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Just 24% of Indian households have internet to access e-education: UNICEF

Just 24 per cent of Indian households have internet connections to access e-education, and there is a large rural-urban and gender divide according to a new UNICEF report

WHO, UNICEF urge African countries to accelerate reopening of schools

African governments should accelerate the reopening of schools, the World Health Organisation has urged, saying that the continent's youths will suffer from prolonged closures due to the Covid-19

Lockdown has hurt education of 247 mn school kids in India: UNICEF report

According to the report, at least 600 million South Asian children have been threatened by the impact of Covid-19 pandemic

Covid-19 might push 120 mn children into poverty in South Asia: UNICEF

UNICEF India Representative said there is a need to get core essential services going as soon as possible

WHO finally endorses masks to prevent transmission

Since the beginning of the pandemic, surprisingly, the WHO had refused to endorse masks

World Menstrual Hygiene Day: Covid-19 lockdown impact on menstruating women

Lockdowns, closed borders, shuttered businesses - the coronavirus pandemic has had far-reaching consequences for everyone, including menstruating women. Here are the problems they face and solutions

19 mn children at risk due to Cyclone Amphan in India, Bangladesh: UNICEF

UNICEF says Covid-19 could deepen the humanitarian consequences of Cyclone Amphan in both countries

Countries should pay attention to the most vulnerable: Tedros Ghebreyesus

He said, more than 3.5 million cases of Covid-19 and almost 250,000 deaths have now been reported to WHO.

At 67385, India records highest number of births globally on New Year's Day

India is projected to surpass China as the world's most populous country around 2027

Drop in child marriages in India drives decline in practice globally: UN

Child marriage in South Asia has almost halved over the past 25 years, falling from 59 per cent to 30 per cent today.

Education, employment to 300 million youth! Smriti Irani's new initiative

UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore said any country's greatest assets are the energy, ideas and vision of its young generation.

My favourite campaign is 'Tap Project' by David Droga: Anil S Nair

Communication has to change beliefs and behaviour and get some action done which this campaign did

India must address social norms that discriminate against women: UNICEF

Early Childhood Development (ECD) programme can play a crucial role in addressing gender inequality, said UNICEF

India to host over 100 nations for Unicef meet on maternal and child health

The UNICEF said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former Chile President Michelle Bachelet and the chair of PMNCH would deliver the keynote addresses.

India can become a 'model for development' for rest of the world: UNICEF

According to Justin Forsyth, deputy executive director of the United Nation's Children Fund, India can address the issues involved and become a "model for development" for the rest of the world.

One in four children will live with water shortages by 2040: Unicef

More than 36 countries are currently enduring extreme water stress, the report said

1.4 mn children face famine in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, Yemen: UNICEF

In Yemen 462,000 children are suffering from acute malnutrition

5 lakh children under siege in Syria, UNICEF calls for help

The number of children living under siege has doubled in less than one year, says UNICEF

300 million children breathe heavily toxic air: UNICEF

Air is poisoned by vehicle emissions, fossil fuels, dust, burning waste and other airborne pollutants, says UNICEF

22 children killed in air strikes on Syrian school: UNICEF

Syrian government forces and their Russian ally have been accused by Western powers and rights groups of carrying out indiscriminate attacks on civilian infrastructure