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UNICEF Report Flags Risks To India's 350 Million Children In 2050
India, projected to house 350 million children by 2050, must navigate critical challenges like extreme climate and environmental hazards to ensure their well-being and rights, according to a new UNICEF report.
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Ministry Dismisses Reports On High Number Of 'Zero Dose Children' In India
The Union Health Ministry on Thursday said media reports stating that India has a high number of 'zero dose children', who did not receive any vaccine, in comparison to other countries based on UNICEF report.
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Boys Have "Better Access" To Career Information In India: UNICEF Report
Boys in India tend to have better access to career-related information, while less than 10 per cent students use career guidance services or are even aware of their availability, according to a new UNICEF report.
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1 In 4 Children Suffer Severe Food Poverty, India Among Worst-Hit: UNICEF
UNICEF Child Food Poverty Report : Of the 181 million children in severe food poverty, 64 million are in South Asia, and 59 million in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Financial, Digital Literacy Empowering Adolescent Girls Of West Bengal
The financial and digital literacy training by the West Bengal state government and UNICEF is giving confidence to the adolescent girls of West Bengal.
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Delhi Government Announces Pilot Project With UNICEF For Employment Opportunities To DSEU Students
Another pillar of the partnership is the 'YuWaah Step Up - Bano job ready' with DSEU students and other job-seekers in Delhi to enhance the reach of young job-seekers on the new age job portals.
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CBSE, UNICEF Join Hands To Equip School Students With 21st Century Skills
In continuation of the ongoing collaborations on life skills, CBSE, UNICEF and YuWaah will work together on career guidance as well as enabling access and engagement of students in volunteering opportunities.
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UNICEF Survey: Kerala CM Thanks Education Deptartment, Parents-Teachers For Efforts Amid COVID Pandemic
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan made the remark in the wake of a recent India Case Study on the effects of COVID-19 on education, conducted by UNICEF, which lavished praise on the southern state in this connection.
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20-Day Old Afghan Girls Being Offered For Marriage: UNICEF Official
Unicef Executive Director Henrietta Fore on Saturday said there are reports families in war-torn Afghanistan are offering daughters as young as 20 days old up for future marriage in return for a dowry.
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Only Half Of Schools Worldwide Resumed Classroom Learning, 34% Continue With Hybrid Mode: Report
Last year, the COVID-19 pandemic led to a global shutdown of schools in more than 188 countries, leaving 1.6 billion children -- 75 per cent of enrolled students -- out of school.
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COVID-19: MPs, Education Experts Suggest Various Models For Schools To Regain Normalcy
The Parliamentarians' Group for Children (PGC) with support from the United Nation's Children's Fund (UNICEF) and Swaniti Initiative had organised an online round-table conference to discuss the reopening of schools and various measures to be undertaken towards child-centric pandemic recovery.
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Centre On Report Claiming Children Missed Routine Vaccinations Over Covid
The Centre clarified that it has worked with states, union territories and development partners towards mitigating negative impacts of COVID-19, and was making efforts to ensure children receive life-saving vaccines.
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Rise In Child Labour After 20 Years Amid Covid: Report
The UN report points to a significant rise in the number of children aged 5 to 11 years in child labour, who now account for over half of the total global figure.
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Closure Of 1.5 Million Schools Due To COVID-19 Impacted 247 Million Children In India: UNICEF Study
The report stated that online education is not an option for all as only one in four children has access to digital devices and internet connectivity. Pre-COVID, only a quarter of households (24 per cent) in India had access to the internet and there is a large rural-urban and gender divide.
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64% Children In Childcare Institutions Sent Home: UNICEF
The Supreme Court had taken suo-motu note in April of the condition of the children in protection, juvenile and foster or kinship homes across the country amid the pandemic, issuing directions to the state governments and other authorities to protect them.
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UNICEF Report Flags Risks To India's 350 Million Children In 2050
India, projected to house 350 million children by 2050, must navigate critical challenges like extreme climate and environmental hazards to ensure their well-being and rights, according to a new UNICEF report.
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Ministry Dismisses Reports On High Number Of 'Zero Dose Children' In India
The Union Health Ministry on Thursday said media reports stating that India has a high number of 'zero dose children', who did not receive any vaccine, in comparison to other countries based on UNICEF report.
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Boys Have "Better Access" To Career Information In India: UNICEF Report
Boys in India tend to have better access to career-related information, while less than 10 per cent students use career guidance services or are even aware of their availability, according to a new UNICEF report.
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1 In 4 Children Suffer Severe Food Poverty, India Among Worst-Hit: UNICEF
UNICEF Child Food Poverty Report : Of the 181 million children in severe food poverty, 64 million are in South Asia, and 59 million in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Financial, Digital Literacy Empowering Adolescent Girls Of West Bengal
The financial and digital literacy training by the West Bengal state government and UNICEF is giving confidence to the adolescent girls of West Bengal.
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Delhi Government Announces Pilot Project With UNICEF For Employment Opportunities To DSEU Students
Another pillar of the partnership is the 'YuWaah Step Up - Bano job ready' with DSEU students and other job-seekers in Delhi to enhance the reach of young job-seekers on the new age job portals.
-
CBSE, UNICEF Join Hands To Equip School Students With 21st Century Skills
In continuation of the ongoing collaborations on life skills, CBSE, UNICEF and YuWaah will work together on career guidance as well as enabling access and engagement of students in volunteering opportunities.
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UNICEF Survey: Kerala CM Thanks Education Deptartment, Parents-Teachers For Efforts Amid COVID Pandemic
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan made the remark in the wake of a recent India Case Study on the effects of COVID-19 on education, conducted by UNICEF, which lavished praise on the southern state in this connection.
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20-Day Old Afghan Girls Being Offered For Marriage: UNICEF Official
Unicef Executive Director Henrietta Fore on Saturday said there are reports families in war-torn Afghanistan are offering daughters as young as 20 days old up for future marriage in return for a dowry.
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Only Half Of Schools Worldwide Resumed Classroom Learning, 34% Continue With Hybrid Mode: Report
Last year, the COVID-19 pandemic led to a global shutdown of schools in more than 188 countries, leaving 1.6 billion children -- 75 per cent of enrolled students -- out of school.
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COVID-19: MPs, Education Experts Suggest Various Models For Schools To Regain Normalcy
The Parliamentarians' Group for Children (PGC) with support from the United Nation's Children's Fund (UNICEF) and Swaniti Initiative had organised an online round-table conference to discuss the reopening of schools and various measures to be undertaken towards child-centric pandemic recovery.
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Centre On Report Claiming Children Missed Routine Vaccinations Over Covid
The Centre clarified that it has worked with states, union territories and development partners towards mitigating negative impacts of COVID-19, and was making efforts to ensure children receive life-saving vaccines.
-
Rise In Child Labour After 20 Years Amid Covid: Report
The UN report points to a significant rise in the number of children aged 5 to 11 years in child labour, who now account for over half of the total global figure.
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Closure Of 1.5 Million Schools Due To COVID-19 Impacted 247 Million Children In India: UNICEF Study
The report stated that online education is not an option for all as only one in four children has access to digital devices and internet connectivity. Pre-COVID, only a quarter of households (24 per cent) in India had access to the internet and there is a large rural-urban and gender divide.
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64% Children In Childcare Institutions Sent Home: UNICEF
The Supreme Court had taken suo-motu note in April of the condition of the children in protection, juvenile and foster or kinship homes across the country amid the pandemic, issuing directions to the state governments and other authorities to protect them.
