Unicef

Priyanka Chopra calls for 'humanitarian ceasefire for children' in Gaza

Priyanka Chopra, who is Goodwill Ambassador of UNICEF, has time and again advocated for rights of children suffering in various countries.

Top Hollywood stars urge Biden to appeal for Gaza-Israel ceasefire

An accumulation of well-known artistes and advocates from the entertainment industry have joined together to pen an open letter addressed to President Joe Biden, appealing for him to request a ceasefire in the crisis between Gaza and Israel.

Lead pollution is killing us and our children

Where is the action plan to stop this poisoning?

Tom Hiddleston plays for England XI in Soccer Aid charity match

On Sunday, the annual Soccer Aid for United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) took place the Manchester United's Old Trafford.

Turkey-Syria quake / Over 7 million children affected: UN

Unicef fears many thousands of children have been killed

Nobody’s children

Just past midnight on Manik Mia Avenue, some children were seen taking the opportunity of the traffic light turning red. While some carried flowers, others had balloons of different colours. They were seen taking these to the passengers of private cars stopped at the signal, requesting them to make a purchase.

Tendulkar asks Maria Manda, 'Kemon acho?'

Indian cricket great Sachin Tendulkar exchanged greetings with Bangladesh midfielder Maria Manda and shared sporting advice while talking to the country's representatives of UNICEF as the organization’s Goodwill Ambassador for the South Asia Region on the occasion of International Youth Day through a video call.

Drowning 2nd leading cause of death for Bangladeshi children under 5

Each year, over 14,000 children in Bangladesh die due to drowning. Although largely unrecognised, drowning is the second leading cause of death for children under the age of five in the country, making it a major public health problem.

"Covid-19 fuelled largest continued backslide in childhood vaccinations"

The largest sustained decline in childhood vaccinations in approximately 30 years has been recorded in official data published today (July 16, 2022) by World Health Organisation and Unicef.

December 10, 2019
December 10, 2019

More TV stations come forward to amplify children’s voices marking the International Children’s Day of Broadcasting

Marking the International Children’s Day of Broadcasting, four leading private satellite television channels of Bangladesh have come forward to allocate one-minute free air coverage to promote children’s issues.

September 28, 2019
September 28, 2019

Bangladesh need not worry about NRC

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday assured his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina that the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in India would have no impact on Bangladesh and there was no need to be worried about it.

September 20, 2019
September 20, 2019

29 million babies born into conflict in 2018: Unicef

More than 29 million children were born into conflict-affected areas last year, says Unicef.

April 10, 2019
April 10, 2019

Children are at risk due to climate change, but they are also sources of solutions

A recent report from Unicef mentions that 19 million (or one in three) children in Bangladesh are at risk from the effects of climate change.

March 12, 2019
March 12, 2019

MENSTRUATION HYGIENE MANAGEMENT

Menstruation is painful, socially awkward, quite expensive and most of the time very problematic to manage for the girls and women

February 7, 2019
February 7, 2019

Bangladesh elected VP of Unicef executive board

Bangladesh has been elected as a member and vice president of the executive board of Unicef this year.

January 24, 2019
January 24, 2019

145,000 Rohingya children going to Unicef's learning centres

More than 145,000 Rohingya children – living in Cox's Bazar camps – are now going to Unicef-supported learning centres, as a new school year begins.

January 2, 2019
January 2, 2019

8,428 babies born on New Year's Day in Bangladesh

Unicef yesterday said according to their estimations, as many as 8,428 babies would be born in Bangladesh on New Year's Day

August 20, 2018
August 20, 2018

PM receives two UNICEF awards for campaign against early marriage

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina receives two international awards given by the UNICEF in recognition to her government’s campaign against early marriage.

May 8, 2018
May 8, 2018

Unicef gets $15.7m fund for Rohingya children, women in Cox’s Bazar

The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) has scaled up humanitarian assistance and life-saving interventions for the Rohingya children and women along with the vulnerable host population in Cox's Bazar with US$15.7 million funding received from the government of Japan.

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