Tag: UNICEF
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Child abuse, neglect linked to gender inequality, finds study
Children growing up in societies that experience high level of gender inequality are more likely to be maltreated, finds a study that identified a link between child abuse, neglect and gender inequality. The research found that the rate of physical abuse of children varied between 1 and 43 per cent, while child neglect rates stood...
July 30, 2017 -
Don’t want people to define me by my skin colour: Lilly Singh
At 28, Lilly Singh has achieved what others only dream of. She is one of the world's highest paid YouTube stars, an actress, a writer and a singer. Born to Indian parents in Canada, Lilly had a normal life until she decided to create a YouTube account, not realising that it would end up making...
July 20, 2017 -
Thousands of children still trapped in IS-held areas in Mosul: UN
The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said that thousands of children have been trapped in areas still held by the Islamic State (IS) militants in the old city of Mosul. "Children are facing multiple threats to their lives. Those stranded in the fighting are hiding in their basements, fearful of the next onslaught. Those who try...
June 29, 2017 -
Cholera cases surpass 200,000 in Yemen: WHO
Cholera infection has killed 1,400 people and infected 218,798 others in Yemen in just two months, the largest epidemic to hit a single Arab country, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced. The rapidly spreading cholera outbreak in Yemen has been "increasing at an average of 5,000 a day", said WHO Director-General Margaret Chan and...
June 29, 2017 -
Over 1,000 children killed in Iraq since 2014: UN
More than 1,000 children have been killed in Iraq since 2014 when militants from the Islamic State seized the northern city of Mosul and entire swathe of the country, according to the Unicef. Another five million children need emergency aid, the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) has said. "Across Iraq, children continue to witness sheer...
June 23, 2017 -
Syrian refugee named as Unicef Goodwill Ambassador
The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) announced the appointment of Syrian refugee Muzoon Almellehan as its newest and youngest Goodwill Ambassador. The appointment, which came on the eve of World Refugee Day, makes 19-year-old female education activist Muzoon the first person with official refugee status to become an Ambassador for Unicef, Xinhua news agency reported. Muzoon,...
June 20, 2017 -
Yemen cholera death toll mounts to 209: UNICEF
A cholera outbreak in Yemen has killed 209 people in recent weeks with 17,200 suspected cases across the war-torn country, the United Nations children's agency said on Wednesday UNICEF's Yemen mission said that there had been an "alarming increase" in cholera-related deaths. The agency's Yemen spokesman Mohammed Al-Asaadi said that 3,000 new suspected cholera cases...
May 17, 2017 -
Priyanka calls for protection of child victims of sexual abuse
Drawing attention to the harrowing traumas of child victims of sexual violence, UNICEF's Goodwill Ambassador Priyanka Chopra has called for an increased support for such children and raising awareness that underage sex can lead to unwanted teen pregnancy or HIV. Bollywood actress Chopra,who has been the ambassador since December last year and a United Nations...
May 9, 2017 -
Priyanka Chopra calls for protection of child victims of sexual abuse
Drawing attention to the harrowing traumas of child victims of sexual violence, UNICEF's Goodwill Ambassador Priyanka Chopra has called for an increased support for such children and raising awareness that underage sex can lead to unwanted teen pregnancy or HIV. Bollywood actress Chopra,who has been the ambassador since December last year and a United Nations...
May 9, 2017 -
Priyanka Chopra promotes UNICEF’s initiative in Zimbabwe
Actress Priyanka Chopra is in the Zimbabwean capital to promote UNICEF's initiative 'End Violence against Children as its Goodwill Ambassador. "We are here in Harare, Zimbabwe, on a field visit in the first part of my trip to Africa as part of our efforts to ‘End Violence against Children'," Priyanka posted on Instagram on Wednesday alongside a...
May 4, 2017 -
Unicef committed to promoting disease-free life for children in India
The Unicef on Wednesday ensured to work positively with India to end the immunity gaps in every corners of the country and help the children under-five living below poverty line to lead a healthy and carefree life ahead. “The UNICEF is committed to working together with the Government of India and other development partners, to ensure that we...
April 28, 2017 -
Hitting your child no solution
“Iam a good teacher, as I do not scold or punish my students. If they do not understand something then I explain it to them,” declared a four-year-old who was acting out the role of a “teacher”; the “students” were his parents. I always observe children play with great interest. It gives me an opportunity...
April 27, 2017 -
UN pushes Myanmar to release detained Rohingya children
The UN children's agency UNICEF has called on Myanmar's government to release Rohingya children detained as part of a sweeping military campaign in Rakhine state. More than 600 people were arrested in an army crackdown on Rohingya Muslims in the north of the restive state. The operation was launched after deadly attacks by militants on...
April 9, 2017 -
27 children killed in Syria chemical attack: Unicef
At least 27 children were killed in the chemical attack in Idlib province of Syria, the UN Children's Fund said here on Thursday. A further 546 people, among them many children, have been injured, the UN agency said in a press release. "Casualty figures are expected to rise." "The killing of children in Syria cannot...
April 6, 2017 -
Why waste water as crisis situation looms large?
As the world celebrates March 22 as World Water Day, it is a grim reminder of the prevailing water crisis across the world and the need to conserve water. The UN's theme this year is 'Wastewater'. Last year, in 2016, it was 'Water and Jobs'. “Today, 1.8 billion people use a source of drinking water...
March 23, 2017 -
600 m kids will face extreme water shortage by 2040
Nearly 600 million children, one in four worldwide, will live in areas with extremely limited water resources by 2040, according to a UN report. The report was released late Tuesday by the UN International Children's Emergency Fund (Unicef), Efe news reported on Wednesday. Unicef warned of the threat to children's lives due to the lack...
March 22, 2017 -
UNICEF urges funding to tide over Sri Lanka drought
The UN International Children's Emergency Fund (Unicef) on Tuesday called for $1 million in funding to combat an ongoing drought in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka is currently in the midst of its worst drought in 40 years, with over 1.2 million people, including 365,232 children, directly affected and in need of humanitarian assistance, the Unicef said in...
March 21, 2017