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We want to foster peace, stability for people of Afghanistan: MEA reaffirms India's commitment to Afghan developmentIndia continues its strong support for Afghanistan, reaffirms MEA. The nation is focused on peace, stability, and development. This include...- U.S. actions may set polio eradication back, WHO saysThe eradication of polio as a global health threat may face delays due to significant U.S. funding cuts, potentially resulting in more chil...
- Pakistani soldier killed in border clash with Afghanistan forces: security sourceCross-border fire between Afghan and Pakistani forces resulted in the death of one Pakistani soldier and injuries to seven others. Clashes ...
- Indian youths at COP29 call for prioritising children's needs in climate policyYoung Indian climate activists are at COP29. They are demanding action from world leaders. They want policies that protect children from cl...
- Hundreds dead and missing in Afghanistan flash floodsOver 300 deaths in Baghlan due to heavy rains. UNICEF, WHO, and Save the Children provide aid to 600,000 affected people, half of them chil...
- An alarming number of pregnant women suffer from malnutrition: UNICEFMany pregnant and nursing women experience malnourishment.
- India gives Pakistan slip; holds first formal meeting with TalibanThe Indian team met senior members of the Taliban, including foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, and held discussions on India’s humanitari...
- UN chief General Antonio Guterres tells Security Council: Afghanistan 'hanging by thread'"We need to suspend the rules and conditions that constrict not only Afghanistan's economy, but our lifesaving operations. At this moment o...
- Afghans 'marry off' baby girls for dowries as starvation loomsChild marriage has increased in tandem with soaring poverty since the Taliban seized power 100 days ago on Aug. 15, with reports of destitu...
- 'Why can't we study?' - Afghan girls still barred from schoolOn September 18, Afghanistan's new Islamist rulers ordered male teachers and boys aged 13 and over back to secondary schools, picking up an...
- Taliban to announce secondary school for girls, says United Nations official"As I speak to you today, millions of girls of secondary school age are missing out on education for the 27th consecutive day," Abdi said. ...
- One million malnourished Afghan children could face death, says UNICEFEarlier, Filippo Grandi, the UN refugees chief, warned of a potential humanitarian catastrophe, saying that only a third of the funds urgen...
- We have to consider Afghan children, as our children: Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi"If people or nations think that it is the matter of Afghan children, and we are not going to bring peace and sustainability in that part o...
- Children in India, 3 other S Asian nations at extremely high risk of climate crisis impacts: UNICEFPakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and India are among four South Asian countries where children are at extremely high risk of the impacts o...
- Taliban press on, take another Afghan provincial capitalThe militants have ramped up their push across much of Afghanistan, turning their guns on provincial capitals after taking large swaths of ...
- Serum Institute of India, UNICEF enter into long-term supply for COVID-19 vaccinesIndia is one of the world's biggest drugmakers, and an increasing number of countries have already approached it for procuring the coronavi...
- NREGA is a big success story in recent times: UN advisor Usha Mishra HayesAccording to UNICEF, social protection is key to inclusive growth and development, and is defined broadly as a "set of public and private p...
- 22 million children from South Asia missed out on early childhood education due to COVID-19: UNICEFIn the South Asia region, the United Nations International Children's Fund (UNICEF) covered Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Mal...
- India 12th among 52 lower middle-income nations having highest infant mortality ratesIndia ranked below Sri Lanka (127), Bangladesh (54), Nepal (50) and Bhutan (60) but was above Pakistan, which was ranked among the lowest i...
- Ikea Foundation contributes $ 31.5 million for Unicef's programmesThe new grants will focus on early childhood development, child protection, education, and helping adolescents to improve their lives.
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