Tag: UNICEF
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Digital University~II
Classroom teaching is a performance and many teachers choose this profession because it gives them a sense of participation in the learning process. Physical proximity and face-to-face interactions can bring out the best in students.
November 5, 2022 -
Hungry Kya?
A war of words has followed the release of the Global Hunger Index (GHI), 2022 which ranked India at number 107 out of 121 countries.
October 25, 2022 -
Priyanka Chopra Shows Her Support to Iranian Protestors
While the anti-hijab protest in Iran is gaining support from celebrities all over the world, Priyanka Chopra took to her Instagram handle and penned down a heartfelt note appreciating and supporting the protest. Priyanka is also the UNICEF global goodwill ambassador and has been working with the organisation for more than a decade now.
October 7, 2022 -
AIIMS-Bhubaneswar focuses on nutritional behavioural changes
AIIMS-Bhubaneswar Executive Director Dr Ashutosh Biswas said creating awareness about key nutritional behavioural changes and building the capacity of the Mahila Arogya Samiti (MAS) members is the need of the hour for a healthy society.
September 15, 2022 -
UNICEF: Economic crisis in Lanka hurting children most
A foreign currency shortage has left the country struggling to import essential goods, pushing food and fuel prices sky-high. Staples like rice, lentils, milk, and cooking oil are slipping out of reach for many.
July 10, 2022 -
India hands over 50-bedded hospital to Tajikistan
A team of Indian Army doctors and medical staff have provided various medical services to Tajik nationals and trained numerous Tajik doctors.
July 2, 2022 -
Unicef appeals for funding to tackle lethal child undernutrition
"There is no time to waste. Waiting for famine to be declared is waiting for children to die."
June 24, 2022 -
Unicef faces funding gap to meet needs of 9.9mn Ethiopians
It also disclosed the drought condition has forced the closure of 2,000 schools across Ethiopia.
May 3, 2022 -
WIW 2022 calls for fresh impetus to accelerate immunization for children
India annually targets approximately 2.9 crore pregnant women and 2.7 crore children for vaccination through the Universal Immunization programme.
April 26, 2022 -
UNICEF & MoPR signs joint Statement of Understanding: Child Participation at Local Governance
This is to ensure that policies, social protection schemes, and programs are inclusive and relevant to the needs and aspirations of children and adolescents.
April 14, 2022 -
UNICEF appeals for $7 mn to tackle acute malnutrition in Somalia
"The numbers we are seeing this year are quite high and unless urgent measures are taken, thousands of children are at risk of dying," the UNICEF Representative Angela Kearney said in a statement issued in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
February 16, 2022 -
Unicef helps kids affected by tropical storm in Mozambique
Unicef estimates that $3.5 million will be needed to respond to the needs of the affected people.
January 28, 2022 -
Global education loss due to pandemic nearly insurmountable: Unicef
In low- and middle-income countries, learning losses to school closures have left up to 70 per cent of 10-year-olds unable to read or understand a simple text, up from 53 per cent pre-pandemic, the report said.
January 25, 2022 -
Unicef delivers over 100mn Covid vaccines to B’desh
The 100 million vaccines delivered so far also include over 50 million doses that Unicef has delivered to Bangladesh under the COVAX facility, which is the WHO-led initiative for equitable distribution of Covid-19 vaccines around the world.
December 29, 2021 -
Over 375 mn people went hungry in Asia-Pacific due to Covid: Report
According to the 2021 Asia and the Pacific Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition, in this region alone, more than 1.1 billion people did not have access to adequate food in 2020 -- an increase of almost 150 million people in just one year.
December 16, 2021 -
Children’s creativity showcased ‘Kallola- 2021’
Films with children at the helms with a focus on menstrual health hygiene were released at a children’s film festival organized by UNICEF and Aaina.
December 11, 2021 -
Odisha Govt, UNICEF sign LoU on policy initiative collaboration
This endeavour aims at engaging with the community on management, prudent water use, equity in water distribution, women as principal stakeholders in water governance, participatory irrigation management etc.
November 25, 2021