Girls in Afghanistan at increased risk of child marriage: UNICEF chief

Nov 12, 2021

New York [US], November 12 : UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) Executive Director Henrietta Fore on Friday expressed concern regarding reports of the increasing number...

Omicron: School closures must be 'avoided whenever possible', says UNICEF

Dec 17, 2021

New York [US], December 18 : Despite the rise in the cases of COVID-19 due to the highly transmissible Omicron variant, nationwide school closures...

Emergency humanitarian access needed in Gaza to provide aid to Children: UN

May 19, 2021

Washington [US], May 19 (ANI/Sputnik): United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) Executive Director Henrietta Fore said in a statement that the agency needs immediate...

Share excess COVID-19 vaccines now, says UNICEF chief ahead of G7 summit

May 17, 2021

New York [US], May 17 : The sudden increase in COVID-19 cases in India could potentially occur elsewhere if vulnerable countries do not have...

UN registers 300 unaccompanied Afghan children, some flown to Germany, Qatar

Sep 07, 2021

New York [US], September 7 : The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) dispatched teams to Germany and Qatar to aid efforts by authorities to locate...

India to supply 1.1 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines to UNICEF

Feb 03, 2021

New York [US], February 3 : India's Serum Institute will be supplying 1.1 billion doses of coronavirus vaccines developed by AstraZeneca and Novavax to...