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UNICEF Report ‘Child Alert: Severe Wasting’
According to a new report that was released by UNICEF, an increasing number of children across the world are most likely to die from “severe wasting” due to...
‘Kanya Shikhsa Pravesh Utsav’
Kanya Shiksha Pravesh Utsav is a campaign to bring out-of-school adolescent Indian girls back into the formal education and skilling system. About the launch event The campaign was...
NariShakti Varta on STEM and Financial Literacy for young women
UNICEF YuWaah facilitated the NaariShakti conversation, on ‘STEM and Financial Literacy for Young Women’. STEM refers to “Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics”. About YuWaah YuWaah is a UNICEF-initiated...
Catherine Russell to head UNICEF
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointment Catherine Russell as the head of UN children’s agency UNICEF. Key Points Catherine Russell is an assistant to US President Joe Biden. She also heads...
UNICEF India to roll out five-year plan
UNICEF India is designing an ambitious and innovative five-year programme, comprising of social policy as a priority across all the sectors. Key Points While designing the new programme,...
October 15: Global Handwashing Day
On October 15, Global Handwashing Day was observed across the world in order to raise awareness and develop better understanding on the importance of hand hygiene in keeping... Health Minister releases ‘The State of the World’s Children 2021’
Union Health Minister, Mansukh Mandaviya, released a report titled “The State of the World’s Children 2021: On My Mind: promoting, protecting and caring for children’s mental health” on...
NITI Aayog: The State Nutrition Profile
NITI Aayog released its “State Nutrition Profile” report on October 1, 2021. In the report, nineteen States and Union Territories received their nutrition profiles. Highlights The State Nutrition... UNICEF’s ‘Fed to Fail?’ Report- Highlights
UNICEF released its new report titled “Fed to Fail? The crisis of children’s diets in early life” on September 23, 2021. Key Findings According to the report, Children... UNICEF calls on nations to reopen schools
The United Nations children’s fund (UNICEF) has called on education authorities to reopen schools as soon as possible, in countries where millions of students are allowed to go...
September 9: International Day to Protect Education from Attack
United Nations observed the International Day to Protect Education from attack on September 9, 2021. Key Points First ever ‘International Day to Protect Education from Attack’ was observed... 