The United Nations (UN) is working closely with the government of Tanzania in responding to the aftermath of the severe landslides and flooding that left at least 89 dead and over 5,600 homeless in the Hanang district in Manyara region.
Football legend David Beckham set the internet ablaze on his trip to India as he indulged in the gastronomic delights of Indian cuisine.
Hooghly-based girl, who is a part of United Nations Member for International has designed a template to be used in the UNICEF artwork pads for members, which will be published in different countries.
An estimated 19 million children in Sudan are out of school as the war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) approaches the six-month mark next week, the Unicef and Save the Children said in a joint statement.
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"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.
Unicef estimates that $3.5 million will be needed to respond to the needs of the affected people.
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.
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.
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.
