Children have urged UNICEF (United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund) authorities to meet them annually and take their opinion before making schemes for their development.
UN agencies and partners continue to deliver humanitarian aid to the crisis-impacted people in Lebanon amid escalating hostilities, Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for the UN chief, said at a daily briefing.
K-pop boy band Stray Kids’ member Felix has been appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador of the Korean Committee of UNICEF.
UNICEF has praised the Rupashree scheme, introduced by chief minister Mamata Banerjee for women empowerment.
The Ministry of Panchayati Raj and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) India have signed a Letter of Intent to collaborate on strengthening systems and engaging communities for social change.
It also disclosed the drought condition has forced the closure of 2,000 schools across Ethiopia.
India annually targets approximately 2.9 crore pregnant women and 2.7 crore children for vaccination through the Universal Immunization programme.
This is to ensure that policies, social protection schemes, and programs are inclusive and relevant to the needs and aspirations of children and adolescents.
"The numbers we are seeing this year are quite high and unless urgent measures are taken, thousands of children are at risk of dying," the UNICEF Representative Angela Kearney said in a statement issued in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
Unicef estimates that $3.5 million will be needed to respond to the needs of the affected people.
