Millions of Pakistani children engaged in worst forms of child labour

Jun 14, 2021

Karachi [Pakistan], June 14 : One of the leading organisations in Pakistan's Sindh has highlighted that millions of children continue to be engaged in...

COVID-19 may push millions of children into child labour: ILO, UNICEF

Jun 12, 2020

New York/Geneva, June 12 : Millions of more children risk being pushed into child labour as a result of the COVID-19 crisis which could...

Afghan health ministry launches polio vaccination drive

Dec 13, 2021

Kabul [Afghanistan], December 13 : The Afghan health ministry launched a campaign on Monday to innoculate millions of children in Afghanistan against polio.

Ukraine Health Minister says 198 Ukrainians killed amid Russia's military operation

Feb 26, 2022

Kiev [Ukraine], February 26 : Ukraine Health Minister Viktor Liashko said that a total of 198 Ukrainians have been killed, including three children till...

Millions more children to benefit from world's first malaria vaccine: UNICEF

Aug 16, 2022

New York [US], August 17 : The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has awarded a contract for the first ever supply of a malaria...

6.5 million people displaced inside Ukraine due to Russian invasion

Mar 19, 2022

Geneva [Switzerland], March 19 : Amid escalating war between Russia and Ukraine, the UN migration agency on Friday (local time) estimated that nearly 6.5...