Two children killed daily on average in nearly 100 days of war in Ukraine: UNICEF
UNITED NATIONS: Nearly 100 days of the war in Ukraine have devastated children at a scale and speed unseen since ...
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With 23 countries yet to reopen schools, education risks becoming ‘greatest divider’: UNICEF
UNITED NATIONS :As the coronavirus pandemic enters its third year, 23 countries – home to around 405 million schoolchildren – ...
Two-thirds of households with children lost income during a pandemic: UN report
NEW YORK: At least two-thirds of households with children have lost income since the coronavirus pandemic hit two years ago, ...
Safe corridors needed for escaping civilians, humanitarian workers in war-hit Ukraine: UN
UNITED NATIONS: The UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, has called for safe passage for civilians fleeing Ukraine and protection ...
UNICEF executive director acknowledges Pakistan’s efforts towards child rights, SDGs
In a meeting with Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi here at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, she appreciated the response ...
Pakistan to get 40m more coronavirus vaccine doses from COVAX
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will get 40 million more doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in the first quarter of the current year ...
At UN, Pakistan pushes for unfreezing Afghanistan’s bank assets to boost the economy, save lives
UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has strongly called for unfreezing Afghanistan’s financial reserves, estimated at $9.5 billion, that are “critically” needed to ...
Pakistan faces daunting challenges as it enters 2022
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan faces the daunting task of reducing the troubles of a massively increasing national debt, waste of national resources, ...
UN Security Council condemns killing of 35 civilians in Myanmar
UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council has condemned the reported killing of at least 35 people, including four children and ...
School closures must be avoided whenever possible: UNICEF official amid rising Omicron cases
UNITED NATIONS: Despite the rise in the cases of COVID-19 due to the highly transmissible Omicron variant, nationwide school closures ...
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Russia and China will conduct coordinated military exercises
According to Beijing's defence ministry, Chinese troops will go to Russia to actually participate in joint military exercises. Strong defence...
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