UNICEF

Pakistan has worst newborn mortality rate: UNICEF report

WASHINGTON: Babies born in the world's poorest countries, most of them in Africa, still face… Read More

Unicef

400,000 children in DR Congo could die from hunger, says Unicef

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) on Tuesday warned that more than 400,000… Read More

Hundreds of Rohingya children arrive in Bangladesh alone

UKHIA, Bangladesh: The lost Rohingya boy made the journey from Myanmar alone, following strangers from… Read More

One in four children may face severe water shortages by 2040: UNICEF

LONDON: One in four children — 600 million in total — may live in areas… Read More

Violence against Syria’s children ‘at its worst’ in 2016: UN

BEIRUT: Violence against children in war-ravaged Syria was "at its worst" in 2016, the UN's… Read More

1.4 million children face famine in four countries: UNICEF

UNITED NATIONS: Almost 1.4 million children suffering from severe malnutrition could die this year from… Read More

Polio

Last nationwide anti-polio drive of 2016 kicks off

KARACHI: Amid tight security arrangements in the country, the last polio vaccination campaign of the… Read More

‘All children’ in Syria’s Aleppo suffering trauma: Unicef

ALEPPO: All children in Syria's battered Aleppo are suffering from trauma after enduring some of… Read More

Japan, Unicef to support polio eradication in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The Japanese government, Japan International Cooperation Agency and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)… Read More

Three-day polio vaccination drive underway across Pakistan

LAHORE: A countrywide three-day polio immunization campaign began on Wednesday in which over seven million… Read More

Pakistan will be polio-free by end 2016, claims UNICEF

ISLAMABAD: Angela Kearney, the country representative UNICEF in Pakistan, said on Wednesday that through coordinated… Read More

One in seven children suffer high air pollution: UNICEF

GENEVA: Almost one in seven children worldwide live in areas with high levels of outdoor… Read More

UNICEF low-cost vaccine deal to protect children from five diseases

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday it had reached an agreement with… Read More

Nearly 50 million children ‘uprooted’ worldwide: UNICEF

UNITED NATIONS: Almost 50 million children throughout the world are "uprooted," forcibly displaced from their… Read More

Four days without water, cut threatens Aleppo children, warns UN

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND: Up to two million people in Syria's Aleppo have gone without running water… Read More

HIV /AIDS still top killer of African adolescents

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA: HIV/AIDS remains the leading cause of death among Africans aged between 10… Read More

Kareena Kapoor has no plans to work in western projects

MUMBAI: Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor Khan has said that she has no plans to work… Read More

World must focus on poorest children: UNICEF

UNITED NATIONS: The world must focus more on helping the poorest children to build on… Read More

Anti-polio drive underway in 12 districts of Balochistan

QUETTA: A three-day anti polio drive has been launched in 12 districts of Balochistan, ARY… Read More

Israel frees ‘youngest Palestinian’ girl prisoner at 12

TULKARM: Israel freed 12-year-old Palestinian Dima al-Wawi from prison on Sunday, more than two months… Read More