children, arrived in Kathmandu Tuesday.The Indian
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UNICEF launches campaign to stop violence against children
India | Sep 27, 2014, 08:09 AM ISTNew Delhi: UNICEF has launched a campaign to stop violence against children in the country with some big names from the sports and entertainment fields coming forward to support it."This campaign aims at raising awareness
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UNICEF launches campaign to stop violence against children
World | Sep 26, 2014, 10:40 PM ISTNew Delhi: UNICEF has launched a campaign to stop violence against children in the country with some big names from the sports and entertainment fields coming forward to support it.“This campaign aims at raising awareness
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India has second-highest number of child marriages: UNICEF
India | Sep 12, 2014, 02:31 PM ISTNew Delhi: India had the highest number of unregistered children under age five between 2000 and 2012 and the second-highest number of child marriages, according to a U.N. report which said the country still needs
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Unicef helps Sierra Leone combat Ebola
World | Sep 06, 2014, 12:03 PM ISTFreetown: With funds from the World Bank, Unicef has facilitated the delivery of medicines and other supplies worth over $825,000 for the treatment of people who have contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone.A chartered UN cargo
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77 pc of teenage Indian girls endure sexual violence: UN
World | Sep 05, 2014, 01:15 PM ISTUnited Nations: About 77 per cent of girls aged between 15 and 19 in India have been subjected to sexual violence by their spouses, according to a report by UNICEF which also said more than
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Two thirds of children worldwide are physically abused: UNICEF
World | Sep 05, 2014, 10:55 AM ISTUnited Nations: About two thirds of children worldwide are physically abused by their caretakers on a regular basis, said a report published by the UNICEF.The report, "Hidden in plain sight: A statistical analysis of violence
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Abolition of child marriage in India to take 50 more years: UNICEF
India | Aug 26, 2014, 11:44 AM ISTKolkata: India has witnessed a decline in child marriage in the last two decades, but going by the slow pace it will require another 50 years to abolish the practice from the country, according to
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UNICEF urges all parties to protect children in Gaza
World | Aug 24, 2014, 08:47 AM ISTUnited Nations: The United Nations Children 's Fund (UNICEF) on Saturday called on all parties to the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict to protect children in Gaza, where nearly 500 kids have died over the last month."The
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469 children killed in Gaza, claims UNICEF
World | Aug 22, 2014, 11:36 AM ISTUnited Nations: A senior official of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday that a total of 469 children were killed in the Gaza Strip, where the situation is "dire" because of its
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Tendulkar to play special part in CWG Opening Ceremony
Other Sports | Jul 22, 2014, 08:36 PM ISTGLASGOW: Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar is set to play a "special" part in tomorrow's opening ceremony of the 20th Commonwealth Games, which will herald the beginning of what promises to be a star-studded event.
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India home to one in every three child brides in world: UN
World | Jul 22, 2014, 09:01 AM ISTUnited Nations: India has the sixth highest prevalence of child marriage in the world with one in every three child bride living in India, a United Nations report said.Child marriage among girls is most common