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UNICEF Study on Ethiopia’s Malnourished Children
UN Children’s agency, UNICEF has warned about 33,000 severely malnourished children in Tigray region of Ethiopia who are at high risk of death. Background Tigray region has been devastated because of fighting between government forces and rebels in which about 1.7 million people displaced since conflict started in November 2020. UNICEF Study UN-backed study found ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Eritrea • Eritrea-Ethiopia war • malnourishment • tigray crisis • Tigray People’s Liberation Front • UNICEF
Aahaar Kranti: Mission launched by Health Minister
The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan recently launched “Mission Aahaar Kranti”. The mission aims to spread the message of the importance of nutritionally balanced diet. It will also promote the importance of accessibility to local fruits and vegetables. About the mission The Mission is designed to address the major problem ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Events Current Affairs • Government Schemes Current Affairs • Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: aahaar kranti • malnourishment • National Family Health Survey • Nutrition • Stunting • underweight • Wasting
Global Hunger Index, 2020
On October 16, 2020, the Global hunger index was launched. It is jointly prepared by Welhunger life and Concern Worldwide. According to the report, India ranked 94th among 107countries. The report put India under serious category with the score of 27.2. Key highlights of the report The report says that India has serious levels of ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Child mortality • child stunting • child wasting • Global Hunger Index • malnourishment • malnutrition • under nourishment
October 16: World Food Day
The World Food Day is celebrated by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization on October 16 every year. It is concerned with hunger, food security. The celebrations include International Fund for Agricultural Development and World Food Programme. The World Food Day also marks the 75th anniversary of the Food and Agriculture Organization. At first, ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Food and agricultural organization • food crisis • Food security • Global Hunger Index • malnourishment • UN World Food Programme • United Nations • World Food Day
UNICEF: The State of World’s Children Report
The United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund-UNICEF provides emergency and healthcare to children and mothers in countries that were devastated by world war II. The organization releases “The State of the World’s Children Report” annually. The report stated that despite of 40% drop in stunting of children in poor countries between 1990 and 2015, 149 million ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: malnourishment • malnutrition • State of the World’s Children Report • Stunting • UN • UNICEF • United Nations • Wasting