UNESCO, UNICEF say closed Afghan girls' schools violates fundamental right to education

Sep 19, 2021

Kabul [Afghanistan], September 20 : The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) said that closing...

OIC nations pledge fund for Afghanistan as millions face hunger, poverty

Dec 20, 2021

Islamabad [Pakistan], December 20 : The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has vowed to set up a humanitarian trust fund for Afghanistan as the...

Thousands of children at risk after devastating earthquake hits Afghanistan

Jun 22, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], June 22 : Thousands of children are at risk after a devastating earthquake hit eastern Afghanistan, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said...

UN agencies say over 500 Iraqi children killed by explosive ordnance in 5 years

Apr 05, 2022

New York [US], April 5 (ANI/Sputnik): Unexploded and abandoned explosive ordnance has killed 519 children in Iraq, mainly boys, over the past five years,...

2024, one of the worst years for child casualties; 473 million children living in conflict zones: UNICEF

Dec 29, 2024

The United Nations Children's Fund in a recent study stated that an estimated 473 million children, more than one in six, are living in...

Over 4 million Afghan children out of school, more than half are girls: UNICEF

Nov 27, 2021

Kabul [Afghanistan], November 27 : More than 4 million children are out of school in Afghanistan, with girls being the most affected, United Nations...