Tag: UNICEF
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Saba Qamar urges everyone to support women, children in Sindh
Actress Saba Qamar was recently appointed UNICEF’s first national ambassador for child rights in Pakistan on October 11 2024. On her Instagram Qamar shared a message with her followers with a video of her visit to Sujawal, and wrote: “As a national ambassador, I recently spent time with children and women in Sindh, listening to…
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Saba Qamar joins UNICEF as Pakistan’s first national ambassador for child rights
Actress Saba Qamar has been appointed UNICEF’s first national ambassador for child rights in Pakistan. The announcement was made on the International Day of the Girl Child, on October 11 2024. Saba said, “I am honored to join UNICEF and support their mission to ensure every child’s rights.” Abdullah A. Fadil, who is serving as…
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Non-formal education will be provided to out-of-school children in Sindh, says Sindh education minister
Sindh Minister for Education and Mines & Minerals, Syed Sardar Ali Shah, announced on Wednesday that out-of-school children in the province will be provided a facility to complete their studies through a non-formal education strategy. Geo reported on Wednesday. A non-formal education authority will be established, which will work with the collaboration of UNICEF and…
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UN goodwill ambassador scorecard: How many spoke up for Palestine?
Since October 7 when Netanyahu declared war on Gaza and commenced bombardment that many experts are calling a genocide, social media users have expressed outrage against celebrities remaining silent about the atrocities, especially those who work with UNICEF. The UN body provides protection and aid for children from marginalised communities in countries like Syria and…
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Red alert: WHO, UNICEF say largest decline in childhood vaccinations in almost 30 years
The largest sustained decline in childhood vaccinations in approximately 30 years has been recorded in official data published by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF). According to WHO, 18 million children did not receive a single vaccine in 2021, which is the largest decline in 29 years,…
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At least 1 million Afghan children at risk of starvation, warns UNICEF director
At least one million children in Afghanistan will suffer from severe acute malnutrition this year and could die without proper treatment, warned United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund’s (UNICEF) Executive Director Henrietta Fore. “Please help us,” she said. According to a report by CNBC, Fore implored the international community and wealthy nations to help avert…
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KP Assembly to set daycare centre for parliamentarians
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly has become the first legislature in the country for setting up a baby feeding and daycare centre to facilitate women parliamentarians, reports Dawn. Members of the Women Parliamentary Assembly, United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (Unicef), and health and planning and development departments were present when Speaker Mushtaq Ghani inaugurated…
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Mahira Khan, Babar Azam, Maya Ali among others condemn Israeli brutality in Palestine
With Jerusalem under attack, people across the world are raising their voice against human rights violations by Israeli police against the people of Palestine. As per reports, at least 24 people were killed including 9 children in the recent air raids on Gaza. Tensions escalated in Jerusalem, the occupied West Bank and Gaza throughout the…
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Teachers should receive vaccine priority: UNICEF
The head of the UN children’s agency, UNICEF, has said that teachers should be among those given priority access to the COVID-19 vaccines. “The Covid-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on children’s education around the globe. Vaccinating teachers is a critical step towards putting it back on track,” Unicef chief Henrietta Fore said in a statement.…
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Five million births in nine months in Pakistan since pandemic started
Ahead of Mother’s Day, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called for the world’s governments to maintain life-saving services for pregnant women and newborns that are under increasing threat from strained health services and supply chains as a result of coronavirus’ outbreak. The UN agency estimates that 116 million babies have been born since…