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  Over five million kids affected by Syria conflict: Unicef

  World | March 12, 2014 8:21 IST

  Geneva : Some 5.5 million Syrian children fell victims to the three-year-old crisis in the war-torn country, the UN Children's Fund (Unicef) said Tuesday while releasing a new report on the prevailing situation in the

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  Unicef mobilises aid for typhoon affected kids in Philippines

  World | November 11, 2013 10:23 IST

  United Nations : The UN Children's Fund ( UNICEF) said Sunday that it is rushing emergency supplies to areas of the Philippines ravaged by super typhoon Haiyan, as the latest estimates indicate up to four

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  Two mn Syrian children out of school: Unicef

  World | September 07, 2013 11:53 IST

  Geneva: The UN Children's Fund (Unicef) has said that it would launch a home-based self-learning programme this month to help Syrian children in conflict hotspots to carry on learning.Syria's latest official data showed that some

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  UNICEF condemns killing of students in Nigeria

  World | July 09, 2013 10:01 IST

  Abuja, July 9: The UN's Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Monday condemned the killing of over 20 schoolchildren in Nigeria's Yobe state over the weekend.Gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect Saturday attacked

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  Stronger action needed to ensure women's safety: UNICEF

  India | April 20, 2013 16:27 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 20: The UN on Saturday strongly condemned the rape of a five-year-old girl in Delhi and called for “stronger and immediate action” to improve the safety of girls in the country.“The rape

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  Shahid Afridi to now bat against polio

  Cricket | July 07, 2012 21:06 IST

  Islamabad, Jul 7:Cricket star Shahid Afridi was today roped in by Pakistani authorities and UNICEF to boost an anti-polio campaign in the tribal belt in the wake of a ban imposed on vaccination campaigns by

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  UN says children being targeted in northern Mali

  World | July 06, 2012 15:54 IST

  Geneva, Jul 6:  A U.N. agency says it's gravely concerned about rising violence against children in northern Mali, since the area was seized by al-Qaida-linked Islamist fighters and Tuareg rebels following a March coup.UNICEF says

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  UNICEF Makes Aamir Ambassador For Promoting Child Nutrition

  Bollywood | December 01, 2011 10:10 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 1: UNICEF today announced actor Aamir Khan as its ambassador for promoting nutrition among children.As a representative of UNICEF, Aamir Khan will build on his personal interest in children's issues to support

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  Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez Back UNICEF Water Campaign

  Hollywood | March 19, 2011 20:12 IST

  London: Singers Rihanna Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez are backing a campaign to force restaurant owners to charge for tap water to help fund clean drinking water around the world, reports the DNA.Contactmusic.com reports, the

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  Priyanka Chopra To Be UNICEF's Child Rights Ambassador

  Bollywood | August 07, 2010 9:06 IST

  Actress Priyanka Chopra will support UNICEF's work in promoting child rights and adolescents. UNICEF representative to India, Karin Hulshof, in a statement issued in Mumbai today, said that the signing ceremony in this regard will