The first ministerial meeting of the Global Alliance to end AIDS in children marked a step up in action to ensure all boys and girls with HIV can access life-saving treatment, and that HIV-positive mothers can have babies free from the virus. Ministers and representatives laid out plans which include providing testing to more pregnant…
The war in Ukraine, has resulted in high food and energy prices, global hunger, and inflation – just one example of the way that crises, affecting millions around the world, including children, affect each other. The report, “Prospects for Children in 2023: A Global Outlook”, also looks at a range of other significant areas, from…
“Children continue to pay the highest price of violence,” the statement declared. “As the situation remains very volatile, UNICEF fears that an increasing number of children will suffer.” Just a few weeks into the new year, seven Palestinian children and one Israeli child had been killed and many more injured. Since 26 January alone, the terrorist attack outside…
Photo courtesy of Indian Media A former activist of India’s ruling party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and his wife committed suicide by killing their 2 children. According to Indian media, the husband and wife living in the state of Madhya Pradesh were worried about their children’s illness. According to reports, a person named Sanjeev Mishra…
Islamabad: (Web Desk) President of the country Dr. Arif Alvi has said that to ensure 100% enrollment of children in schools and to ensure rapid socio-economic development of the country and the nation, to promote preventive health procedures. New and innovative solutions should be adopted. Talking to National Commission for Human Development (NCHD) Chairman Colonel…
The impact of the conflict only compounds the two years of education lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and more than eight years of war for children in the east of the country. UNICEF issued the appeal on the International Day of Education, which is marked annually on 24 January. No ‘pause button’ Schools provide…
