UNICEF to launch mobile app for sanitary measures in Malda schools
The app, developed by Hyderabad's Administrative Staff College of India, was first launched in Telangana two months back.
Nov 05, 2015, 22:53 PM IST
Children face 'deadly threats' in quake-hit Afghanistan: UNICEF
The United Nations Children' s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Tuesday that the children in earthquake-hit areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan are facing "further deadly threats as extreme conditions and insecurity cut off communities from aid".
Oct 28, 2015, 05:14 AM IST
World Polio Day: Fewer children with polio, says UNICEF
Never before in the history of polio have so few children contracted the virus, but the international community cannot rest until the number of cases is zero, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on the eve of World Polio Day.
Oct 24, 2015, 11:59 AM IST
3.9 million in South Sudan face extreme hunger: UN
Extreme hunger is pushing people to the brink of a catastrophe in parts of South Sudan as 3.9 million people nationwide face severe food insecurity
Oct 23, 2015, 10:03 AM IST
UN declares end to Somalia polio outbreak
An assessment team conducted a review in Somalia in October, and decided the polio outbreak was over.
Oct 22, 2015, 17:42 PM IST
Global Handwashing Day: Children lead the way for proper handwashing behaviour
Every year India loses 318 per 1000 children under the age of 5 to diarrhorea and pneumonia.
Oct 15, 2015, 14:23 PM IST
Sachin Tendulkar launches initiative for children's sanitation
Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar on Monday launched an initiative aimed at improving hygiene among children in South Asia, where millions have no access to toilets.
Oct 12, 2015, 20:57 PM IST
Scientists find solution to arsenic contamination in laterite soil
The simplest and cheapest solution to arsenic contamination of groundwater has been found to be none other the red laterite soil that is abundant in many parts of India, scientists said.
Oct 04, 2015, 11:57 AM IST
Over 500 children dead due to Yemen violence: UNICEF
At least 500 children have died and over 1.7 million are at risk of malnutrition due to the conflict in Yemen, Unicef has said.
Oct 03, 2015, 15:34 PM IST
UNICEF highlights poor social indicators in Bihar
UNICEF today highlighted poor social indicators in Bihar like high incidence of underweight children, high percentage of households deprived of drinking water and sanitation facility and stressed on effective steps to overcome the challenge.
Sep 30, 2015, 19:05 PM IST
David Beckham launches UN appeal to protect kids
Football legend, male model and father of four David Beckham went to UN headquarters in New York on Thursday to call on world leaders to end violence against children.
Sep 24, 2015, 23:50 PM IST
34 children die from malnutrition in South Sudan
At least 34 children have died from malnutrition in the first week of September in South Sudan's Bentiu town, a UN spokesman has said.
Sep 22, 2015, 13:21 PM IST
Malaria deaths plunge by 60 percent since 2000: WHO-UNICEF report
Malaria death rates have plunged by 60 percent since 2000, translating into 6.2 million lives saved, the vast majority of them children, according to a joint WHO-UNICEF report released on September 17.
Sep 18, 2015, 19:13 PM IST
Number of children displaced by Boko Haram hits 1.4 million: UNICEF
The number of children forced to flee Boko Haram`s insurgency in Nigeria and neighbouring countries has reached 1.4 million, the U.N. children agency UNICEF said on Friday.
Sep 18, 2015, 06:32 AM IST
Andy Murray reveals ace plan to aid refugees
Andy Murray has responded to the refugee crisis by revealing he will donate £50 ($77, 68 euros) to children`s charity Unicef every time he hits an ace for the rest of the year.
Sep 17, 2015, 22:54 PM IST
Malaria deaths fall 60 percent since 2000: UN
Malaria deaths worldwide have fallen by 60 percent since 2000, the UN said Thursday, with improved diagnostic tests and the massive distribution of mosquito nets aiding dramatic progress against the disease.
Sep 17, 2015, 08:34 AM IST
16,000 children under age of five die every day: UNICEF
Nearly 5.9 million children will die before their fifth birthday this year mainly of preventable causes, a UN report has warned, though the child mortality rate has fallen by more than 50 per cent since 1990.
Sep 13, 2015, 15:52 PM IST
Bangladesh's child mortality rate drops in 25 years
Bangladesh's child mortality rate has dropped by 73 percent in the last 25 years.
Sep 10, 2015, 18:08 PM IST
Airtel, UNICEF pact to provide education content in Africa
Bharti Airtel has partnered with UNICEF to provide health, education and youth-focussed content to its customers in 17 African countries.
Feb 18, 2015, 15:48 PM IST
Crisis pulls 2.6 mn children below poverty line: UNICEF
At least 2.6 million children have fallen below the poverty line in the world`s richest nations since the economic crisis struck in 2008, UNICEF said in a hard-hitting report Tuesday.
Oct 28, 2014, 16:19 PM IST
