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New York: The health of children, adolescents and expectant mothers worldwide is at risk from the illegal processing of old electrical or electronic devices, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, in a landmark new report on the toxic threat. more
World Bank to provide $60 million for Nepal’s higher education

The World Bank will provide $60 million to Nepal to improve the quality of Nepal's higher education, scale up online learning, and expand access to academic institutions for underpriv ...

Child labour figure rises to 160 million, as COVID puts many more at risk

New York: For the first time in two decades, the number of children being put to work has risen – to 160 million worldwide, representing an increase of 8.4 million over four years ...

UNICEF expresses deep concern over death and injury of children due to landmine and grenade explosions in Pakistan

Peshawar: UNICEF has expressed deep concern over the death of three children, age 10 to 16, who were reported killed in the detonation of a landmine in South Waziristan, on ...

Canada: UN independent experts call for ‘full-fledged investigations’ into mass grave at indigenous school

New York: Independent UN human rights experts on Friday urged Canadian authorities and the Holy See of the Catholic Church to conduct prompt “full-fledged investigations” into ...

Pakistan: NGO report reveals 2960 children sexually abused in 2020

Islamabad: An NGO report has found 2,960 children were sexually abused in Pakistan during the year 2020,

Haiti: funding gap threatens the lives of nearly 86,000 children

New York: In Haiti, the number of severely malnourished under-fives could more than double this year, UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, said on Monday. Some could die if they do not recei ...

Covid-19: Digital gap fuels inequality among students worldwide

Education has always been rife with inequity worldwide and Covid-19 laid bare the widening gulf between haves and have-nots. Unequal access to technology left some kids stranded while oth ...

Survey finds literacy rate in Pakistan stagnated at 60 percent

Islamabad: Pakistan's literacy rate among children aged 10-year-old and above have stagnated at 60 percent, media reports said.

DR Congo: More than 170 children feared missing following volcanic eruption in Goma

New York: The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Sunday that hundreds of children and families in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Goma district are at risk following ...