The number of children in child labour has risen to 16 crore worldwide -- first increase in two decades -- with millions more at risk due to COVID-19
Swedish telecom gear maker Ericsson on Thursday said it has donated to UNICEF around $1 million as a contribution from the company
Severe acute childhood malnutrition is expected to more than double this year in Haiti as the country struggles with the coronavirus pandemic, a spike in violence and dwindling resources
Warning of a Covid-19 vaccine shortfall of nearly 190 million doses by next month, the UNICEF on Monday called for a global, equitable distribution of vaccines
For both companies, the pandemic presents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to earn hundreds of crores of rupees that could be ploughed back to fund further research and capacity expansion
With half the children under five in India being malnourished, the present Covid-19 crisis could further impact child nutrition and service delivery across the country, said UNICEF
There will be reverberations across the region and the world in terms of virus-related deaths, virus mutations and supply delays, the head of the UN children's agency says
The price paid by different governments for a vaccine dose - including for the same vaccine - varies across countries, Unicef data shows
More than two crore children in India are experiencing extremely high water vulnerability, according to an analysis by UNICEF
The UN children's agency said it will have access to up to 1.1 billion doses of vaccines for around 100 countries
While mass airlifting of vaccines is yet to begin, global deal-making shows many interesting trends
The portal has been launched in collaboration with UNICEF
Key global and regional partners such as GAVI and UNICEF participated in the meeting
The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) is seeking $6.4 billion for next year, to reach 300 million people, including 190 million children, for its largest emergency funding appeal, UNICEF said
United Airlines Holdings Inc. has begun flights to ready Pfizer's vaccine for distribution if it receives regulatory approval, said a person familiar with the matter
Approximately once every minute and 40 seconds, a child or young person under the age of 20 was infected with HIV last year, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday
He also said steps would also be taken for providing scholarships to the specially-abled students
Deaths from the childhood disease measles last year increased 50% from 2016 levels, with this year's coronavirus pandemic threatening another spike in cases by curtailing global vaccination programs
Around 91 million urban Indians lack basic handwashing facilities at home, UNICEF has said while noting that washing of hands with soap is critical in the fight against diseases like Covid-19
The UNICEF will be leading the procurement and supply of coronavirus vaccines to ensure that all countries have safe, fast and equitable access to initial doses when they are available, it has said