One Child Or Teenager Infected With HIV Every 100 Seconds Last Year: UNICEF
World News | ANI | Thursday November 26, 2020
Approximately once every minute and 40 seconds, a child or young person under the age of 20 was infected with HIV last year, the UNICEF said on Wednesday. Nearly 320,000 children and adolescents were infected with HIV and 110,000 children died of AIDS last year.
Army Posts Inspiring Story Of First Differently-Abled Indian Appointed To UNICEF
Offbeat | NDTV Offbeat Desk | Tuesday February 12, 2019
The Indian Army today shared a post on social media to honour Major Gopal Mitra, the first differently-abled person from India to be appointed at the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF).
Nigeria Lifts UNICEF Suspension Hours After Accusing Staff Of Spying
World News | Reuters | Saturday December 15, 2018
The Nigerian military on Friday lifted a suspension of United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund activities in the northeast of the country.
Drought Puts North Korean Children's Lives at Risk, Says UNICEF
World News | Reuters | Wednesday July 8, 2015
A severe drought in North Korea is putting the lives of children at risk and many are in serious danger of disease and malnutrition, the UN children's agency said on today.
Sierra Leone Gives Malaria Pills to Millions as Part of Ebola Fight
World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday December 6, 2014
Sierra Leone began a campaign on Friday to protect almost half the population from malaria, reducing the burden on health services of people visiting clinics wrongly fearing they have Ebola.
Aamir Khan Appointed UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia
India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 9, 2014
Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan, who is in Nepal to promote child nutrition, has been appointed as UNICEF's Goodwill Ambassador for South Asian region.
UN Entrepreneur Taps African Oil for Child Health
World News | Reuters | Saturday September 20, 2014
Republic of Congo has become the first country to agree to divert part of its oil revenues towards childhood nutrition, a victory for "innovative financing" to help the world's poorest, the scheme's creator Philippe Douste-Blazy said in an interview.
Lionel Messi's Facebook Post on Israel-Gaza Conflict Stirs Controversy
World News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 23, 2014
Football star Lionel Messi has been dragged into the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict, two weeks after the Argentinian wrote in a Facebook post that he was "deeply saddened" by the loss of young lives with a photo of an injured Palestinian boy.
UNICEF Shows Concern over Juvenile Justice Act Amendments
India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 7, 2014
UNICEF India today expressed concern over the amendments to the Juvenile Justice Act, under which minors above the age of 16 involved in a serious crime can be tried in an adult court, and said such a decision was a "real step back".
UNICEF Laments Gaza Child Casualties, Warns of Task Ahead
World News | Reuters | Tuesday August 5, 2014
More than 400 children have been killed in Israel's assault on Gaza, and almost a thousand times as many are traumatised and face an "extraordinarily bleak" future, the top UNICEF official in Gaza said on Tuesday.
Tokyo to Ban Sales of Incest Comic to Minors
World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday May 13, 2014
The Tokyo government is to ban the sales to children of a manga comic that depicts incestuous relationships, an official said on Tuesday, the first time expanded rules on sexual content have been invoked.
Gunmen kidnap two Pakistani UN staff members from Karachi
World News | Reuters | Saturday April 19, 2014
Gunmen have kidnapped two men working for the U.N. Children's Fund from Pakistan's southern city of Karachi, police said on Saturday.
Classes reopen in Philippine typhoon zone
World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday January 6, 2014
Schools reopened on Monday in badly damaged central Philippine towns for the first time since one of the world's strongest storms ever to hit land killed thousands two months ago.
Aamir Khan: Want to contribute to society, nation-building via films
Entertainment | Riya Chakravarty | Thursday December 5, 2013
Aamir Khan says he doesn't have to join politics to bring in change because he can do it as an entertainer.
Number of adolescents with HIV jumps by one-third: United Nations
World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday November 25, 2013
The number of adolescents infected by the HIV virus has jumped by one third over the past decade.
One Child Or Teenager Infected With HIV Every 100 Seconds Last Year: UNICEF
World News | ANI | Thursday November 26, 2020
Approximately once every minute and 40 seconds, a child or young person under the age of 20 was infected with HIV last year, the UNICEF said on Wednesday. Nearly 320,000 children and adolescents were infected with HIV and 110,000 children died of AIDS last year.
Army Posts Inspiring Story Of First Differently-Abled Indian Appointed To UNICEF
Offbeat | NDTV Offbeat Desk | Tuesday February 12, 2019
The Indian Army today shared a post on social media to honour Major Gopal Mitra, the first differently-abled person from India to be appointed at the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF).
Nigeria Lifts UNICEF Suspension Hours After Accusing Staff Of Spying
World News | Reuters | Saturday December 15, 2018
The Nigerian military on Friday lifted a suspension of United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund activities in the northeast of the country.
Drought Puts North Korean Children's Lives at Risk, Says UNICEF
World News | Reuters | Wednesday July 8, 2015
A severe drought in North Korea is putting the lives of children at risk and many are in serious danger of disease and malnutrition, the UN children's agency said on today.
Sierra Leone Gives Malaria Pills to Millions as Part of Ebola Fight
World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday December 6, 2014
Sierra Leone began a campaign on Friday to protect almost half the population from malaria, reducing the burden on health services of people visiting clinics wrongly fearing they have Ebola.
Aamir Khan Appointed UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia
India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 9, 2014
Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan, who is in Nepal to promote child nutrition, has been appointed as UNICEF's Goodwill Ambassador for South Asian region.
UN Entrepreneur Taps African Oil for Child Health
World News | Reuters | Saturday September 20, 2014
Republic of Congo has become the first country to agree to divert part of its oil revenues towards childhood nutrition, a victory for "innovative financing" to help the world's poorest, the scheme's creator Philippe Douste-Blazy said in an interview.
Lionel Messi's Facebook Post on Israel-Gaza Conflict Stirs Controversy
World News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 23, 2014
Football star Lionel Messi has been dragged into the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict, two weeks after the Argentinian wrote in a Facebook post that he was "deeply saddened" by the loss of young lives with a photo of an injured Palestinian boy.
UNICEF Shows Concern over Juvenile Justice Act Amendments
India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 7, 2014
UNICEF India today expressed concern over the amendments to the Juvenile Justice Act, under which minors above the age of 16 involved in a serious crime can be tried in an adult court, and said such a decision was a "real step back".
UNICEF Laments Gaza Child Casualties, Warns of Task Ahead
World News | Reuters | Tuesday August 5, 2014
More than 400 children have been killed in Israel's assault on Gaza, and almost a thousand times as many are traumatised and face an "extraordinarily bleak" future, the top UNICEF official in Gaza said on Tuesday.
Tokyo to Ban Sales of Incest Comic to Minors
World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday May 13, 2014
The Tokyo government is to ban the sales to children of a manga comic that depicts incestuous relationships, an official said on Tuesday, the first time expanded rules on sexual content have been invoked.
Gunmen kidnap two Pakistani UN staff members from Karachi
World News | Reuters | Saturday April 19, 2014
Gunmen have kidnapped two men working for the U.N. Children's Fund from Pakistan's southern city of Karachi, police said on Saturday.
Classes reopen in Philippine typhoon zone
World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday January 6, 2014
Schools reopened on Monday in badly damaged central Philippine towns for the first time since one of the world's strongest storms ever to hit land killed thousands two months ago.
Aamir Khan: Want to contribute to society, nation-building via films
Entertainment | Riya Chakravarty | Thursday December 5, 2013
Aamir Khan says he doesn't have to join politics to bring in change because he can do it as an entertainer.
Number of adolescents with HIV jumps by one-third: United Nations
World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday November 25, 2013
The number of adolescents infected by the HIV virus has jumped by one third over the past decade.
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