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New York, Aug 12 (JEN): The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has offered its support to Pakistani authorities as they open an investigation into emerging reports of widespread abuses against children in the country’s district of Kasur, an agency official has confirmed. more
UN chief says education remains ‘passport to dignity’ for Gaza’s children

New York, Aug 11 (JEN): Access to education can provide Gaza’s children with a “passport to dignity” and help break the cycle of poverty and violence that has afflicted the troubled en ...

UN experts urge Pakistan to strengthen protection of children after latest execution

New York, Aug 6 (JEN): United Nations human rights experts on Wednesday condemned the execution in Pakistan of Shafqat Hussein, who was reportedly 14 years old when he was convicted of murde ...

Unregistered children born in Liberia during Ebola crisis at risk: UNICEF

New York, Aug 1 (JEN): The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday that the more than 70,000 Liberian children whose births were not recorded during the Ebola outbreak may ...

Children in Nepal still at risk three months after devastating quake: UNICEF

New York, Jul 28 (JEN): Three months after Nepal's devastating 25 April earthquake and its aftershocks, children continue to face multiple risks as their families have been pushed deeper int ...

As conflict disrupts education in Yemen, UNICEF backs ‘catch-up’ classes

New York, Jul 25 (JEN): With intensive bombardments and street fighting in Yemen forcing more than 3,600 schools across the country to close and disrupting education for some 1.8 million chi ...

More not being done to end violence against children in conflict: UNICEF chief

New York, Jul 25 (JEN): Millions of children around the world are caught up in adults’ wars, declared the head of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday, marking the 10th ...

UNICEF helps children threatened by water cuts in Aleppo

New York, Jul 23 (JEN): The restoration of water supplies to the war-torn Syrian city of Aleppo has come as a welcome relief to residents whose taps have run dry in recent weeks due to the f ...

Child marriage scenario still worrying in Bihar: Report

Patna, July 11 (JEN): Despite an overall decline in the rate of child marriage among young girls across India, Bihar continues to have high percentage of marriage before reaching the legally ...

Children bearing brunt of ongoing political instability and violence in Burundi, UN warns

New York, July 4 (JEN): Children, some as young as four years old, are bearing the brunt of the prolonged instability and election-related violence in Burundi, the United Nations Children's ...