Ewan McGregor to host Unicef Halloween ball

Last Updated: Sunday, October 20, 2013, 21:01

Scottish actor Evan McGregor will host a Halloween Ball for the United Nations Children`s Fund (Unicef) to raise money for children in Syria.

Yemen gunmen kill German guard, as UN worker kidnapped

Last Updated: Monday, October 7, 2013, 00:07

Gunmen shot dead the German ambassador`s bodyguard in Sanaa on Sunday as others kidnapped a Sierra Leonean working for the United Nations Children`s Fund (UNICEF), sources said.

Emma Bunton launches campaign to battle tetanus

Last Updated: Saturday, October 5, 2013, 09:03

Former Spice Girl Emma Bunton has launched a new campaign to support the world`s poorest countries in the fight against tetanus.

Omar Abdullah seeks public support to eradicate female foeticide

Last Updated: Sunday, September 22, 2013, 21:44

Co-ordination between religious leaders, social activists, NGOs and public is needed to eradicate female foeticide, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said.

Syria conflict leaving invisible scars on children: Unicef

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 11, 2013, 14:43

Prolonged exposure to violence and stress, multiple displacement, loss of friends and family members, and a severe deterioration in living conditions are leaving children in Syria with lasting scars, the Unicef has said.

Two mn Syrian children out of school: Unicef

Last Updated: Saturday, September 7, 2013, 11:41

The UN Children`s Fund (Unicef) has said that it would launch a home-based self-learning programme this month to help Syrian children in conflict hotspots to carry on learning.

UNICEF airlifts critical supplies for Syrian refugees

Last Updated: Monday, September 2, 2013, 19:41

A plane carrying 100 tonnes of Unicef emergency supplies to assist Syrian refugee children and families arrived Sunday night in Erbil in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

World Breastfeeding Week: The bliss of breastfeeding!

Last Updated: Monday, August 5, 2013, 13:16

Breast milk, which has complete nutrients, has a range of benefits for the infants’ health- growth, immunity and development.

Number of child labour in Nepal drops to 1.6 million: UNICEF

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 31, 2013, 21:26

Abolition of bonded labour is still a distant dream in Nepal, even as statistics show the number of child labour has dropped to 1.6 million.

Unicef calls for focus on disabled kids` potential

Last Updated: Sunday, June 23, 2013, 19:25

Children with disabilities and their communities would both benefit if society focused on what those children could achieve than what they could not, the Unicef has said.

ICC to dedicate CT final to HIV awareness campaign

Last Updated: Saturday, June 22, 2013, 18:51

The final of the ICC Champions Trophy will be dedicated to the highly successful HIV awareness campaign, THINK WISE, which is a partnership between the ICC, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the United Nations Children`s Fund (UNICEF).

UN convoy finally reaches northernmost Myanmar

Last Updated: Saturday, June 15, 2013, 16:07

An UN-led convoy of trucks in Myanmar has for the first time in nearly a year been allowed to deliver food and household supplies to areas beyond government control in country`s northernmost region.