As many as 86 million more children could face poverty by the end of 2020 due to the economic crisis resulted from coronavirus pandemic. A joined study by Save the Children and UNICEF discovered the fact. The study is based on World Bank and International Monetary Fund projections as well as population data from some … Read more
United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has warned that more than 400,000 children in South Asia could suffer from the coronavirus also known as COVID-19, in next six month, with India to be the hardest hit. As per details, The world body estimates that 440,000 children will affected in South Asia over the next six … Read more
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said that 116 million babies are expected to be born worldwide during the Novel Coronavirus Pandemic. In a report released on International Mother’s Day (which is being celebrated on May 10), the World Health Organization said that in the next 40 weeks (or 9 months) 116 million babies … Read more
The Planning and Development Board Punjab under the chairmanship of Chairman P&D Hamed Yaqoob Sheikh hosted the signing ceremony for United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Technical Cooperation Agreement 2020 with Government of Punjab. Chairman Planning and Development Board Hamed Yaqoob Sheikh, Senior Country representative Aida Girma, Member Health / Nutrition and Population Dr. Sohail Saqlain, … Read more
Chairman Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that HIV is a serious problem all over the world, including Pakistan and will have to constantly fight to overcome HIV. While talking to media after inaugurating HIV Treatment Support Centre in Rato Dero, Larkana, he said that Sindh government met with UNICEF and other … Read more
Indonesia’s parliament has revised the country’s marriage law to lift the minimum age at which women can marry by three years to 19, a move welcomed by campaigners as a step towards curbing child marriage in the world’s biggest Muslim majority-country. All factions in parliament agreed the revision at a plenary session on Monday (Sept … Read more
UN Goodwill Ambassador for Peace Priyanka Chopra has been facing intense criticism especially from Pakistan after she cheered for India when they initiate war against Pakistan in February. UN has finally responded to all the criticism against Priyanka and said that she has the right to say anything in her personal capacity. “When UNICEF Goodwill … Read more
Federal Minister to Human Rights Shireen Mazari has written a letter to the head of United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) Henrietta H. Fore, and has urged to remove Priyanka Chopra as a Goodwill ambassador over her pro-war statements. According to details, Federal Minister demanded to identify Priyanka Chopra from the list of Goodwill … Read more
