USAID contracts cancelled: Donald Trump administration cuts funding for polio, HIV, malaria programmesThe United States Agency for International Development (USAID) primarily funds humanitarian initiatives worldwide, supporting healthcare, e...
28 Feb, 2025, 09.29 PM IST
UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths is stepping down for health reasonsU.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres praised Griffiths "for his tremendous leadership and service to the United Nations and the humanita...
26 Mar, 2024, 06.57 AM IST
Israel keeps pounding Gaza, Houthis vow more Red Sea attacksThe U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees UNRWA said more than 60% of Gaza's infrastructure was destroyed or damaged, with more than 90% of ...
19 Dec, 2023, 09.36 PM IST
An alarming number of pregnant women suffer from malnutrition: UNICEFMany pregnant and nursing women experience malnourishment.
07 Mar, 2023, 08.36 PM IST
Yemen war has killed or maimed over 11,000 children: UNYemen's war broke out in 2014 and quickly saw Iran-backed Huthi rebels seize the capital Sanaa, prompting Saudi-led forces to intervene to ...
12 Dec, 2022, 08.18 AM IST
India facilitates return of 22,500 students from Ukraine; explores options to minimise impact on education: Ambassador Ruchira KambojIndia's envoy at the UN Security Council briefing, Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj reiterated India's continued concern over the situation in Ukr...
07 Dec, 2022, 10.16 AM IST
16 million Yemenis are 'marching towards starvation': United NationsWorld Food Program is running out of money again and without new funding reductions will be made in rations for 3.2 million people in Octob...
23 Sep, 2021, 10.48 AM IST
Global vaccine push to save 50 million lives by 2030: WHO"If we're to avoid multiple outbreaks of life-threatening diseases like measles, yellow fever and diphtheria, we must ensure routine vaccin...
26 Apr, 2021, 08.50 PM IST
Child malnutrition surges in war-torn Yemen: UNA 15.5 percent increase in severe malnutrition in the age group has left at least 98,000 at "high risk of dying" unless they receive urgent...
27 Oct, 2020, 02.09 PM IST
Over 5 million people internally displaced in India in 2019: UNOf these, there were 12 million new displacements involving children, including around 3.8 million of them caused by conflict and violence,...
05 May, 2020, 11.50 AM IST
Guyana's PM Moses Nagamootoo urges judiciary to keep track of "changing profile of the worldHe made the remarks during an event here in the run up to five-day International Conference of Chief Justices of the world beginning tomorr...
10 Nov, 2016, 07.28 PM IST
UN says access difficult to besieged Yemeni city of Taiz"Humanitarian access to three districts within the city has been difficult for many months," while hospitals haven't been spared the violen...
24 Jan, 2016, 08.02 AM IST
Maternal tetanus elimination in India will save lives: UNThe elimination of MNT as a public health problem means that the annual rate is less than 1 per 1000 live births.
28 Aug, 2015, 10.25 AM IST
Amelioration: Countries including India planning long-term strategy to protect & evacuate migrant workersThe rescue operation in Yemen acquired heroic proportions because it also included the evacuation of thousands of migrant workers from othe...
19 Apr, 2015, 10.18 AM IST
540 killed in Yemen; relief agencies warn of dire situationUNICEF, meanwhile, said at least 74 children have been confirmed killed and 44 maimed since March 26, but added that it believed the toll t...
07 Apr, 2015, 08.36 PM IST
WEF 2015: UNICEF for more investments in education as funding gap growsUNICEF pitched for more "investments" in education, saying there is an annual funding gap of $26 billion for the provision of basic educati...
22 Jan, 2015, 07.40 PM IST
One in three unregistered children live in India: UNICEFAccording to UNICEF, unregistered births are a symptom of inequities and disparities in a society.
12 Dec, 2013, 01.26 PM IST