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Janet Jackson named new Unicef campaigner

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 4, 2013, 08:51

Janet Jackson has been named the face of a new campaign for the United Nations Children`s Fund (Unicef) to help eliminate starvation in Africa.

Open defecation still a curse for India!

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 15, 2013, 21:21

Only 19 percent of the population gained access to sanitation facilities since 1995 in India.

Priyanka Chopra auctions shoes for Rs 2.5 lakh

Last Updated: Sunday, April 21, 2013, 12:17

Priyanka Chopra has auctioned her Christian Louboutin shoes.

Diarrhoea and Pneumonia: The biggest killer diseases of kids!

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 17, 2013, 17:20

Given its current performance level, India is unlikely to meet the just stipulated benchmark on mitigation of Pneumonia and Diarrhoea among infants in the country.

Don`t cut investment on children, says UNICEF

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 10, 2013, 19:22

The UN Children`s Fund (UNICEF) Wednesday called on governments not to reduce their spending on children due to austerity measures.

Tom Hiddleston`s action against poverty

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 9, 2013, 10:53

Actor Tom Hiddleston has vowed to live on less than a pound a day for an entire week to support a Unicef campaign against poverty.

Katy Perry visits Madagascar for Unicef

Last Updated: Monday, April 8, 2013, 18:00

Katy Perry visited Madagascar in support of the United Nations Children`s Fund (Unicef) to help draw attention to the importance of providing education and help to children on the African island nation.

McIlroy pulls out of UNICEF’s Haiti support mission for playing commitments

Last Updated: Sunday, March 31, 2013, 15:55

Golf ace Rory McIlroy, who is suffering from a bad run of form, has pulled out of a humanitarian mission to Haiti because of his playing commitments.

More than 2 lakh Pak children missed anti-polio drive: Unicef

Last Updated: Friday, March 29, 2013, 22:16

As many as 2,40,000 children have missed UN-backed vaccinations against polio because of security concerns in Pakistan`s tribal regions bordering Afghanistan, a top Unicef official has said.

Over two million children hit by Syrian conflict: UNICEF

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 12, 2013, 18:21

More than two million children have been affected by the violence, massive population displacement and damage to infrastructure and essential services in Syria, UNICEF said on Tuesday.

Aamir Khan, Priyanka Chopra pledge to work for children`s development

Last Updated: Saturday, February 9, 2013, 08:50

Bollywood actors and goodwill ambassadors of Unicef Aamir Khan, Priyanka Chopra and Sharmila Tagore pledged to work for children`s survival and development

Shakira posts first photo of baby

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 5, 2013, 13:44

Colombian songstress Shakira published Monday the first complete photo of her baby boy in an image posted on the couple`s Unicef web site.