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Keep Schools Open, Children Can’t Wait: UNICEF Chief
In a statement, the UNICEF executive director has suggested some measures to “avert a learning catastrophe” and “put children back on the learning track”.
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School Closures Must Be Avoided Whenever Possible: UNICEF Official Amid Rising Omicron Cases
Despite the rise in the cases of COVID-19 due to the highly transmissible Omicron variant, nationwide school closures should be avoided whenever possible, said Henrietta Fore, Executive Director of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
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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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India Should Address 'Social Norms' Discriminating Against Women: UNICEF
India needs to address "deeply rooted social norms" that discriminate against women as it could prevent the country's development, UNICEF's Deputy Executive Director Omar Abdi said. Abdi, while giving the example of a children's clinic in Bihar's Patna, said it was seen there that families were not bringing girls for treatment, which reflected that...
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UNICEF Praises PM Modi For Investing Time In Health, Sanitation Issues
UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore has praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for investing the "political time and efforts" in issues like health and sanitation.
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12% Of World Still Defecates In Open Despite Progress: UNICEF Chief
UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore on Monday broke inspiring news ahead of Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth year that India has driven the greatest increase in the use of toilets in South Asia "at any time in history" over the last decade with over 240 million people using them after abandoning open defecation.
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India Faces "Enormous Challenge" Of Supporting Younger Population: UNICEF
India which is home to the largest number of adolescents in the world has an "incredible advantage" but also faces an "enormous challenge" of supporting its younger population, UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore said on Monday.
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Keep Schools Open, Children Can’t Wait: UNICEF Chief
In a statement, the UNICEF executive director has suggested some measures to “avert a learning catastrophe” and “put children back on the learning track”.
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School Closures Must Be Avoided Whenever Possible: UNICEF Official Amid Rising Omicron Cases
Despite the rise in the cases of COVID-19 due to the highly transmissible Omicron variant, nationwide school closures should be avoided whenever possible, said Henrietta Fore, Executive Director of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
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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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India Should Address 'Social Norms' Discriminating Against Women: UNICEF
India needs to address "deeply rooted social norms" that discriminate against women as it could prevent the country's development, UNICEF's Deputy Executive Director Omar Abdi said. Abdi, while giving the example of a children's clinic in Bihar's Patna, said it was seen there that families were not bringing girls for treatment, which reflected that...
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UNICEF Praises PM Modi For Investing Time In Health, Sanitation Issues
UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore has praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for investing the "political time and efforts" in issues like health and sanitation.
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12% Of World Still Defecates In Open Despite Progress: UNICEF Chief
UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore on Monday broke inspiring news ahead of Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth year that India has driven the greatest increase in the use of toilets in South Asia "at any time in history" over the last decade with over 240 million people using them after abandoning open defecation.
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India Faces "Enormous Challenge" Of Supporting Younger Population: UNICEF
India which is home to the largest number of adolescents in the world has an "incredible advantage" but also faces an "enormous challenge" of supporting its younger population, UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore said on Monday.
