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Agencies call for sustained investments in immunization efforts amidst looming funding cutsGENEVA/NEW YORK, (TW) – Immunization efforts are under growing threat as misinformation, population growth, humanitarian crises, and funding…

Islamabad, (TW) – On World Prematurity Day (WPD) on 17 November 2024, UNICEF calls for the urgent scale-up of Kangaroo Mother Care in Pakistan to save the lives of vulnerable babies born too soon.Pakistan has one of the highest rates…

Statement by Abdullah Fadil, UNICEF Representative in Pakistan calling for urgent and greater efforts to reduce air pollution and protect children’s health. Islamabad, (TW) –“As smog continues to persist in Punjab province, I am…

KARACHI, (TW): The education pilot Sindh Technical Assistance for Development through Enhanced Education Programme (STA DEEP), supported by the European Union and UNICEF, concluded today, with over 55,000 children benefitting from this…

UNICEF calls for urgent investment in climate-resilient schools and services for children in PakistanISLAMABAD, Pakistan, 11 September 2024 (TW) : Children are bearing the brunt of extreme weather in Sindh with 230,000 students…

Collaboration to ensure justice as an integral part of the child rights agenda in the countryIslamabad, (TW) — The Federal Judicial Academy (FJA) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding…

Statement by Sanjay Wijesekera, UNICEF Regional Director for South Asia, urges countries to safeguard children as torrential rain predicted in coming weeksNEW DELHI/ KATHMANDU, 30 July 2024 – “UNICEF is alarmed about reports of…

Islamabad (TW) – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Pakistan, the German development cooperation and UNICEF in close collaboration with the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment Coordination and Ministry of Planning,…

ISLAMABAD, June 29, press release issued by Fair Finance Pakistan: 68,100 children under five years of age died in Pakistan in 2021 due to high exposure to air pollution. Latest State of Global Air 2024, released in partnership with UNICEF…

A new UNICEF study finds that investing in resilient energy would also add US$ 2.3 billion to Pakistan’s economy, bring a triple return on investment and boost education.  ISLAMABAD/ NEW YORK, (TW) – A new UNICEF study shows that…